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Heretic — blueberry pie, philosophy and pure evil in a gripping horror film with brains

Two young Mormon missionaries knock on the wrong door…

2d ago

Heretic — blueberry pie, philosophy and pure evil in a gripping horror film with brains

2d ago

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The Protagonists — the camera often lies in Luca Guadagnino’s debut

An Italian film crew shoots a documentary in London about a recent murder.

Oct 24

The Protagonists — the camera often lies in Luca Guadagnino’s debut

Oct 24

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Salem’s Lot (2024) — how not to adapt a Stephen King novel

The inhabitants of a small town in Maine gradually realise that a vampire has arrived in their community.

Oct 14

Salem’s Lot (2024) — how not to adapt a Stephen King novel

Oct 14

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The Platform 2 — more blood, more action, a few scraps of coherence

The inmates of a strange vertical prison try to organise themselves for survival, but in-fighting soon erupts.

Oct 7

The Platform 2 — more blood, more action, a few scraps of coherence

Oct 7

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Fail Safe — a chillingly calm journey along the road to nuclear war

When a technical failure makes an unintended nuclear war likely to erupt at any moment, US military and political leaders argue…

Oct 6

Fail Safe — a chillingly calm journey along the road to nuclear war

Oct 6

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Happiness (1998) — shocking, dark, but also funny and human

The paths of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own different ways…

Sep 30

Happiness (1998) — shocking, dark, but also funny and human

Sep 30

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The Train (1964) — classic action thriller that also makes you think

In the last days of WWII before Paris is liberated, the French Resistance and the Nazi occupiers struggle over a collection of paintings…

Sep 25

The Train (1964) — classic action thriller that also makes you think

Sep 25

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Cage of Gold — a British noir that’s never dark enough

A young woman in postwar London falls back in love with an old flame but doesn’t realise he’s a con artist.

Sep 14

Cage of Gold — a British noir that’s never dark enough

Sep 14

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Phase IV — trippy mix of Kubrick’s 2001 and a creature feature

As the world’s ant populations grow smarter and bolder, two scientists try to figure out humanity’s response…

Sep 9

Phase IV — trippy mix of Kubrick’s 2001 and a creature feature

Sep 9

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A Canterbury Tale — supernatural inklings in Powell and Pressburger’s tale of wartime rural England

In an English village where the past seems still alive, three strangers try to solve a peculiar mystery.

Sep 4

A Canterbury Tale — supernatural inklings in Powell and Pressburger’s tale of wartime rural England

Sep 4

Barnaby Page

Barnaby Page

Barnaby is a journalist based in Suffolk, UK. By day he covers science and public policy; by night, film and classical music. He has also been a cinema manager.

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