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Quadrophenia (1979)
Quadrophenia (1979) It’s incredibly difficult to review Quadrophenia as a movie in the modern era. Many of us have been brought up with it, been inspired by it and ultimately distanced ourselves from...
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Beat Girl (1960)
Beat Girl A film that’s not exactly dated well, but there’s still much to enjoy with Beat Girl. It’s a classic youth movie of its time starring Adam Faith. More ‘beatnik’ than ‘beat’, where everything...
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The Leather Boys (1963)
The Leather Boys On the face of it, The Leather Boys is about bikers. But it could have been about mods, rockers, teds or any youth cult of the age – because that’s just background. The Leather Boys is...
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The System (The Girl Getters) (1964)
The System Michael Winner – an opinionated, self-obsessed, bloated food critic and part-time insurance salesman. Where did it all go wrong? After all, this was a man responsible for some of British...
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If… (1968)
If... Simon Wells gives an insight into If… (1968), the sixties classic of schoolboy rebellion, and the screen debut of Malcolm McDowell. “You are listening to the legal free radio station of...
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Privilege (1967)
Privilege Some movies gain a reputation by being seen, others, like Peter Watkins’ Privilege, are noted for exactiy the opposite reason. Thankfully we can now view this 60s cult classic for all the...
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Absolute Beginners (1986)
Absolute Beginners (1986) Absolute Beginners – it was the film franchise that couldn’t fail. A cult novel that reads like a film screenplay, a ‘hip’ director and a bag load of goodwill. But it did fail...
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Some People (1962)
Some People (1962) British film directors in the early part of the 1960s never really did teen rebellion all that well. Even someone with a track record like Clive Donner, who directed Some People in...
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Northern Soul: The Movie (2014)
Northern Soul: The Movie (2014) Well, the wait is over and the Northern Soul film is almost ready to hit the big screens nationwide. Is it any good? The Scenester has been lucky enough to attend an...
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Modculture Review: Absolute Beginners movie (1986) Like many, I was disappointed with it at the time. But I have gone back to the Absolute Beginners movie for a second opinion. Absolute Beginners – it...
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Modculture Northern Soul: The Movie (2014) Well, the wait is over and the Northern Soul film is almost ready to hit the big screens nationwide. Is it any good? The Scenester has been lucky enough to...
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Modculture Review: Some People (1962) Directed by Clive Donner, early teen rebellion flick Some People from 1962 has just been issued on Blu-ray for the first time. The cast is pretty strong, headed up...
View ArticleReview: The Party’s Over (1963)
Modculture Review: The Party’s Over (1963) Once something of a lost classic, Guy Hamilton’s The Party’s Over is currently available to buy at a discounted price. It was ‘lost’ because once upon a time...
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