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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.…
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OUTLANDER, 3.3 – ‘All Debts Paid’
When we return to Boston in 1956 it’s clear, from the title alone, “All Debts Paid”, that this episode of Outlander is going to settle several outstanding accounts. As I mentioned last week, Diana Gabaldon’s book Voyager, on which this third season’s based, is told largely from Jamie’s (Sam Heughan) point of view. In the…
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STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 1.1 & 1.2 – ‘The Vulcan Hello’ & ‘Battle at the Binary Stars’
On the face of it, Star Trek: Discovery isn’t offering much that’s new. We’ve had a darker, serialised Trek series with a black lead before (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine); we’ve had a female protagonist (Star Trek: Voyager); there’s already been a prequel series (Star Trek: Enterprise); and the reboot movies give you a look…
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THE WALKING DEAD – Season Seven
It feels like only yesterday horror fans were excited by news of AMC adapting Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore’s beloved comic-book series The Walking Dead. Nobody could’ve predicted the incredible success it’s achieved over the years, occasionally attracting 17 million viewers in the US. Now with a TV prequel, video games, action figures, and other…
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SONG TO SONG (2017)
Two intersecting love triangles. Obsession and betrayal set against the music scene in Austin, Texas…
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OUTLANDER, 3.2 – ‘Surrender’
The new season of Outlander continues steadily on its course, with “Surrender” building on themes and subplots established in “The Battle Joined” and proving that its drama can be driven by the frustrating separation of lead characters Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan). With the tragedy of Culloden having been depicted, a much subtler…
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DON’T TORTURE A DUCKLING (1972)
A reporter and a promiscuous young woman try to solve a series of child killings in a remote southern Italian town rife with superstition and distrust of outsiders.
