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Short Sharp Shocks (short film anthology Blu-ray review).

This two blu-ray disk collection from the BFI is described as ‘A compelling BFI Flipside compendium of strange, striking, thrilling, horrific, eerie and…

AndyWhitaker21 Apr 2021

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Short Sharp Shocks

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Short Sharp Shocks (short film anthology Blu-ray review).