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Discover this newly restored Hitchcock aping cult horror

by Anton Bitel

With its sur­re­al premise and zoo­log­i­cal themes, Richard Franklin’s Link remains a most curi­ous creature.
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Why Millennium Actress remains one of cinema’s greatest love letters

by Kambole Campbell

Media, mem­o­ry and film his­to­ry col­lide in Satoshi Kon’s time-bend­ing sto­ry of a fad­ed screen star.
A hooded individual holding a falcon, wearing a long cloak and ornate jewelry.
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Discover the devilish pleasures of this Roger Corman chiller

by Anton Bitel

The cult director’s 1964 Edgar Allan Poe adap­ta­tion The Masque of the Red Death sees Vin­cent Price sell his soul.
Two uniformed individuals in a dark, wooded environment at night, surrounded by long grass.
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Discover the military thriller that put Park Chan-wook on the mapf

by Anton Bitel

2000’s JSA – Joint Secu­ri­ty Area was one of the first sig­nif­i­cant films of the so-called Kore­an Wave.
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The 20 best home entertainment releases of 2020

by David Jenkins

Our round-up of the year’s finest phys­i­cal releas­es, some of which helped us through the dark times of lockdown.
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Discover this early Samuel Fuller noir set in Tokyo’s criminal underworld

by Anton Bitel

House of Bam­boo, one of the first Amer­i­can fea­tures to be shot in Japan, is as hard-boiled as they come.
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Polytechnique remains a harrowing portrayal of violent misogyny

by Anton Bitel

Denis Villeneuve’s third fea­ture, which respect­ful­ly drama­tis­es a real-life school shoot­ing, remains trag­i­cal­ly relevant.
Two young men engaged in a physical altercation in a wooded setting. The image shows one man grabbing the other man's arm forcefully.
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The action-horror hybrid that took Asia Extreme to a whole new level

by James Balmont

Ryûhei Kitamura’s fre­net­ic, crazi­ly-ambi­tious cult favourite is low-brow film­mak­ing at its mind-bog­gling best.
Rainy city street at night, dimly lit with neon signs and a lone figure with an umbrella walking through the puddles.
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Why now is the perfect time to watch Goodbye, Dragon Inn

by James Balmont

Tsai Ming-liang’s 2003 film, new­ly released on Blu-ray, is a poignant and pow­er­ful love let­ter to the cinema.
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How Mothra introduced a new breed of kaiju creature feature

by Anton Bitel

Godzil­la cre­ator Ishi­ro Honda’s globe-trot­ting adven­ture is a strange­ly sweet fam­i­ly adventure.