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Attack the Block: Film Review


There’s a vaguely Spielbergian quality to British writer-director Joe Cornish’s skill at balancing his young heroes' sense of shared adventure with genuine danger.

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British Case Study: Attack the Block (2011)

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Mark Kermode reviews Whiplash

The Wave: summary

Whiplash's first scene

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