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Colin Dibben

El Mar La Mar (E) |Home Ents Review
 There’s something both contemplative and affecting about this documentary portrait of the Sonoran desert and the people who pass through it.
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El Mar La Mar (E) |Home Ents Review

Colin Dibben Posted on 3 years ago 0
There’s something both contemplative and affecting about this documentary portrait of the Sonoran desert and the people...
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January (12) |Close-Up Film Review
 On the threshold of the “cruellest month”, embrace your inner long winter with this brooding and immersive horror tale, which comes with a side of strange absurdist humour.
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January (12) |Close-Up Film Review

Colin Dibben Posted on 3 years ago 0
On the threshold of the “cruellest month”, embrace your inner long winter with this brooding and immersive...
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Royal Warriors (15) |Close-Up Film Review
 Epically 80s, epically kick arse, epically incredible – Royal Warriors gets so WTF that it high-kicks its way to the top of my Hong Kong action thriller list.
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Royal Warriors (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Colin Dibben Posted on 3 years ago 0
Epically 80s, epically kick arse, epically incredible – Royal Warriors gets so WTF that it high-kicks its...
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Angela Mao: Hapkido and Lady Whirlwind (15) |Home Ents Review
 Made with the care and attention to detail that characterises great cinema, Hapkido is one of the best martial arts films I’ve seen. Lady Whirlwind is less competently made but the fight sequences are still worth a watch.
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Angela Mao: Hapkido and Lady Whirlwind (15) |Home Ents Review

Colin Dibben Posted on 3 years ago 0
Made with the care and attention to detail that characterises great cinema, Hapkido is one of the...
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They Live in the Grey (18) |Home Ents Review
 They Live in the Grey is a pretty unusual supernatural horror film that has a big emotional impact.
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They Live in the Grey (18) |Home Ents Review

Colin Dibben Posted on 3 years ago 0
This pretty unusual supernatural horror film has a big emotional impact. It is unusual for both formal...
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Police Story 3: Super Cop (15) |Home Ents Review
 A 4K restoration of the much-loved Jackie Chan film – it’s the one with the astonishing car, helicopter and train chase finale
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Police Story 3: Super Cop (15) |Home Ents Review

Colin Dibben Posted on 3 years ago 0
A 4K restoration of the much-loved Jackie Chan film – it’s the one with the astonishing car,...
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The Last Thing Mary Saw (15) Home Ents Review
 The Last Thing Mary Saw
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The Last Thing Mary Saw (15) Home Ents Review

Colin Dibben Posted on 3 years ago 0
An atmospheric, quiet and moody supernatural debut from writer-director Edoardo Vitaletti, who is brilliantly served by his...
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