Fast Food Nation
DVD Review
Exposing the beef burger industry as bacteria friendly, with blood in the boardroom and illegals in the slaughterhouse.
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The Devil's Eye
DVD Review
The Devil sends Don Juan to tempt a virgin but complications ensue when he falls for her for real.
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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
DVD Review
Documentary about the ground-breaking TV channel.
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The Painted Veil
DVD Review
A marriage hits the rocks in Shanghai in an adaptation of Somerset Maugham's classic novel.
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Inland Empire
DVD Review
A married actress falls for her leading man whilst making a film about an illicit affair.
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This Is England
DVD Review
A young boy adopted by a group of skinheads struggles to find his own identity in a world dominated by racism and war. Now out to own on two-disc DVD.
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Rumble Fish
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The heroism of teenage violence against a background of iconic posturing.
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The Bow
DVD Review
A young girl has been raised by an old man but now she is nearing 17 will a chance encounter with a fisherman change their lives forever?
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Fixed Bayonets!
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A platoon fight a reguard action during the Korean War.
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House Of Bamboo
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A comic book romp about a rat pack-type gang who run Tokyo's post-war underworld.
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