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Film review – Stoker (2013)

2 September 2013 Thomas Caldwell

The gothic fiction genre, where horror and romance come together to define and sometimes undermine the moral sensibilities of the era, originated in England and

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Film review – Restless (2011)

3 December 2011 Thomas Caldwell

Enoch (Henry Hopper) has lost his parents, hangs out with the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze pilot (Ryō Kase) and goes to funerals for people

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Film review – Jane Eyre (2011)

11 August 2011 Thomas Caldwell

The challenge of adapting a novel, especially one that is so loved and very much considered a classic, is to ensure that it captures the

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Film review – The Kids Are All Right (2010)

6 September 2010 Thomas Caldwell

Nic (Annette Bening) and Jules (Julianne Moore) are a middle-class and middle-aged couple living a happy domestic life with their teenage children. Their domesticity and

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Through Tim’s Looking Glass

14 March 2010 Thomas Caldwell

The life, times and twisted tales of  Tim Burton, director of Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood and Alice in Wonderland. Tim Burton is a lucky man. While

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Film review – Alice in Wonderland (2010)

1 March 2010 Thomas Caldwell

The first thing you need to know about Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland is that despite its title implying that it is a new adaptation

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