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Aaron Carruthers
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TV Production/ Film Journalist/Author/Podcast Contributor. I'd like to connect with fellow TV/Film professionals/academics/Journalists/Movie Geeks.
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I review british #mockumentary #ladymovie starring #sianclifford & #lauriekynaston
available now on Digital platforms from @metfilm_sales @strikemediaglobal

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Lady (2025) Four Star Digital Review
As someone who writes about movies and is a fan of them in the best sense of the world, I like to mix things in terms of what I cover on here, and Lady could be seen as divisive. Making his feature…
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October 5, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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I revie 2025 #kidnap #thriller #crushedmovie available on #digitalplatforms from October 5th 2026 #Grimmvision @trinitycontentpartners @aim_publicity

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Crushed (2025) Three-Star Digital Review
Crushed written and directed by Simon Rumley stars Steve Oram as Daniel, a British Christian minister living in Bangkok with his Thai wife May (May Nattaporn Rawddon) and their ten-year-old daughte…
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October 5, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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I review 1986 #heavymetal #horrormovie #trickortreatmovie available on #4k #bluray from @toyrobotvideo October 5th 2026
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Trick or Treat  Toy Robot Video 4K/Blu-ray Review
As a film fan, half the fun of watching older movies is discovering those that’ve yet to come into your radar 1986’s Trick or Treat was a delightful viewing experience. The movie direct…
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October 4, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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I review the #coenbrothers #filmnoir #bloodsimple available on #4k & #bluray from @studiocanaluk October 5th 2026

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Blood Simple StudioCanal 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Five Star Review
There are debut films that show a filmmaker has potential, and then there is Blood Simple, a first feature so assured, darkly funny and downright nasty that it is difficult to believe Joel and Etha…
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October 2, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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I review the #coenbrothers #folkmusic #dramedy #insidellewyndavis available on #4k & Blu Ray from @studiocanaluk October 5th 2025

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Inside Llewyn Davis – StudioCanal 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Three Star Review
There are films about struggling artists who eventually get their big break, and then there is Inside Llewyn Davis, the Coen brothers’ melancholy comedy-drama about a folk musician who seems to spe…
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October 2, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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I review the @secondsightfilmsofficial limited edition #4k #bluray release of the 2001 #raywinstone #britishgangster classic #sexybeast available from September 28th 2026 @aim_publicity

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Sexy Beast Five-Star Second Sight 4K & Blu-ray Review
It’s hard to believe it’s been more than 25 years since Jonathan Glazer’s feature debut, Sexy Beast, arrived, giving us the unforgettable image of Ray Winstone sunbathing in a banana hammock before…
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September 28, 2026 at 7:26 AM
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I review the @arrow #4k #bluray release of the 1956 #leslienielsen #scificlassic #forbiddenplanet available from September 28th 2026 @fetchpublicity

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Forbidden Planet Arrow Video Four Star Blu-ray Review
There are science-fiction films that look like products of their time, and then there are films that seem to have arrived from somewhere several decades ahead of everybody else..Forbidden Planet is…
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September 26, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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I review the @studiocanaluk #4k #bluray release of the 1972 #richardburton oddity #bluebeard available from September 28th 2026 @fetchpublicity

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Bluebeard 4K/Blu-ray StudioCanal Three Star Review
Richard Burton as a blue-bearded aristocrat who murders his wives, Raquel Welch as a naughty nun, Ennio Morricone providing the music and Carlo Rambaldi creating the grotesque mannequins of the dea…
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September 26, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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I interview Actor/Producer #jamesfaulkner about the @severinfilms #4k bluray #limitededition #zuludawn available now

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“I Looked Out From My Balcony and There Was Peter O’Toole”: James Faulkner on Zulu Dawn
Actor and producer James Faulkner has enjoyed a long and varied career across film, television and theatre, but few projects remain as memorable as the 1979 historical epic Zulu Dawn. Set against t…
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September 21, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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I review the @severinfilms #4k #bluray #limitededition #zuludawn available now #historicalepic @aim_publicity

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Zulu Dawn Three-Star Severin Films 4K/Blu-ray Review
Douglas Hickox’s Zulu Dawn recreates the events leading up to one of the most famous military disasters of the 19th century: the Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879. The film set during the Ang…
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September 21, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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I review the @arrowvideo #bluray #homeinvasion #thedesperatehours starring #humphreybogart available on September 14th 2026 @fetchpublicity

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The Desperate Hours Four Star Arrow Video Blu-ray Review
There is something wonderfully uncomfortable about watching an ordinary suburban home become a prison, and William Wyler’s The Desperate Hours gets an enormous amount of mileage from that sim…
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September 15, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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I review the @arrowvideo #bluray #courtroomdrama #nightfallsonmanhattan starring #andygarcía available on September 14th 2026 @fetchpublicity #newyork #policecorruption

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Night Falls on Manhattan Three Star Arrow Video Blu-ray Review
There are few American directors whose careers are as closely associated with New York as Sidney Lumet….12 Angry Men and The Pawnbroker through Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Network, Prince of …
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September 15, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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I review the @toyrobotvideo #bluray release of #americanindie #campmovie #scifi #marshmallowmovie available now

