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Pete’s Peek | When Donnie Darko met Heathers – could Excision be the next teen angst cult film?

Posted on 2 November 2012 by peter

Writer/director Richard Bates Jr’s debut feature, Excision, is a twisted teenage angst black comedy horror that’s one of the most audaciously original indie films to come out in a while. 90210‘s AnnaLynne McCord plays awkward high school loner Pauline, who … Continue reading →

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Film review | Prom – Disney take the sting out of teen rite of passage

Posted on 3 June 2011 by Jason Best

In Hollywood films as diverse as Carrie and Pretty in Pink, the high-school prom has loomed large as a nerve-wracking miserable ordeal. Disney movie Prom, however, takes a far more upbeat approach to the rite of passage. The film’s heroine, … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | It’s a Wonderful Afterlife – Gurinder cooks up a curry-killer romcom

Posted on 22 April 2010 by Jason Best

Bend It Like Beckham maker Gurinder Chadha tries for another genre-blending, cross-cultural winner with It’s a Wonderful Afterlife, but her would-be spicy mix of Arsenic and Old Lace and Shaun of the Dead proves to be more of a lumpy … Continue reading →

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Great 70s movies that have stood the test of time

Posted on 30 March 2010 by Beth Williams

I had a reunion with a much-loved pair of flared jeans the other day while having a wardrobe spring clean. They’re not from the 70s – I was a kid then so I’d never fit into those. No, these were … Continue reading →

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