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Tag: ★★★★★

A top-rated film or television episode/season that comes highly recommended by the reviewer.

Film Review Retrospective

THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)

Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, not realising they're also falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.

by Lance Li 20th January 202520th January 2025
Film Review Physical Media

THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1995)

The sole survivor of a pier shoot-out tells the story of how a notorious criminal influenced the events that began with five criminals meeting in a seemingly random police lineup.

by Jono Simpson 4th January 20254th January 2025
Film Review Retrospective

NOBODY’S FOOL (1994)

A stubborn man past his prime reflects on his life of strict independence and seeks more from himself.

by Cian McGrath 20th December 202421st December 2024
Film Review Retrospective

THE GODFATHER PART II (1974)

The early life of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate in the 1970s.

by Conall McManus 19th December 202419th December 2024
Film Review Retrospective

GALAXY QUEST (1999)

The washed up cast of a sci-fi TV series have to play their roles for real when an alien race who needs their help misunderstand that they're just actors.

by Rachel Dvorak 18th December 202418th December 2024
Physical Media TV Review

THE BOX OF DELIGHTS (1984)

A young boy finds himself drawn into a world of magic and danger when he encounters an old Punch & Judy man.

by Remy Dean 5th December 20246th December 2024
Film Review Physical Media

HÄXAN (1922)

A silent film focusing on 15th-century witchcraft and witch-hunting, with a mixture of documentary and narrative elements.

by Barnaby Page 21st November 202421st November 2024
Film Review

SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE (2024)

A dedicated father uncovers dark secrets hidden by a local convent in 1985, leading to shocking revelations...

by Cian McGrath 9th November 20249th November 2024
Film Review Retrospective

DOGTOOTH (2009)

A controlling, manipulative father locks his three adult offsprings in a state of perpetual childhood by keeping them prisoner within the sprawling family compound.

by Conall McManus 8th November 20248th November 2024
Film Review Physical Media

Daiei Gothic – Japanese Ghost Stories (1959-1968)

A collection of three of Japan's most famous ghost stories that have haunted people for centuries.

by Remy Dean 25th October 202425th October 2024
Film Review Retrospective

PARIS, TEXAS (1984)

An aimless drifter, missing for four years, emerges from the desert to confront his past and rebuild his life.

by Conall McManus 25th October 202425th October 2024
Film Review Retrospective

SIDEWAYS (2004)

Two disillusioned men, on the cusp of middle age, embark on a last-ditch road trip through California's wine country before one settles down.

by Lance Li 24th October 202424th October 2024
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