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Fish Story (2009)
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Fish Story (2009)

The first punk song saves the world in this nutbags Japanese gem. Continue reading Fish Story (2009)

Android (1982)
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Android (1982)

Max 404 gives the performance of his life in this charming sci-fi gem. Continue reading Android (1982)

The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)
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The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)

Shirley MacLaine gets in deep with her licentious brother in satirical 70s chiller Continue reading The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)

The Stunt Man (1980)
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The Stunt Man (1980)

Richard Rush celebrates and deconstructs Hollywood with cheeky irreverence in a PTSD action-satire masterpiece. Continue reading The Stunt Man (1980)

The Hand (1981)
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The Hand (1981)

Michael Caine goes ‘full freddy’ for Oliver Stone in 80s psycho-schlocker The Hand. Continue reading The Hand (1981)

Animalympics (1980)
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Animalympics (1980)

The Olympics with cartoon animals was the genius comedy-gold idea that resulted in one of the greatest animated movies ever made Continue reading Animalympics (1980)

The Music of Chance (1993)
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The Music of Chance (1993)

James Spader and Mandy Patinkin give career-best performances as they gamble with fate and luck in this mesmerising 90s masterpiece. Continue reading The Music of Chance (1993)

Looker (1981)
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Looker (1981)

Media manipulation and the obsession with perfection prove yesterday’s futureshock is now in Michael Crichton’s satirical sf thriller Continue reading Looker (1981)

The Nines (2007)
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The Nines (2007)

Worlds collide when Ryan Reynolds plays God in this mind-bending sci-fi masterpiece Continue reading The Nines (2007)

The Lady in Red (1979)
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The Lady in Red (1979)

Candide is relocated to 1920s Chicago in feminist gangster take on social ills Continue reading The Lady in Red (1979)

The Damned (1963)
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The Damned (1963)

1960s Britain is given a dystopian twist by teenage rebels and nuclear science in Joseph Losey’s forgotten sci-fi classic. Continue reading The Damned (1963)

Freeway (1996)
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Freeway (1996)

Trailer trash Little Red Riding Hood has real heart underneath schlock-at-all-costs stylisation Continue reading Freeway (1996)

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)

Take a trip to psycho-kitsch Hollywood when exploitation auteur Russ Meyer was given cinema’s golden ticket Continue reading Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)

Don’t forget me
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Don’t forget me

The Breakfast Club’s final shot air punches the future. Continue reading Don’t forget me

Into hell we descend
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Into hell we descend

Roger Deakin’s cinematography shows an image beats 1000 words. Continue reading Into hell we descend

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