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16.9.17

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

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It's probably inevitable that a story about alchemy with a happy ending must involve the renunciation of pride and ambition. Much like F...
31.8.17

Labyrinth of Passion

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This is one of Almodóvar's first films, made in the early 80s, and it shows. Although it lacks polish, the meticulous plot is very impre...
28.8.17

Wings of Desire

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Hard to escape the impression that the angels in this film are mostly an extended metaphor for the camera. They don't do anything so cra...
27.8.17

Tokyo Story

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This is a long film, and it accrues significance with each scene. The effect is something like the epiphanies Joyce builds to in his Dubline...
25.8.17

Say Anything…

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More a drama than a comedy, and given that I grew up with American Pie , quite sweet. John Cusack's Lloyd is surrounded by a chorus of s...
17.8.17

House of Tolerance

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There are no surprises in this French film eulogising the Belle Époque brothel. Its sights are firmly placed on the lush frills, drapes and...
10.7.17

Spider-Man: Homecoming

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‘Homecoming’ in several ways, one of which must be a knowing wink from Marvel Studios that they have finally brought the property back to wh...
7.7.17

The Gap between Panels / Breaking out of History

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Latest column on the London Graphic Novel Network looks at The Infinite Loop by French creative team Pierrick Colinet and Elsa Charretier....
30.6.17

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

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An enjoyably bad film, of not much value beyond being a snapshot of a period, and even then it rather over-eggs the sex, drugs and rock and ...
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