Review: Fury Road

George Miller’s ‘Mad’ Max Rockatansky returns in a tanked up, high-octane beast of a picture, that is not only goddamn marvellous in its own right, but also part catalyst for a dramatic cinematic swing in the right direction…

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*Fury Road features on ILT’s Top 10 Films of 2015! Find out where it ranked here.*

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SceneKid#8: Binary Sunset

Watching Star Wars drunk is guaranteed to result in a bit of Tatooine sand getting in your eye…

Star Wars
Dir: George Lucas
Original Release Date: 25 May 1977

Part One of a Star Wars SceneKid series special.

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2015 Finds Action in the Midst of a New Golden Age

After years of inconsistency in the genre, action movies have once again blossomed in recent times, with 2015 set to typify what looks to be an increased ascent toward the peak of a new golden age.

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Preview: Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (teaser trailer #2)

I have a very good feeling about this…

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Review: It Follows

The latest darling of the horror-hype machine arguably falls short of true ‘horror’.

Aside from that, it’s ace.

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Guitar & Lens: The Narrowing Memories of an Era

Watching Pete Townshend’s wailing finale to The Who’s set at Woodstock 1969, it dawned on me that by the time the next generation rolls around, film reels and video will be our only memories of rock’s most explosive era.

But what memories…

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Review: Furious 7

Paul Walker’s last ride is a fitting ‘end’ to the definitive action series of this generation.

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TurningJapanese#1: Battle Royale バトル・ロワイアル

ILT’s new TurningJapnese series will serve as a discussion of all things hōga in the Land of the Rising Sun, seeking to share the latest productions and reminisce about the history, the classics, and the downright bizarre.

First up, a look back at many of my generation’s introduction to Japanese cinema…

Battle Royale
Dir: Kinji Fukasaku
Original Release Date: 16 December 2000

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Review: Last Days in Vietnam

Next month marks the 40th anniversary of North Vietnam’s victory over the South and the reunification, by force, of Vietnam.

Fresh from it’s Academy Award nomination, Rory Kennedy’s 2014 documentary on the Fall of Saigon is as powerful as it is poignant.

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ScenedKid#5: “What the hell is a Dim Mak?”

Bloodsport
Dir: Newt Arnold
Original Release Date: 26 February 1988

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