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MARVEL’S THE PUNISHER – Season One
Marvel Television was in need of a success on Netflix after the disappointment of Iron Fist and lacklustre team-up The Defenders. Unfortunately, their latest street-level comic-book drama, The Punisher, isn’t the gripping series it promised to be, although it’s a worthy attempt at exploring themes like post-traumatic stress disorder, the role of veterans in society…
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HOUSE (1986) • HOUSE II: THE SECOND STORY (1987) • HOUSE III: THE HORROR SHOW (1989) • HOUSE IV: THE REPOSSESSION (1992)
HOUSE (1986) Steve Miner’s an unsung hero of cult ’80s movies, having earned his stripes working on Wes Craven’s The Last House on the Left (1972) and Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday the 13th (1980), before getting to direct the first two sequels of the latter. He went on to make Warlock (1989), Halloween H20: 20…
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THE DINNER (2017)
Two sets of wealthy parents meet for dinner to decide what to do about a crime their sons have committed.
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OUTLANDER, 3.12 – ‘The Bakra’
For Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan) to separate once, nay twice, in a season is rather a misfortune, but to be split apart again at the end of “The Bakra” is looking like sheer carelessness. Although Outlander thrives on episodes that flip between the separate exploits of its main characters, this season it’s…
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THE APARTMENT (1960)
A man tries to rise in his company by letting executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue…
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FEAR THE WALKING DEAD – Season Three
While the world’s arguing over the future of The Walking Dead (all things Negan, and whether the show has lost the plot), spin-off Fear the Walking Dead has been steadily improving with each passing season. It’s almost as if there’s a correlation between how bad the main series gets and how good FtWD becomes. I’ve been…
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STRONGER (2017)
The inspiring real life story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become a symbol of hope after surviving the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
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THE SWORD OF DOOM (1966)
Through his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopath samurai builds a trail of vendettas that follow him closely.
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MALATESTA’S CARNIVAL OF BLOOD (1973)
The Norris family start working at a seedy carnival, as a cover for searching for their missing son, who disappeared after visiting there….
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THE WITCH WHO CAME FROM THE SEA (1976)
A disturbed woman is haunted by memories of childhood abuse, which culminates in a murder spree.
