Starve Acre (15) |Close-Up Film Review
Atmosphere, period detail and provenance prevail in Daniel Kokotajlo’s second feature, which is a loving ode to the 1970s folk horror tradition.
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Author: Colin Dibben
Starve Acre (15) |Close-Up Film Review
Nothing But The Best (12) |Home Ents Review
This dark and acerbic 1960s British comedy explores our obsession with the ‘haves’ and their high-class mores through the tinted lenses of an ambitious working-class young man.
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A Bittersweet Life (18) |Home Ents Review
Looking pretty much like a classic of the gangster genre, this violent and visually stunning Korean film has not aged a bit. It has been restored for the 4K UHD market and is well worth watching.
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The Double Crossers (15) |Home Ents Review
Half martial arts action thriller, half east Asian travelogue, The Double Crossers is a lot of fun, although you may well want to file it under ‘so bad, it’s good’.
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The Music Lovers (15) |Home Ents Review
Frenetic, gorgeous, overblown and totally tongue in cheek, Ken Russell’s exuberant exploration of the hetero-married life of gay composer Tchaikovsky.
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A Dry White Season (15) |Home Ents Review
The first major Hollywood produced film directed by a Black woman gets the high-definition Blu-ray treatment for the first time in the UK. It is an exceptional and nuanced piece of work that is well worth watching.
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The Valiant Red Peony (15) |Home Ents Review
The first three films in a Japanese yakuza film series that has a unique difference: the protagonist is a woman. The first 2 films are a bit staid in their direction, but they set you up for the technical whizzbang of the third film.
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Enter the Clones of Bruce (15) |Home Ents Review
The crazier side of the Hong Kong film industry is highlighted in this ironic and affecting documentary.
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The Valiant Ones (12) |Home Ents Review
There are only 3 ‘wuxia’ or Chinese heroic swordplay films you really need to see and this is one of them.
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Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker (18) |Home Ents Review
Susan Tyrell’s off-planet performance is the only reason to watch this former UK video nasty. Even then, you may find yourself hiding your face behind a cushion.
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