Brazil
Much in the same way it’s uninteresting to review a film by Hitchcock or Kubrick and describe it as good, it’s equally a statement of the obvious to describe a […]
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Bug
Not to be confused with the Adam Buxton show of the same name, Bug is a 2006 horror film directed by William Friedkin about an alcoholic woman (Ashley Judd) and a paranoid […]
On iPlayer: Eastern Promises
David Cronenberg is one of my favourite directors and now you have no excuse for ignoring my recommendations, because 2007’s Eastern Promises is currently on iPlayer. After a Russian teenager dies […]
Strictly Classified Part 8: V for Vendetta
In V for Vendetta, the UK is ruled by a fascist government – not such an enormous leap of the imagination. That’s a joke, I don’t really think David Cameron is […]
Strictly Classified Part 7: Equilibrium
Another day, another dystopia. In Kurt Wimmer’s 2002 sci-fi film, the world has been devastated by a Third World War, from which the authoritarian state of Libria has emerged. Its […]
Strictly Classified Part 6: Taking Liberties
This documentary outlines the range of ways the Labour government dismantled key civil liberties in the UK between 1997 and 2007. Opening with the story of a small legion of […]
Strictly Classified Part 5: Minority Report
Minority Report is set in a scary dystopian future where Tom Cruise is still in movies. The year is 2054, and Cruise is in charge of the precrime unit which […]
Strictly Classified Part 4: All The President’s Men
When discussing the theme of surveillance, it would be an oversight to ignore the Watergate scandal – the root of much of this cinematic paranoia which brought these fears and […]
Strictly Classified Part 3: Enemy of the State
With the huge array of Hollywood films vilifying foreigners and foreign governments, it’s refreshing to see a thriller which looks closer to home for its antagonists. Tony Scott’s Enemy of the […]
Strictly Classified Part 2: The Conversation
Released in 1974, The Conversation is a true classic about a surveillance expert starring Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall and of course John Cazale – who appeared in 5 of the […]
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