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LIGHTS OUT (2016)
When her little brother experiences the same events that once almost sent her insane, Rebecca works to unlock the truth behind the terror…
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STRANGER THINGS – Season One
Netflix’s eight-part supernatural drama has more homages than original thoughts. A melange of inspirations from 1980s sci-fi, horror, and fantasy, Stranger Things is also pockmarked with retro touchstones like BMX bikes, Dungeons & Dragons, and brick-sized walkie-talkies. Even the show’s poster is indebted to artist Drew Struzan, with a font used on the cover of…
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THE SHALLOWS (2016)
Just 200 yards offshore, a surfer is attacked by a great white shark, and her short journey to safety becomes the ultimate test of wills…
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WIENER-DOG (2016)
A dachshund passes from oddball owner to oddball owner, whose radically dysfunctional lives are all impacted by the pooch.
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MR. ROBOT, 2.6 – ‘eps2.4_m4ster-s1ave.aes’
Not many shows have the elasticity of concept, or balls, to open an episode with the main character living inside a stereotypical 1980s sitcom. It’s the kind of novelty you most associate with fantasy and sci-fi shows, although I guess Mr. Robot qualifies for the latter? It was a bold and imaginative decision; and one…
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PETE’S DRAGON (2016)
An orphan called Pete meets his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon.
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NERVE (2016)
A high school senior finds herself immersed in an online game of ‘truth or dare?’, where her every move is manipulated by an anonymous community of ‘watchers’.
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SUICIDE SQUAD (2016)
A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency.
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MR. ROBOT, 2.5 – ‘eps2.3_logic-b0mb.hc’
After four weeks of brooding, opaque hints, and the fear Sam Esmail had lost control of the material a little, everything finally kicked up a gear as Elliot (Rami Malek) returned to hacking, Angela (Portia Doubleday) met fsociety, Dom (Grace Gummer) met the Chinese with less palatable results, and we learnt the truth about Ray…
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CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND – Season One
Rachel Bloom has a star-making role in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, playing Rebecca Bunch, the eponymous ex of questionable sanity. A Yale and Harvard educated lawyer with a glistening city career ahead of her, Rebecca drops everything when a chance reunion with her childhood sweetheart, Josh Chan (Vincent Rodriguez III), rekindles emotions powerful enough to send her…
