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