Author: Tom Leins

â€¢ Tom Leins spent two years working as a film critic for national movie magazine DVD Monthly. Since the magazine closed down in 2009 he has contributed to a variety of websites, not least Devon & Cornwall Film, which showcases 'Sex, Leins & Videotape', his entertaining DVD round-up. Tom'sÂ short fiction has been widely published online, and he is currently working on his first novel. To find out more visit: Things To Do In Devon When You're Dead. http://www.thingstodoindevonwhenyouredead.wordpress.com/

Interview
Interview: Billy O’Brien and William Todd-Jones
ByTom Leins March 2, 2017June 1, 2019
I Am Not A Serial Killer stars Christopher Lloyd. Tom Leins caught up with the film’s Devon-based filmmakers: director Billy O’Brien and William Todd-Jones.
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The Childhood of a Leader: the birth of a terrifying ego
ByTom Leins February 10, 2017July 6, 2019
Tom Leins reviews The Childhood of a Leader, The 9th Life of Louis Drax and The Wailing in his roundup in Sex, Leins & Videotape #220
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Hold your breath: Don’t Breathe, and more reviews
ByTom Leins January 26, 2017July 6, 2019
Tom Leins reviews Don’t Breathe, Eisenstein in Guanajuato, Heaven Knows What, Vampires and Ghosts of Mars in his Sex, Leins & Videotape #219
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Bloody and amoral: To Live and Die in LA, and more
ByTom Leins December 22, 2016July 6, 2019
Sex, Leins & Videotape #218. Tom Leins reviews To Live and Die in LA, The Shallows, Elstree 1976 and 10 Rillington Place in his round up of DVD releases
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Chasing dreams in The Neon Demon, and more
ByTom Leins November 10, 2016July 6, 2019
After the visually impressive – but weirdly half-baked – Only God Forgives back in 2013, Danish auteur Nicolas Winding Refn returns to form with The Neon Demon (Icon).
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Sex, Leins & Videotape #216: Retro Special -Tom Leins reviews 52 Pick Up, Body Double and Christine
ByTom Leins October 26, 2016October 26, 2016
Tom Leins heads back to the 80s for this week’s home entertainment round-up 52 Pick Up (Arrow Video) -based on the excellent Elmore Leonard novel of the same name -ranks as one of the more unlikely productions from B-movie titans Cannon Films, although anyone who has watched the superb Electric Boogaloo documentary will already know…
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Sex, Leins & Videotape #215. Tom Leins reviews The Nice Guys, Money Monster, Observance, Never Let Go and Beck
ByTom Leins October 7, 2016December 29, 2018
After 2005’s Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and 2013’s Iron Man 3, Shane Black’s directorial hot-streak continues with The Nice Guys (Icon).
Read More Sex, Leins & Videotape #215. Tom Leins reviews The Nice Guys, Money Monster, Observance, Never Let Go and Beck
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Sex, Leins & Videotape #214. Tom Leins reviews Rabid Dogs, Eddie The Eagle, Louder Than Bombs and The Colony
ByTom Leins August 25, 2016August 25, 2016
Rabid Dogs (Metrodome) is a French remake of the cult Mario Bava movie of the same name (made in 1974, but not released until 1998), courtesy of first-time director Eric Hannezo. After a violent bank heist goes haywire, a posse of gun-toting criminals drag their hostages -a young woman (Virginie Ledoyen, The Beach), a father…
Read More Sex, Leins & Videotape #214. Tom Leins reviews Rabid Dogs, Eddie The Eagle, Louder Than Bombs and The Colony
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Sex, Leins & Videotape #213. Tom Leins reviews The Violators, Disorder, The Trust, Landmine Goes Click and Reckless
ByTom Leins July 25, 2016July 26, 2016
Brutal Brit-grit, electronica-fuelled Euro-crime and Nicolas Cage nuttiness are all on the agenda in this week’s DVD round-up. After testifying against her abusive father, Shelly (Lauren McQueen, Ordinary Lies), finds herself rehoused on a downtrodden Liverpool sink estate, with her volatile older brother Andy (Derek Barr) and her vulnerable younger brother Jerome (Callum King Chadwick)….
