David Hudson

David Hudson is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Out In The City, The Guardian, London Lite and Attitude.

Lawless

Lawless

2nd September 2012

Lawless is an ripping yarn (in the proper, old-fashioned sense of the term), which, for the most part, manages to balance its moonshine-fuelled suspense and drama with a shot of humour and a chaser of romance.

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Berberian Sound Studio

Berberian Sound Studio

2nd September 2012

It’s the early 1970s, and sheltered and unworldly sound engineer Gilderoy flees the safety of his mother’s house in Dorking, Surrey, to work on a gory horror film in Italy.

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A Fantastic Fear Of Everything

A Fantastic Fear Of Everything

4th June 2012

A Fantastic Fear Of Everything aims to be a surreal, Terry Gilliam-esque comedy which sadly misfires at almost every level.

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The Innkeepers

The Innkeepers

4th June 2012

The Innkeepers is a disappointingly pedestrian hotel horror from writer and director Ti West.

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Haywire

Haywire

19th May 2012

Despite it being packed with thrills, spills and fight scenes, Haywire is tenuously held together by a confusing and poorly paced plot.

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Angel and Tony

Angel and Tony

7th April 2012

A slow-burner of a hit in its native France, Angel and Tony is a small-scale drama about an oddball romance.

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Headhunters

Headhunters

7th April 2012

With The Girl In The Dragon Tattoo phenomenon kick starting a surge in interest in Scandinavian crime fiction, it was only a matter of time before Norway’s Jo Nesbø found one of his books making the leap to the big screen.

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Beginners

Beginners

26th July 2011

Beginners is a visually poetic and assured feature that masterfully mixes elements of humour, surrealism and arthouse romance.

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Tracker

Tracker

29th May 2011

If you bear with it, Tracker becomes quietly riveting. A haunting little gem.

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Route Irish

Route Irish

22nd May 2011

It’s a good tale, but a shame that so many elements conspire to make the end result a little too hard going.

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Into Africa: The Making of Baobab

Into Africa: The Making of Baobab

8th October 2012

by director Jeremy Teicher

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American Neo-realism: Robert Redford, Sundance, and London

American Neo-realism: Robert Redford, Sundance, and London

17th June 2012

by award-winning screenwriter and producer, Dr. Garth Twa.

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La Grande Illusion and its journey to safety

La Grande Illusion and its journey to safety

7th April 2012

Dr. Garth Twa takes an in-depth look at La Grande Illusion – a revolutionary milestone of visual art.

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The working-class have been purged from our screens. It’s time to put them back.

The working-class have been purged from our screens. It’s time to put them back.

20th June 2011

by Owen Jones, author of ‘Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class’.

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Scream 4 more?

Scream 4 more?

18th April 2011

by Frightfest founder Alan Jones

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Some things are better left on the page

Some things are better left on the page

11th March 2011

by Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish.

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Crowning glory for The King’s Speech

Crowning glory for The King’s Speech

28th February 2011

There were few surprises at this years Academy Awards as The King’s Speech took the top awards on the night.

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