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Shane Carruth Talks Upstream Colour – movieScope

Shane Carruth with Amy Seimetz in Upstream Colour Eight years after his blistering debut, Primer, writer/director Shane Carruth returns with his follow

Red State (DVD) – movieScope

REVIEWED BY: Nikki Baughan DVD & BLU-RAY: January 23  Retrospection is a powerful tool when it comes to assessing Kevin Smith’s latest feat

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Film Critics: The Female Gaze – movieScope

From L to R, Top: Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, Karen Krizanovich, Catherine Bray, Anna Smith, Francine Stock, Katherine McLaughlin, Jane Crowther, MaryAnn Johanso

The Queen Now On Blu-ray – movieScope

Even though the jubilee celebrations have come to an end, you can still enjoy all things royal as Stephen Frears’ Oscar-winner The Queen comes to Blu-r

Carrie (2013) – Review – movieScope

“While the essence of Carrie is intact, that it’s bursting with CGI diminishes the cinematic quality of Brian De Palma’s original,” says Kat McLaughlin

Mike Valentine – Depth Of Field – movieScope

Having worked on key scenes for the likes of Trainspotting, Robin Hood, The Bourne Ultimatum and multiple Bonds, Mike Valentine is one of the world’s l

The Frozen Ground – Review – movieScope

Despite being based on a terrifying true story, The Frozen Ground ‘plays out like a run of the mill police procedural’ says Nikki Baughan

Super 8 – |

movieScope editor Nikki Baughan and critic James Mottram discuss JJ Abrams’ sci-fi SUPER 8. Set in the summer of 1979, the story follows a group o

Christopher Hampton – Screenwriting as Therapy – movieScope

Oscar-winning screenwriter Christopher Hampton tells us how he turned the story of psychoanalysis into the beautiful, moving drama A Dangerous Method.