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Ghost

Jerry Zucker
1990

Redmond Bacon - 12-02-2020

Ghost, which turns 30 years old, isn't really about grief and transcendent love at all; I'm not impressed by the classic film - back in cinemas on Friday, February 14th [Read More...]

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Robert Hamer
1949

Redmond Bacon - 31-05-2019

British comedy still retains the ability to pierce right through the rotten heart of the country's class system - 70th anniversary edition of Ealing Studios' classic is in cinemas Friday, June 7th [Read More...]

Destiny (Der Müde Tod)

Fritz Lang
2017

Lucas Pistilli - 09-06-2017

Fritz Lang's 1921 fable is a meditation on death and indifference; the film, set in Germany and three more countries, remains universal and indelible near 100 years later - restored version in cinemas and digital HD now [Read More...]

We got diversity all wrong!!!

 

Victor Fraga - 30-03-2017

Liberals like myself like to embrace and demand diversity, but we often come up with flawed arguments; Fassbinder has taught me that this can backfire with catastrophic consequences - Victor Fraga reflects on the 1974 classic 'Fear Eats the Soul', as the film is made available on Mubi [Read More...]

The Proud Valley

Pen Tennyson
1940

Victor Fraga - 29-03-2017

A deliciously sharp and crisp restored version of the Ealing classic is now available on DVD and Blu-ray; the story of a Black American in the Welsh mines a milestone for diversity and Marxism in British cinema [Read More...]