The Scarlet Tunic

The Scarlet Tunic

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The Scarlet TunicOpening with swathes of Dorset countryside, men in military uniforms and the requisite curly-headed English rose, The Scarlet Tunic sets itself up to be a proper historical romance.

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The House by the Cemetery (1981)

The House by the Cemetery (1981)

By Rebecca Loxton

The House by the Cemetery is an Italian supernatural film, directed by Lucio Fulci and originally released to a terrified public in 1981.

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Life is a long quiet river (1988)

Life is a long quiet river (1988)

By Jenny Tregoning

Abandoned by her neglectful colleague and lover on Christmas Eve, Nurse Josette, decides to take revenge on married Dr. Mavial for his cruel and noncommittal ways by switching two newborn babies from opposing backgrounds.

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Rider on the Rain (1970)

Rider on the Rain (1970)

By Jenny Tregoning

The smarmy lines of Charles Bronson and the uninspiring acting from Marlène Jobert simply don’t create the right atmosphere or intrigue needed to sustain interest.

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Macabre (1980)

By Chris Reynolds

Made in 1980, Macabre is an Italian horror film made by Lamberto Bava in his first film as sole director after two films co-directed with his father, Mario Bava, also a prolific horror film maker. Mario Bava sadly died less than two weeks after this film’s release, but Lamberto Bava would go on to direct [...]

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High Heels (1991 re-release)

High Heels (1991 re-release)

By Rebecca Loxton

Sub-titled nineties melodramas are an acquired taste; none more so than this film. Written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, High Heels is the cult filmmaker’s ninth flick.

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Ashanti (1979 re-release)

Ashanti (1979 re-release)

By Harri Williams

1979 re-release. Being a big fan of her early work, particularly the 2002 booty-shaking classic Foolish, I was excited to see Ashanti’s silver screen debut.

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Get Smart

Get Smart

By Emma Reynolds

Peter Segal’s secret agent comedy may be smart enough to do well in the charts, but it sure won’t go down as a classic.

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The X-Files: I Want to Believe

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

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With the extravagant lengths director Chris Carter went to in order to hide the plot and the promise that I didn’t need to be a die-hard fan of the TV series, I was quite optimistic about enjoying X-Files: I Want To Believe.

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You Don’t Mess With The Zohan

You Don’t Mess With The Zohan

By Emma Reynolds

Adam Sandler co-writes and stars in this high-spirited comedy as crotch-thrusting, disco-dancing Israeli hero “the Zohan”, a counter-terrorist who has a dream of simply cutting hair.

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