Read More Sex, Leins & Videotape #213. Tom Leins reviews The Violators, Disorder, The Trust, Landmine Goes Click and Reckless
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Sex, Leins & Videotape #212. Tom Leins reviews High-Rise, Forsaken, The Booth at the End, Dicte and Blood Orange
ByTom Leins July 17, 2016July 19, 2016
Tom Leins takes a look at High-Rise, Forsaken, The Booth at the End, Dicte and Blood Orange in his reviews of DVDs
Read More Sex, Leins & Videotape #212. Tom Leins reviews High-Rise, Forsaken, The Booth at the End, Dicte and Blood Orange
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Sex, Leins & Videotape #211. Tom Leins reviews The Here After, Point Break, Grimsby, Asian Connection, Strangerland and The Disappearance
ByTom Leins July 7, 2016July 8, 2016
Arresting Swedish drama The Here After (Soda) tells the story of John (played by teen pop star Ulrik Munther), who has just been released from a juvenile detention centre for an unspecified crime. Rather than move to another town, John returns to his rural family home to stay with his conflicted father (Mats Blomgren) and…
Read More Sex, Leins & Videotape #211. Tom Leins reviews The Here After, Point Break, Grimsby, Asian Connection, Strangerland and The Disappearance
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Sex, Leins & Videotape #210. Tom Leins reviews Trumbo, Boulevard, Pride & Prejudice & Zombies and The Seventh Fire.
ByTom Leins June 24, 2016June 26, 2016
Trumbo (eOne) is the colourful true story of Dalton Trumbo -at one time Hollywood’s highest paid screenwriter. Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) stars as the title character, one of a number of important film industry players who were blacklisted from Hollywood and jailed in the 1940s due to their Communist sympathies. Marginalised by figures as diverse…
Read More Sex, Leins & Videotape #210. Tom Leins reviews Trumbo, Boulevard, Pride & Prejudice & Zombies and The Seventh Fire.
Reviews
Cornish cannibal carnage -a review of Tear Me Apart
ByTom Leins June 15, 2016
Post-apocalyptic thriller Tear Me Apart (Cannibal Films) tells the story of two brothers -living in a cave in a barren part of Cornwall -who have been forced to turn to cannibalism to survive. Although the eldest (Frazer Alexander) clings to the notion that their father will reappear, bringing with him the return of the ‘old…
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Sex, Leins & Videotape #209. Tom Leins reviews The Tunnel: Sabotage, Victoria and 600 Miles.
ByTom Leins June 2, 2016November 17, 2018
Tom Leins takes a look at the releases of The Tunnel: Sabotage, Victoria and 600 Miles for his Devon review column Sex, Leins and Videotape
Read More Sex, Leins & Videotape #209. Tom Leins reviews The Tunnel: Sabotage, Victoria and 600 Miles.
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Sex, Leins & Videotape #208. Tom Leins reviews Line of Duty -Series Three, Orthodox and Grandma
ByTom Leins May 11, 2016November 17, 2018
Tom Leins takes a look at the Line of Duty -Series Three, Orthodox and Grandma for his round up in his Devon review column
Read More Sex, Leins & Videotape #208. Tom Leins reviews Line of Duty -Series Three, Orthodox and Grandma
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Sex, Leins & Videotape #207. Tom Leins reviews Bloodline, Occupied and Murder.
ByTom Leins March 30, 2016April 10, 2016
Tom Leins faces a TV Box set binge conundrum with Bloodline, Occupied and Murder
Read More Sex, Leins & Videotape #207. Tom Leins reviews Bloodline, Occupied and Murder.
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Sex, Leins & Videotape #206. Tom Leins reviews Sicario, The Program, Frankenstein and The Fear of 13.
ByTom Leins February 17, 2016November 17, 2018
Sicario (Lionsgate) is a brutal, unflinching journey into the heart of the US government’s covert War on Drugs, courtesy of visionary Canadian director Denis Villeneuve (Incendies, Enemy).
Read More Sex, Leins & Videotape #206. Tom Leins reviews Sicario, The Program, Frankenstein and The Fear of 13.
