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Review By Leslie Byron Pitt At 90 years young, Roger Corman is still shucking and jiving his way through the film world. He may no longer be in the director’s seat (Frankenstein Unbound was his last directed piece in 1990), yet this hasn’t stopped him from wearing his producer's hat. A man well known for being an important stepping stone for burgeoning Hollywood talent, Deathrace 2050 has Corman giving fledging young director; G.J. Echternkamp a chance to get his teeth...

Wyndham Hacket Pain @WyndhamHP Set during the Japanese occupation of South Korea in the 1920s, Lee Jung-Chool (Song Kang-Ho) is a former member of the Korean independence movement, who has betrayed his former loyalties and become a member of the Japanese police force. An order for him to take down the resistance group he was once affiliated with brings him into contact with Kim Woo-Jin (Gong Yoo), an art dealer who he attempts to befriend in the hope that it...

By Stephen Mayne @finalreel Some narratives are so obviously constructed to hit a series of emotional highs; the power begins to ebb away. The Olive Tree is like that, marching along a transparently pre-ordained path. And yet it remains a mostly charming experience through the sheer weight of emotion brought to bear by director Iciar Bollain and writer Paul Laverty. The tree of the title plays a vital role in bringing a number of moving parts together, though the crux...

By Linda Marric @linda_marric Jordan Peele’s Get Out is a smart, socially conscious, funny and genuinely terrifying horror movie. Made by Blumhouse, who were also responsible for the Insidious series, the film has been one of the most eagerly awaited genre movies of the year, on the strength of its trailer alone. Dealing with issues of race in the post-Obama era, Get Out cleverly pays homage to a whole host of films from Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner (Stanley Kramer,...

By Wyndham Hacket Pain The Salesman beings with what at first appears to be an earthquake. A high-rise building is at risk of collapse and those within it are escaping, fearing for their lives. The opening sequence may be an obvious visual metaphor for events to come, but brilliantly sets the tone for a film that is meticulously constructed. The plot twists with precision and brilliant calculation, so that events feel believable but never predictable. The film moves between an...

By Michael McNulty The office is abuzz with the conversation typical to a Friday afternoon. What are you going to do tonight? But, who needs to make plans when you’ve got a Forgotten Film Friday picked and ready for viewing? Not you, it’s time to sit back, relax and enjoy this weeks offering. Given the attitude and opinions concerning environmental policy of a certain person, who lives in a Big White House, Long Weekend feels all the more relevant today....

By Linda Marric @linda_marric Tempers run high and relationships start to instantly disintegrate in Ben Parker’s claustrophobic thriller The Chamber. Set in a single location, the film offers a promising premise, but sadly falls short of bringing anything new to the horror/thriller genre. Trapped in a small submarine off the coast of North Korea, four people must find a way of getting back to the surface before it’s too late. With a small budget and even smaller cast, The Chamber...

By Linda Marric @linda_marric There’s one thing Catfight director Onur Tukel cannot be accused of, and that thing is lacking in originality. However you chose to read his film, one thing is for sure, this curious little production manages to pack more punches and raise more laughs than the majority of comedies being made in Hollywood right now. Divided into three main chapters, the film plays with ideas of femininity in a way that has seldom been depicted on screen...

Could you track down and outsmart a ring of international thieves? Would you go on one last, big score to pay the bills? And most important of all, how far would you get with $140 billion in gold bullion? The new infographic from Gocompare.com Van Insurance looks at the 56 biggest heists in film since 1956. While only 41% get away with it (and a further 27% at least avoid getting caught), the total amount stolen across all the films is about...