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OUTLANDER, 3.5 – ‘Freedom & Whisky’
With “Freedom and Whisky”, the fifth episode of this season of Outlander, the narrative viewpoint shifts back to Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and her daughter Brianna (Sophie Skelton). It’s a long overdue examination of the aftermath of Frank’s death and Claire’s revelations to Brianna about her real father, Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan). It gives us an…
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STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 1.4 – ‘The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry’
Now that Star Trek: Discovery’s up and running, “The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry” delivered an hour that’s probably a better representation of what this series will be each week. There were two plots: a ‘mission of the week’ for the crew of the USS Discovery, and a continuation of the serialised…
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BLADE RUNNER 2049 (2017)
A young blade runner’s discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former blade runner Rick Deckard, who’s been missing for 30 years.
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BLADE RUNNER (1982)
A ‘blade runner’ is tasked with eliminating four ‘replicants’ who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator….
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THE HOWLING (1981)
After a strange, near-fatal encounter with a serial killer, a TV newswoman recuperates at a remote mountain resort, only to discover the residents aren’t what they seem…
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OUTLANDER, 3.4 – ‘Of Lost Things’
“Of Lost Things” initially returns us to 1968 and the aftermath of Roger Wakefield’s discovery in Outlander season 2’s finale, “Dragonfly in Amber”, that Jamie did survive the battle at Culloden. As he, Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Brianna (Sophie Skelton) all pitch into a frantic bout of researching the dusty National Archives of Scotland for any…
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STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 1.3 – ‘Context is for Kings’
There’s a short sequence in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s pilot, “The Emissary”, which is a flashback to the Federation’s famous battle against the Borg at Wolf 359, where our hero Benjamin Sisko’s wife is killed. It’s over before you know it, but establishes the tragic backstory of DS9’s widowed protagonist. It’s clear Star Trek:…
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THE MARKER (2017)
Noir thriller about a criminal seeking redemption by tracking down the daughter of the woman he killed, while being haunted by his guilt (represented by the woman’s ghost)…
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GERALD’S GAME (2017)
While trying to spice up their marriage in a remote lake house, a woman must fight to survive when her husband dies unexpectedly, leaving her handcuffed to the bed.
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LETHAL WEAPON – Season One
Television adaptations and remakes of Hollywood movies are a risky move, especially when it comes to beloved franchises. Sometimes lazy and often unnecessary, the results are always mixed. However, in recent years we’ve been blessed with dramas like Hannibal and Bates Motel, that proved it’s possible to take existing ideas and arguably improve on them.…
