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Unwrap the yuletide thrills of this controversial Santa slasher

by Anton Bitel

The original theatrical cut of Charles E Sellier Jr’s Silent Night, Deadly Night is now available on Blu-ray.
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Discover this retro-styled psychological horror from Shinya Tsukamoto

by Anton Bitel

The Tetsuo director is at his hyper-stylised, idiosyncratic best in this unnerving period tale.
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Discover this gentle Japanese drama about an eccentric family

by Anton Bitel

The Taste of Tea marks an intriguing departure from director Katsuhito Ishii’s earlier Tarantino-esque capers.
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Discover this anarchic ’90s portrait of youthful despair

by Anton Bitel

Director Fruit Chan’s 1997 indie Made in Hong Kong captures a group of characters – and a city – in transition.
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Discover this era-spanning yakuza epic and its contemporary remake

by Anton Bitel

Kinji Fukasaku’s Graveyard of Honor and Takashi Miike’s 2002 update redefined the postwar Japanese gangster flick.
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How The Man Who Laughs redefined early horror cinema

by Anton Bitel

Paul Leni’s 1928 chiller, starring Conrad Veidt as a grinning carnival performer, is one of the most important films of the late silent era.
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Why Flash Gordon remains a singularly joyous comic book adaptation

by Anton Bitel

With its camp aesthetic and winking humour, Mike Hodges’ swash-buckling space romp is undeniably a product of its time.
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Why The Game remains David Fincher’s trickiest thriller

by Anton Bitel

The director’s 1997 film contains a sly parody of the capitalist ideals underpinning the American Dream.
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Discover the anarchic fun of this genre-defying Hong Kong blockbuster

by Anton Bitel

Ricky Lau’s 1985 hit Mr Vampire deftly combines knockabout comedy, martial arts, monster horror and wacky dancing.
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Discover this avant grade war drama 40 years in the making

by Kambole Campbell

Hausu director Nobuhiko Obayashi’s penultimate film, Hanagatami, is as surreal as it is moving.

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