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Sid and Nancy

August 4, 2016 Pam Jahn

Alex Cox’s retelling of the Sex Pistols bassist’s doomed junkie romance with an American groupie still packs a punch.
Review by Mark Stafford

Alex CoxCourtney LoveIggy PopJohnny RottenNancy Spungenpunk filmSex PistolsSid ViciousThe Pogues
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Penda’s Fen

June 24, 2016 Pam Jahn

Alan Clarke’s visionary coming-of-age dream still lingers in the minds of 1970s children.
Review by Mark Stafford

1970s filmAlan ClarkeBBCBritish filmDavid Rudkinrural horror
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Baal

June 12, 2016 Pam Jahn

David Bowie brings star swagger to Alan Clarke’s take on Bertolt Brecht’s dissolute poet.
Review by Mark Stafford

Alan ClarkeBBCBertolt BrechtDavid Bowietheatre
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Elephant

June 12, 2016 Pam Jahn

Alan Clarke’s bold, stripped-down take on sectarian killings in Northern Ireland remains as provocative as when it was first screened on the BBC.
Review by Mark Stafford

Alan ClarkeBBCBelfastGus Van SantNorthern IrelandTroubles
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High-Rise

March 16, 2016 Pam Jahn

Ben Wheatley’s Ballard adaptation deliriously embraces social breakdown in a dystopian past future.
Review by Mark Stafford

BallardBen WheatleyCronenbergdystopiaMad Maxscience fiction
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A Touch of Zen

February 17, 2016 Pam Jahn

This sumptuous wuxia classic continues to thrill and enchant.
Review by Mark Stafford

1970s filmaction filmAsian filmmartial artsTaiwanese cinemawuxia
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Ruined Heart: Another Love Story between a Criminal and a Whore

December 3, 2015 Pam Jahn

Khavn de la Cruz’s Filipino musical noir compensates for its lack of plot with oodles of style.
Review by Mark Stafford

Asian filmChristopher DoyleCrime dramaFilipino cinemafilm musicHasil AdkinsKhavn de la Cruzlove storymusicalStereo TotalTadanobu Asano
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Yakuza Apocalypse

October 24, 2015 Pam Jahn

Takashi Miike’s crackpot vampire yakuza tale is fun but frustratingly slapdash.
Review by Mark Stafford

Asian filmhorror filmJapanese filmTakashi Miikevampireyakuza
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Love & Peace

October 22, 2015 Pam Jahn

Sion Sono has made an insanely warped family film about a rock star and a turtle.
Mark Stafford

Asian filmJapanese filmSion Sono
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Der Nachtmahr

October 11, 2015 Pam Jahn

A thoroughly discombobulating German oddity, Akiz’s film is hazy and hormonal and well worth a look.
Review by Mark Stafford

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