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Andor Season 2 (2025) Round-up: Star Wars’ hard-to-swallow epic is just what fans needed
The Railroad Man (1956) A Year in the Life of a Working Class Family
Themroc (1973) The Urban Caveman and the Red Triangle
Strange New Worlds: Science Fiction at DEFA (1960 to 1976) Socialism Among the Stars
Sinners (2025) A Must See Theatre Experience
Oil Lamps (1971) Juraj Herz’s dazzling and decadent psycho-sexual period piece
Doctor Who (2025) Lucky Day: An Average Start That Reveals A Sublime and Timely Message (SPOILERS)
Night Moves (1975) Gene Hackman’s Memorable 70’s Thriller Comes to 4K
Tokyo Pop (1988) The Lost Gen-X Cult Classic Gets Its Moment
Freaky Tales (2024): High on Style, Inconsistent on Substance
The Magnificent Trio (1966) & Magnificent Wanderers (1977) Unearthing the Bookends of Chang Cheh’s Wuxia Reign
A Woman of Paris (1923) Chaplin’s First Drama Film Falls Short 
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Ashley Lane once saw a Dario Argento film, and has ever since been on a quest to find the greatest films known to man. And the worst. Since he has a PhD in philosophy, he is able to go on for hours about minor details, which is very handy for film criticism.
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The Pyjama Girl Case (1978) The Giallo that was changed by the sands of time (Review)

Ashley Lane 18/10/2021
The Pyjama Girl Case (1978) The Giallo that was changed by the sands of time (Review)

In 1934, the body of a young woman was found on a beach in Albury, Australia. She had been shot, and the body had been set on fire to destroy the evidence. Police eventually identified her as Florence Agostini, an English-Australian who had taken her Italian husband’s surname. It took […]

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The Owners (2020) A very British home invasion horror movie (Review)

Ashley Lane 15/02/2021
The Owners (2020) A very British home invasion horror movie (Review)

Sick of his dead-end life, a young man called Nathan teams up with his friend Terry to burgle a local doctor’s house whilst the doctor, Richard Huggins, and his wife, Ellen, are away. Terry’s mum works as a cleaner there, and has told him that there’s a safe. They will […]

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The Woman in Black (1989): Supernatual Chiller à la Quatermass (Review)

Ashley Lane 03/08/2020
The Woman in Black (1989): Supernatual Chiller à la Quatermass (Review)

England, 1923. A young London solicitor, Arthur Kidd (Adrian Rawlings), is sent to a small seaside town where a client, Mrs Drablow, has just died. His instructions are to arrange for the cataloguing and sale of her possessions. Whilst at her funeral, where the only other attendee is the estate […]

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Kaleidoscope – Great performances marred by an uneven script

Ashley Lane 16/08/2019

Carl lives alone on a London council estate, and has done ever since he got out of prison a short time ago. Tonight promises to be special, as for the first time since his release, he’s going on a date with a young woman he’s met on the internet. But […]

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In Fabric – horror-comedy in a stunning red dress (Review)

Ashley Lane 24/06/2019
In Fabric – horror-comedy in a stunning red dress (Review)

It’s the 1993 January sales, and Sheila, a bank clerk living in a Thames Valley town, needs a new dress for a date. She visits the local department store, where the persuasive shop assistant Miss Luckmoore sells her a red dress. It’s the only one of its kind ever made, […]

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The World is Yours: Scarface via Drunken Hell Holiday islands (Review)

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The World is Yours: Scarface via Drunken Hell Holiday islands (Review)

Farès is a small-time drug dealer in France, with little enthusiasm to continue. He’s been trying to become a legitimate businessman, with the idea of setting up a company exporting freeze pops to North Africa. His chance has finally come, and he’s saved up 80,000 Euros for the opportunity… 80,000 […]

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Donbass: Episodes of lunacy in Eastern Ukraine (Review)

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Donbass: Episodes of lunacy in Eastern Ukraine (Review)

Welcome to the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine. It’s under the control of the separatists, and the lot of the inhabitants is not a happy one. If you haven’t been bombed out of your home, you’ve probably been injured in a bus attack, or blackmailed by the police, or subjected […]

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Death in Venice (1971): Luchino Visconti makes a good film, but a bad adaptation (Review)

Ashley Lane 14/03/2019
Death in Venice (1971): Luchino Visconti makes a good film, but a bad adaptation (Review)

A few years before the First World War, the renowned composer Gustav von Aschenbach suffers a serious health scare. He is ordered to take complete rest, so he decides to travel to Venice for an extended holiday. Staying at a high-class hotel, he notices a Polish family there. The children […]

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Ring (1998) The Most Important J-Horror For Good Reason (Review)

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Ring (1998) The Most Important J-Horror For Good Reason (Review)

Hideo Nakata’s Ring is famously the film that triggered the western world’s awareness that yes, Asian countries do make horror films. It also famously triggered a slew of sequels and remakes, from the Korean The Ring Virus to the recent American Rings. It’s undeniably important in horror cinema, but being […]

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Revenge (2017): a haunting subversion of rape-revenge tropes (Review)

Ashley Lane 06/09/2018
Revenge (2017): a haunting subversion of rape-revenge tropes (Review)

Jen has gone with her very wealthy boyfriend, Richard, to his isolated retreat in the wilderness where they can enjoy a couple of days away from others – particularly his wife. On the second day there, Richard’s two friends Stan and Dimitri turn up; they are a day early for […]

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