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EVER/Blake Butler

[ I dreamt there was a door inside my stomach. It was gray and had a curtained window. I could feel the doorbell on my tongue. [ Some nights in bed I’ll lay with my face pressed against the door … Continue reading

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The Horror

So there’s that man who forgot to THINK! who is now being haunted by a ghoul-kid in the latest instalment of the consistently chilling ‘kill your speed’ series. Fair enough, he’s earned it. Slick as these ads are, mostly you’re … Continue reading

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The Assasination of Jesse James

I saw this film again the other day; I have to admit, I think I like the soundtrack and the photography more than the story itself. I don’t think it’s necessarily a case of style over substance though, as it’s … Continue reading

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)

So, tossing the abundance of implausibility aside (does that make it a fable? Is everything a fable now?) one is left stunned (though not shaken) by what is perhaps best described as the one of the more grim examples of … Continue reading

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Reality Bites (1994)

To be fair, the film does sort of warn you at the start: Lelaina delivers a lovely speech about her generation’s moral and spiritual obligation to avoid a life of meaningless, monotonous money-making – ‘we don’t want your fucking BMWs … Continue reading

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