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Sex, Leins & Videotape #205. Tom Leins reviews The Bridge Season 3, Just Jim, Transporter Refuelled and Sinister 2
ByTom Leins January 6, 2016November 28, 2018
This week’s Sex, Leins and Videotape sees Tom Leins review The Bridge Season 3, Just Jim, Transporter Refuelled and Sinister 2
Read More Sex, Leins & Videotape #205. Tom Leins reviews The Bridge Season 3, Just Jim, Transporter Refuelled and Sinister 2
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Sex, Leins & Videotape #204. Tom Leins reviews River, Slow West and Lessons In Love
ByTom Leins November 16, 2015December 29, 2018
Tom Leins reviews River, Slow West and Lessons In Love in his latest Devon review column Sex, Leins & Videotape
Read More Sex, Leins & Videotape #204. Tom Leins reviews River, Slow West and Lessons In Love
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Sex, Leins & Videotape #203. Tom Leins reviews Witnesses, Catch Me Daddy, Good People, Infini and War Pigs
ByTom Leins October 8, 2015November 17, 2018
Tom Leins reviews Witnesses, Catch Me Daddy, Good People, Infini and War Pigs in his Sex, Leins & Videotape column
Read More Sex, Leins & Videotape #203. Tom Leins reviews Witnesses, Catch Me Daddy, Good People, Infini and War Pigs
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Sex, Leins & Videotape #202. Tom Leins reviews Electric Boogaloo, X-Men Days of Future Past – Rogue Cut and The Gunman
ByTom Leins August 4, 2015November 17, 2018
Tom Leins casts his eyes over Electric Boogaloo, X-Men Days of Future Past – Rogue Cut and The Gunman for Sex, Leins and Videotape
Read More Sex, Leins & Videotape #202. Tom Leins reviews Electric Boogaloo, X-Men Days of Future Past – Rogue Cut and The Gunman
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Sex, Leins & Videotape #201. Tom Leins reviews Chappie, The Voices, Two Men In Town and Last Knights
ByTom Leins July 16, 2015July 19, 2015
Tom Leins casts his eye over the latest DVD releases: Chappie, The Voices, Two Men In Town and Last Knights
Read More Sex, Leins & Videotape #201. Tom Leins reviews Chappie, The Voices, Two Men In Town and Last Knights
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Sex, Leins & Videotape #200
ByTom Leins June 9, 2015June 13, 2015
Tom Leins hits the 200 mark in his DVD review round ups, with his take on Whiplash, The Loft, A Most Violent Year and The Sleeping Room
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Sex, Leins & Videotape #199. Tom Leins reviews The Red Road and Road to Paloma
ByTom Leins April 8, 2015December 29, 2018
Tom Leins goes on the road for the season DVD releases of The Red Road and Road to Paloma
Read More Sex, Leins & Videotape #199. Tom Leins reviews The Red Road and Road to Paloma
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Sex, Leins & Videotape #198. Tom Leins reviews The Drop, The Homesman and Electricity
ByTom Leins April 7, 2015April 9, 2015
Tom Leins reviews the DVD releases of The Drop, The Homesman and Electricity
Read More Sex, Leins & Videotape #198. Tom Leins reviews The Drop, The Homesman and Electricity
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Sex, Leins & Videotape #197. Tom Leins reviews The Skeleton Twins, Third Person and Assassin
ByTom Leins March 22, 2015December 6, 2018
Tom Leins takes a look at the latest DVD reviews: The Skeleton Twins, Third Person and Assassin Plus Hostages -The Complete Season One
Read More Sex, Leins & Videotape #197. Tom Leins reviews The Skeleton Twins, Third Person and Assassin
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Sex, Leins & Videotape #196. Tom Leins reviews Fury, Dying of the Light and Kung Fu Killer.
ByTom Leins February 26, 2015February 27, 2015
Tom Leins reviews the DVDs of Fury, Dying of the Light and Kung Fu Killer
Read More Sex, Leins & Videotape #196. Tom Leins reviews Fury, Dying of the Light and Kung Fu Killer.
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Sex, Leins & Videotape #195. Tom Leins reviews The Babadook, Gutshot, Collection and Scoop
ByTom Leins February 11, 2015November 26, 2018
Tom Leins reviews DVDs for The Babadook, Gutshot, Collection and Scoop.
Read More Sex, Leins & Videotape #195. Tom Leins reviews The Babadook, Gutshot, Collection and Scoop
Competition
Competition! Win a copy of Kung-Fu Killer on DVD!
ByTom Leins February 6, 2015February 7, 2015
Ip Man’s Donnie Yen stars in Kung-Fu Killer, and you can get your hands of the copy on DVD with our competition!
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Competition
Competition! Win a copy of Gutshot on DVD!
ByTom Leins February 6, 2015February 7, 2015
Win your copy of Gunshot on DVD -the hard-hitting crime thriller starring George Eads, and there’s Steven Segal!
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