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Marshmallow Three Star Toy Robot Blu-ray Review 2025
There is something appealing about a horror film that initially appears to be telling one story before gradually revealing that there is considerably more going on underneath the surface. Marshmall…
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September 14, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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I interview @shogunfilms #spymovie #throwback #Knightfall lead @jeaninenerissa
available on digital from 14 September from @miraclemedia_uk #Blu-ray on 26 October from @101filmsuk @aim_publicity

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Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott on Knightfall and Keeping the Spirit of Spy Thriller Cinema Alive
With its old-school spy-thriller atmosphere, gritty action and strong ensemble cast, Knightfall is a throwback to the kind of British genre cinema that rarely gets made in quite the same way anymor…
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September 14, 2026 at 8:47 AM
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I review @shogunfilms #spymovie #throwback #Knightfall starring @jeaninenerissa
available on digital from 14 September from @miraclemedia_uk #Blu-ray on 26 October from @101filmsuk @aim_publicity

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Knightfall Three Star Digital Release Review
I’ve been following the frequent releases of British independent genre production company Shogun Films run by Jonathan Sothcott for a good couple of years with several horror movies with Hell…
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September 14, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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I review the #dualformat @britishfilminstitute release of #danielfarsonsguidetobritain #vol2 available from September 14th 2026

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Daniel Farson’s Guide to Britain: Vol. 2 – BFI Blu-ray Review
I’ve always had a soft spot for old British television that works as a time capsule of a world I obviously wasn’t around to see. Daniel Farson’s Guide to Britain: Vol. 2 does exactly that, offering…
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September 13, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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I review the upcoming @britishfilminstitute of #horaceové directed #britishdrama #pressure available on #bluray September 14th 2026

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Pressure Five Star Blu Ray Review
As a film fan, part of being one is the fun is discovering movies that even someone who’s seen a lot of them in his time it’s alway great to come across one in which you totally get cap…
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September 13, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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I review #scottish #indie #romcom @prematurethemovie in UK cinemas from Friday 18th September 2026

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Premature Two Star Cinema Review
Premature follows meticulous, career-focused Cameron (James Rottger) and his struggling-artist flatmate Eilidh (Elle Watson). After a drunken one-night stand results in an unexpected pregnancy, bot…
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September 13, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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I review #musicdocumentary #dontforgetme about the career and short life of #rocknroll star #eddiecochran in cinemas from 11th September 2026 @strikemediaglobal @goldfinchentertainment

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Eddie Cochran: Don’t Forget Me Four Star Cinema Review
There is something timeless about the great rock ’n’ roll records of the 1950s. Decades after they were recorded, the best of them still possess an energy that can make them feel remarkably fresh. …
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September 8, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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I review the upcoming @arrowvideo #4k release of the #melgibson & #kurtrussell 80s sexy thriller #tequilasunrise available to buy September 14th 2026

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Tequila Sunrise Arrow Video Four Star Blu-ray Review
The 1988 Hollywood sexy thriller Tequila Sunrise directed by Robert Towne stars Mel Gibson stars as Dale “Mac” McKussic, a former drug dealer who is desperately trying to leave his criminal past be…
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September 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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I review the #4k release from @studiocanaluk of #walterhill directed #crimedrama
#johnnyhandsome starring #mickyrourke available now @fetchpublicity

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Johnny Handsome – StudioCanal 4K/Blu-ray Three Star Review
Walter Hill has always been a filmmaker who knows how to make crime look cool and someone whose movies have always fascinated me since seeing The Driver in the late 90s. I’ve been slowly tick…
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September 7, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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I review the upcoming #bluray release from @toyrobotvideo of #hiroyukisanada and #sonnychiba in #roaringfire available to buy from September 7th 2026 @fetchpublicity #martialarts

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Roaring Fire Toy Robot Blu-ray Four Star Review
The boutique physical media market continues to prove that reports of Blu-ray’s death have been greatly exaggerated with major studios increasingly leave substantial portions of their catalog…
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September 7, 2026 at 5:43 AM
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I review the upcoming #bluray release from @toyrobotvideo of #manga adaptation
#guyverdarkhero available to buy from September 7th 2026 @fetchpublicity #scifi #action

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Guyver: Dark Hero Toy Robot Video Three Star Blu Ray Review
As a 10-year-old discovering film through VHS rentals, magazines, newspapers, and a portable television, I quickly became fascinated by East Asian cinema and culture. Bruce Lee, John Woo, and Manga…
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September 6, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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I had the opportunity to interview #documentaryfilmmaker @imnicktaylor about #rubberheadthelifeandmonstersofstevejohnson before its @frightfestuk European Premiere

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The Man Behind the Monsters: Nick Taylor on Steve Johnson and the Art of Practical Effects
There are few people working behind the scenes of genre cinema whose creations are as recognisable as those of special-effects makeup artist Steve Johnson. From Ghostbusters and Fright Night to Pol…
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August 31, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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I review the @studiocanaluk release of the #petersellers #bluraycollection available on August 31st 2026 #comedy #satire

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The Peter Sellers Collection  StudioCanal Blu-ray Four Star Review
Few British comedy performers left behind a body of work as varied as Peter Sellers. From The Goon Show to international superstardom, Sellers had an extraordinary ability to disappear into a chara…
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August 30, 2026 at 7:41 PM