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Opening The Film Vault

A new series of luxury UHD box sets of some cult movie classics… and some odd choices.

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No Hex Please, We’re British : Prophecies Of The Virgin Witch

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1970s occultism meets sexploitation – but also looks forward to the female-led Wiccan world of today.

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Cataloguing Two Decades Of Obscure British Horror Films

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One man’s mission to watch, review or simply acknowledge the existence of the endless number of zero-budget British horror films made – so far – during the 21st Century.

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Is The Advertising Standards Authority Drunk?

Brewdog once again shows that there is no need to pay for advertising when the self-proclaimed authority can be conned into doing the job for you.

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The Naked Charity Calendars of 2023

Our annual guide to the weird world of posing nude for charity.

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The Adventures Of Lil’ Reprobate – Episode 5

This week, Noah Brown’s cartoon miscreant gets creative.

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Let’s Hear It For King Kong ’76

The Seventies remake of King Kong has been much maligned over the years. We make the case for the defence.

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Mandatory British Video Censorship Is Outdated And Unnecessary

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Isn’t it time we scrapped the four-decade-old Video Recordings Act and allowed an even playing field between physical media, streaming services and TV broadcasters?

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The Greatest Film Of All Time? Well…

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Digging into the shock announcement of this decade’s Sight and Sound Greatest Film poll winner.

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Why the Sight and Sound Poll Doesn’t Matter – And Why It Does

Thoughts from 2012 on ‘the greatest films of all time’ and the odd outliers of the Sight and Sound poll that year as we await the 2022 results.

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Cocaine Bear Takes Animal Attack Films To A Higher Level

“An apex predator… high on cocaine… out of its mind.”

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White Dog – Sam Fuller’s Misunderstood Masterpiece

Looking back at Sam Fuller’s much-misunderstood, long withdrawn study of racism and rehabilitation.

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