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DVD Review: The Lives of the Saints

The film ‘The Live of the Saints’ seems to be a ill conceived attempt to make a contemporary London-based fairytale, but instead of holding anything close to cinematic magic, it’s vacuous script, pretentious tone and unfocused directing make it a painful thing to watch.
Set in North London ‘The Lives of the Saints’ is a gangland [...]

Brief ‘Clerks 2′ dvd review

'Clerks II' opens with some heavy symbolism in the first scene as the central Quickstop store burns to the ground. Despite this, the funny sequel doesn’t deviate from the regular Kevin Smith formula. Clerks II is very much a comfortably slacker lo-fi comedy in the View Askew mould. Inspired pop culture arguments run alongside some [...]

‘Death of a President’ DVD review (R2)

'Death of a President' is a fictionalised documentary about the build up to and fallout of the assassination of President George W. Bush. The film has already garnered a lot of publicity due to its controversial subject matter and was always sure to divide critics and audiences alike. 
The Film
Despite using a clever combination of archive [...]