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GLOW – Season Two
As a lifelong wrestling fan, I’m certainly accustomed to taking some stick for it. Despite being a hugely successful industry for decades now, wrestling’s rarely been accepted as a cool and mainstream entertainment, instead frowned upon as a weird ‘fake’ spectacle that confuses many people. It’s always been so much more than that, however. It…
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POLICE STORY (1985) • POLICE STORY 2 (1988)
A Hong Kong policeman must clear his good name when the drug lords he is after frame him for the murder of a dirty cop…
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BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.2 – ‘Breathe’
We’re still not quite at the turning point where Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) becomes Saul, but every episode edges us closer. Although Jimmy’s not even a practicing lawyer at this moment in time, instead going for job interviews for management level positions. One of my favourite moments of “Breathe” was his interview for a photocopier salesman…
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SCREAMING MIMI (1958)
An exotic dancer witnesses a man getting shot moments after he tries to knife her in a shower, so she goes to a psychiatrist for therapy, who falls in love with her and takes over her life…
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HIGHLANDER II: THE QUICKENING (1991)
Russell Mulcahy’s Highlander didn’t decapitate the competition at the 1986 box office. The action-adventure about immortal warriors embroiled in a lethal knockout tournament, because “there can be only one”, cost $19M to produce but only grossed $12.9M. However, it found an appreciative audience on home video and quickly became a cult favourite, particularly in Europe.…
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FLESH + BLOOD (1985)
In 16th-century Italy, a young noblewoman is kidnapped by mercenaries and becomes obsessed with their common behaviour, as her fiance struggles to rescue her…
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BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.1 – ‘Smoke’
It’s been 14 months since the third season ended with “Lantern“, so you’d be forgiven for having a hazy memory about how it concluded. Better Call Saul has never been in a hurry, certainly not once the writers realised they enjoyed writing ‘Jimmy McGill’ (Bob Odenkirk) more than his alter-ego Saul Goodman, so it’s no…
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EYES OF LAURA MARS (1978)
A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a killer.
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LOVE, SIMON (2018)
Simon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends, and all of his classmates: he’s gay. When that secret is threatened, Simon must face everyone and come to terms with his identity.
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ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (2018)
As Scott Lang balances being both a superhero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past…
