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  • The British Guide To Showing Off (2011)
    Review preview for The British Guide To Showing Off

    Jes Benstock's documentary is a big glittery hug of a celebration.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Celebration of the art of Andrew Logan and his Alternative Miss World.
  • Dark City (1998)
    Review preview for Dark City

    What [director Proyas] does here is juggle genres and lop the dead cells from the brains of old cliches.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Film noir plotting meets a fiendish science fiction underworld in an extravagant fantasy.
  • Dark City: Director's Cut (1998)
    Review preview for Dark City: Director's Cut

    A stylish and engrossing mystery - an immature, yet energetic explosion of storytelling ideas.

    Scott Macdonald · 4 out of 5
    Extravagant sci-fi fantasy about a hunted man struggling with his memory gets a directorial polish.
  • Flash Gordon (1980)
    Review preview for Flash Gordon

    Max Von Sydow's magnificent Emperor Ming is a template against which all future alien rulers have had to measure up.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    An evil alien ruler plans to destroy the Earth, and only an American football quarterback can stop him.
  • Jackboots On Whitehall (2010)
    Review preview for Jackboots On Whitehall

    Jackboots On Whitehall isn't afraid of stomping on a few tender sensibilities and its smut level is set to 'stun'.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Animated re-imaginging of a German invasion during the Second World War
  • The Last Impresario (2013)
    Review preview for The Last Impresario

    Otto's sensitively structured portrait of an engaging Peter Pan draws us irresistibly into his world.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    The story of producer and social butterfly Michael White.
  • Life After Flash (2017)
    Review preview for Life After Flash

    The presence of completists and super-fans is helpful, because you do not need to be either to enjoy Life After Flash.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    A look at the life of Sam J Jones, who played Flash Gordon in the 1980 version of the fantasy classic.
  • Midnight Movies: From The Margin To The Mainstream (2005)
    Review preview for Midnight Movies: From The Margin To The Mainstream

    Samuels' film both contextualises and celebrates these strange slices of subversive counter-culture.

    Anton Bitel · 4.5 out of 5
    A documentary about the success of some of the most popular late night cult movies.
  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
    Review preview for The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    Possibly the best musical ever written.

    Gabriella Trybalska · 5 out of 5
    Gothic horror meets rock musical.
  • Shock Treatment (1981)
    Review preview for Shock Treatment

    Does seem to predict reality television, and satirise it, in a frighteningly prescient way.

    James Benefield · 3 out of 5
    A sequel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show which sees Brad and Janet get out of their depth after competing in a game show.
  • Strange Journey: The Rocky Horror Story (2025)
    Review preview for Strange Journey: The Rocky Horror Story

    There are some great stories here, and whilst fans will already be familiar with many of them, they include a few surprises.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    The story of the cult musical phenomenon, its transfer from stage to screen and its enduring liberatory legacy.

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