Raindance 2022: Marcel!
Jasmine Trinca’s tale of narcissism, mother and daughter bonding and a road trip gone bad is not exactly fun but is nevertheless oddly rewarding.
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Mayhem 2022: Unicorn Wars
The Spanish animated war film pits Care Bears against Unicorns – but it transcends its conceit to become a bleak, unsettling tale of conflict, sibling rivalry and madness.
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Mayhem 2022: Kuroneko
The enhanced Mayhem screening of the Japanese classic is an interesting reinterpretation of the film.
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Mayhem 2022: Birdemic 3 – Sea Eagle
James Nguyen’s trash trilogy reaches the final (for now) instalment – but will it be third time unlucky or is the outsider magic still there?
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He’s Back: Patryk Vega’s Invisible War (Niewidzialna Wojna)
Poland’s most prolific and eccentric action film director goes all autobiographical in his new film. Is the world ready?
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The Hallucinogenic And Witchy Pleasures Of After Blue
Bertrand Mandico’s psychedelic science fiction drama is a glorious pop culture-laden trip into sexual expression, liberation and occultism.
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Space Farce – Todd Rundgren’s Indulgently Bland All-Star Album
A variety of guest performers and a bigger variety of musical styles do not make for a cohesive album.
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Kateno Shindo’s Naked Island
The director of Onibaba and Kuroneko explores a bleak tale of isolation and quiet despair.
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With Charm And Chance: Toyah’s Anthem Revisited
Looking back at Toyah’s magnificent 1981 breakthrough album and its dystopian, rebellious sci-fi concepts.
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Re-Sythesized: A Collection Of Facsimile Electro Pop Covers
Synthesizer Classics is a new compilation of all-star synth-pop cover versions that feels like everyone involved is playing it safe.
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Miles Out To Sea And The Power Pop Conundrum
Trying to define the most slippery of music trends is a fool’s game – but tracing the connections between various genres is fascinating.
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Those Pictures Of Terror – The Delirious Delights Of The Night Of The Bloody Apes
Half beast, half man, all wild entertainment – the oddest of the video nasties is an experience to savour.
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