Sarah Hughes, Author at Frame Rated • Page 2 of 6

I am a London-based journalist who regularly contributes to a variety of publications including The Guardian, The Independent, The Independent on Sunday, The Observer and Metro.

TV Review

MR. ROBOT, 2.12 – ‘eps2.9_pyth0n-pt2.p7z’

[usr 4.0] Oh, Sam Esmail, you terrible tease. Season 2 of Mr. Robot came to an end with the reveal that it was… an...

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MR. ROBOT, 2.11 – ‘eps2.9_pyth0n-pt1.p7z’

[usr 3.0] I know it can seem like I’m obsessed by the debt the second season of Mr. Robot owes to the work of...

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MR. ROBOT, 2.10 – ‘eps2.8_h1dden-pr0cess.axx’

[usr 4.0] “It’s a long way from getting high and watching Back To The Future II.” It certainly is, my friends. With only two...

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MR. ROBOT, 2.9 – ‘eps2.7_init_5.fve’

[usr 3.5] After last week’s excellent Darlene-focussed episode, this was more of a placeholder; a chance for Sam Esmail to get his ducks in...

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MR. ROBOT, 2.8 – ‘eps2.6_succ3ss0r.p12’

[usr 4.0] Oh dear. For much of season 2, creator Sam Esmail’s teased us with titbits about how bad the world has become since...

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MR. ROBOT, 2.5 – ‘eps2.3_logic-b0mb.hc’

[usr 4.5] After four weeks of brooding, opaque hints, and the fear Sam Esmail had lost control of the material a little, everything finally...

Film Review

FINDING DORY (2016)

Friendly but forgetful blue tang fish Dory goes on a search for her long-lost parents, and everyone learns a few things about the real meaning of family along the way.

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MR. ROBOT, 2.3 – ‘eps2.1_k3rnel-pan1c.ksd’

[usr 4.0] Of all the many things I love about Mr. Robot (its sharp dialogue, excellent performances, the way it deliberately messes with your...

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MR. ROBOT, 2.1 & 2.2 – ‘eps2.0_unm4sk-pt1.tc’ & ‘eps2.0_unm4sk-pt2.tc’

[usr 4.0] It’s always a mistake to think that you have any real grasp on what’s happening in Mr Robot, given that creator Sam...

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HIGH-RISE (2015)

Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control in Ben Wheatley's adaptation of J.G Ballard's novel...

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PEAKY BLINDERS – Series Three

[usr 4.0] There are times when describing stylish period gangster drama Peaky Blinders sounds less like talking about a television drama and more like...

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LINE OF DUTY – Series Three

[usr 4.0] What exactly is BBC2’s police drama Line of Duty? A forensically detailed examination of corruption, stuffed full of pitch-perfect jargon-heavy dialogue, with...