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STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (2017)
Rey develops her abilities with the tutelage of Luke Skywalker, who’s unsettled by the strength of her connection to the Force. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares to do battle with the First Order…
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OUTLANDER, 3.13 – ‘Eye of the Storm’
And so another season of Outlander comes to a close. The finale, “Eye of the Storm”, is something of a mixed bag. It didn’t have the valedictory feeling of “Dragonfly in Amber” that closed season 2, and left us with the possibilities for Claire (Caitriona Balfe) to return to Jamie (Sam Heughan). The third season…
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CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC MOVIE (2017)
Two overly imaginative pranksters hypnotise their principal into thinking he’s a dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants…
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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.
