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Bayhem: Pain & Gain Reviewed

Baffled by rumours of Michael Bay making a half-decent movie? Patrick Smith is here to explain all...

The International Rome Film Festival Blog Part 2

Scroll down for Terry Daley's second report from Rome's premiere film festival in which he takes in _Bhutto_ and _We Want Sex_

Some Kind Of Abstraction: Bret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho 25 Years On

25 years after Bret Easton Ellis' notorious novel was first published, Lee Arizuno considers its place in literature and, as both mirror and projector, in the culture of its time and ours

Injustice For All: The Quietus Writers Pick Their Favourite Underrated Films

The Quietus film team come together to celebrate the little films that could... but didn't.

Afrofuturist Sonic Dreamworlds: On Black Panther

On place, history, and identity in Ryan Coogler's Black Panther film

Kill Your Idols: The Punk Singer Reviewed

Val Phoenix reviews Sini Anderson's documentary about Bikini Kill and Le Tigre's Kathleen Hanna

Mud And Flame: Penda’s Fen re-examined

In an piece exclusive to The Quietus, and continuing our series of articles examining the works of director Alan Clarke, Matthew Harle and James Machin examine one of Clarke's most eccentric works, the psychogeographical fantasia, Penda's Fen

Crap Horror Enters The 3rd Dimension: Scar 3D Reviewed

The Quietus test drives the latest 3D filmic experience - Real D and reviews _Scar 3D_ the lamentable torture-porn flick attached to it. Andrew Stimpson wonders how long we'll have to wait until someone puts 3D to good use?

A Dish Best Served Cold: Blue Ruin Reviewed

James Ubaghs reviews Jeremy Saulnier's low budget revenge thriller

Further Down the Spiral: Dark City A Decade On

Lost somewhere between _City of Lost Children_ and _The Matrix_, _Dark City_ finally gets the director's cut treatment. Andrew Stimpson takes another look at this cult classic.

Bande Du Film: Céline Sciamma’s Music Of The Future

French auteur Céline Sciamma uses music sparingly in her films – but it's always vital to unlock a richer world, finds Rory Doherty

Capital Idea! Children’s Film Foundation: London Tales Explored

Adrian Lobb enjoys a new BFI DVD compiling three features created by the Children's Film Foundation, which shows London, its youth and stories for kids gradually evolving. Still from Operation Third Form

Cinematic Santas – The Least Convincing And Naughtiest Santas on Film

In the spirit of humbuggery, The Quietus looks at some of the worst excuses for Santa ever to disgrace the silver screen, and provides Top Trumps-style stats on their performance. Whether they're slightly implausible or just plain evil, this bunch is a disgrace to the ruddy uniform.

Behind The Wheel: Drive Reviewed

Silence Please – The City Is Singing: Viennale Film Festival Reviewed

Stephen Dalton finds more than an excellent film programme at the Viennale Film Festival

Blue Sunshine: The Mall On Film

Forty years later, Robert Barry looks at Jeff Lieberman's bizarre acid-fried horror film, Blue Sunshine, as one of the great mall films of the late 1970s