Author: Barnaby Walter

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    Review: Bereavement ★☆☆☆☆

    I have mixed feelings about the horror sub-genre that has been dubbed ‘torture-porn’, but this film should be enough to convince most that it is a vile, sickening trend in modern cinema. Bereavement is a cold, nasty piece of work. The only redeeming feature is the interesting cinematography by Marco Cappetta. Apart from that, director […]

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    Review: A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures ★★☆☆☆

    A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures is a Belgium-made CGI animated adventure aimed squarely at very young children. It’s been dubbed (rather clumsily at times) into English using the voices of John Hurt, Dominic Cooper and Gemma Arterton. Though it does, just about, work as a film in its own right, it is almost impossible not […]

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    First Review: Mama ★☆☆☆☆

    The biggest disappointment of the year so far, Mama is a feeble and thoroughly ridiculous horror from Guillermo Del Toro. Now working more as a prolific producer than a director (his recent efforts include Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, Puss in Boots and Rise of the Guardians), Del Toro is becoming something of a […]

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    Review: I Give It A Year ★★★☆☆

    This British film, written and directed by Dan Mazer, is a co-production between StudioCanal, Working Title and (rather intriguingly) Amazon rental company LOVEFiLM. It’s being marketed as the next feature in a long line of hits including Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones’s Diary and Love Actually. It’s a shame these titles have been […]

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    Review: Song for Marion ★★★☆☆

    Though there isn’t that much to it, our Film Editor commends this comedy drama for its sweet and simple story.

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    First Review: Beautiful Creatures ★★★★☆

    This beautifully crafted teen fantasy is more than just Twlight-esque nonsense, writes Film Editor Barnaby Walter.

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    Review: Hitchcock ★★★☆☆

    This biopic about one of the most famous film directors of all time is a puzzling entity, says Barnaby Walter.

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    Interview with Catherine O’Hara

    Edge Film Editor Barnaby Walter chats to the Frankenweenie actor about voice work, 3D, and what it’s like to work with Tim Burton.

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    Review: Wreck-It-Ralph ★★★★☆

    This Disney animation feels like a cross between a Pixar movie and a DreamWorks effort. It has a big, warm feel to it (the Pixar side) with occasional moments of weak and unnecessary humour (the DreamWorks side). It actually isn’t made by either company, though Pixar-God John Lasseter is credited as an executive producer. It’s […]

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    Silent Witness: Is Leo really dead?

    Britain’s most ridiculous (though terrifically compelling) crime drama is at it again: trying to convince their audience a leading character has died at the end of the first of a two part story. In the trailer for tomorrow’s finale we see Nikki sitting by a coffin crying and saying things like ‘He’s been like a […]

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    Archive: Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a sumptuous adaptation of a Gothic classic

    Bram Stoker’s classic gothic novel Dracula was a moderate bestseller during its author’s lifetime, but its real success occurred after his death. The twentieth century saw multiple motion picture adaptations of the novel and the title character, from the Universal horrors of the 1930s to the Hammer pictures starring Christopher Lee. Though the Lee instalments […]

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    Review: Zero Dark Thirty ★★★★★

    Zero Dark Thirty is Kathryn Bigelow’s outstanding follow-up to her Oscar winning picture The Hurt Locker. The film isn’t directly related to that picture, though they both feature terrorism, explosions (both physical and political) and extremely determined professionals. But this is film is actually a different beast altogether. Instead of giving the audience a minutely […]

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    Film Comment: The most controversial thing about Django Unchained is its yawn-inducing length

    I get the feeling Quentin Tarantino is a filmmaker who likes to cultivate a sense of controversy. I think film studios like this too. The people who are going to see his movies anyway are, well, going to see them anyway, and those who wouldn’t usually go to see a violent western will go so […]

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    DVD Review: Fear Itself ★★★☆☆

    Fear Itself is a horror anthology series that aired on NBC nearly five years ago. It was born after the series Masters of Horror was discontinued on Showtime. Although at the time US audiences hoped the series would be given a new lease of life on NBC under the title Fear Itself, it ran out […]