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OUT NOW! UNTER MÄNNERN – SCHWUL IN DER DDR carefully surveys a variety of subjects to avoid victimising.

Apr 25, 2012 by in Film

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Post-colonial geriatrics

OUT NOW! THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL checks out as formulaic and clichéd, but will appeal to the mainstream.

Mar 15, 2012 by in Film

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No Jar Jar in sight

OUT NOW! The Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptation JOHN CARTER is light entertainment that works without annoying.

Mar 8, 2012 by in Film

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Pro/con: Masterpiece or mess?

OUT NOW! SHAME is the much hyped second movie from Steve McQueen that has polarised our film crew.

Mar 1, 2012 by | in Film (6 Comments)

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Satanic silliness

OUT NOW! THE DEVIL INSIDE is yet another documentary style tale of demonic possession that at the very least fulfills a latent blood lust.

Mar 1, 2012 by in Film

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Waste of time

OUT NOW! IN TIME has all the right elements for a potentially succesful sci-fi thriller except for a plot.

Dec 1, 2011 by in Film

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Cosmetic cosmic love

OUT NOW! THE BALLAD OF GENESIS AND LADY JAYE documents the exploits of legend and legends with intimacy.

Nov 24, 2011 by in Film

Revenge and gender

OUT NOW! Almodóvar's newest film, LA PIEL QUE HABITO, is a many layered affair – and wonderfully executed.

Oct 20, 2011 by in Film (2 Comments)

How the world ends in two parts

OUT NOW! MELANCHOLIA is both funny and terrifying, as a wedding ends in apocalypse.

Oct 6, 2011 by in Film

No bite, innocuous nibbles

OUT NOW! FRIGHT NIGHT is a remake of the cult 1980s vampire horror the we can't completely forget, minus the gore.

Oct 6, 2011 by in Film

Roller grrrls

OUT NOW! Is ROLLER GIRL (WHIP IT) all girl power? Not of the hardcore variety at least. But it's still fun on wheels.

Aug 31, 2011 by in Film

Noble shit fit

OUT NOW! NOISE AND RESISTANCE screams its name through the economic, gender and anti-fascist battles of rebels.

Jun 16, 2011 by in Film

Bangin' cult

COMING SOON! KABOOM brings Araki's knack for teen angst, loose sex, farcical violence and far-out sci-fi back with a bang.

Jun 14, 2011 by in Film

First class kitsch

OUT NOW! With its 1960s kitsch, ridiculous outfits and cheesy CGI effects, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS can still be entertaining.

Jun 8, 2011 by in Film

Game over?

OUT NOW! Is the hero of SOURCE CODE trying to find a bomb or what director Duncan Jones' intentions were?

Jun 1, 2011 by in Film

Not a player

OUT NOW! THE FINAL GIRL subtly and competently explores the relationships of three queer Parisian women.

May 10, 2011 by in Film

Scream more

OUT NOW! SCREAM 4 is a surprisingly well-crafted satire but who knows what is being satirized?

May 5, 2011 by in Film

Korine's "found" film

OUT NOW! TRASH HUMPERS is a seedy, deviant, ramshackle romp shot in a home-video style.

Feb 17, 2011 by in Film

Origami Xmas tree guide

VIDEO: Just in case you need instruction on how to make the beautiful paper Xmas tree that came with issue 89, EXBERLINER gets Martha Stewart to show you how!

Dec 16, 2010 by | in People

Not an A+ but high marks

OUT NOW! EASY A may not overtake Heathers, but it's a welcome addition to the teen girl angst genre.

Nov 11, 2010 by in Film

Exit Through The Gift Shop – A Banksy Film

OUT NOW! An artists look at the reality of how a movement can be co-opted by capitalism in modern urban landscapes. Or is it?

Oct 21, 2010 by in Film

Piranha 3D

OUT NOW! As fun as the inescapable hype coming across the Atlantic (there were no piranhas there to munch on it on its way over) and nothing more.

Oct 14, 2010 by in Film

L.A. Zombie

OUT NOW! Bruce LaBruce serves up more undead sex with a penchant for the visual this time.

Oct 7, 2010 by in Film

Rammbock

OUT NOW! Location: Berlin. Main character: frumpy Austrian. Budget: low, but effective. Theme: zombies!

Sep 6, 2010 by in Film

Mary & Max

OUT NOW! Adam Elliot's stop-motion story of a friendship against the odds is defiantly adult.

Aug 26, 2010 by in Film