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THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, 2.9 – ‘Detonation’
The final two episodes of The Man in the High Castle’s second season gather up all the ongoing subplots, as Japan and Germany hurtle towards all-out war. There also appears to be a lot of housekeeping going on behind-the-scenes, and it becomes clear by the end of “Detonation” that some characters will not be returning…
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PREVENGE (2016)
A pregnant widow embarks on a homicidal rampage, believing her unborn child is encouraging the bloodshed…
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THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (2017)
Bruce Wayne struggles to deal with the criminals of Gotham City as his alter ego, Batman, but also the responsibility of raising a boy he’s adopted.
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THE INFILTRATOR (2016)
A U.S Customs official uncovers a money laundering scheme involving Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar…
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MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN (2016)
A young boy follows clues that lead him back through time, to a home for unusually gifted children, unaware of the danger he’s placed himself in.
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THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, 2.8 – ‘Loose Lips’
As we head to the season finale, “Loose Lips” re-arranges the furniture on The Man in the High Castle, and although it’s another slow-paced episode that could’ve done with some vigour, its concluding revelations are worth the journey. Over in the alternate reality, Nobusuke Tagomi (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) has slowly realised that he’s the problem causing…
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John Hurt: Imagination’s Victim
I cannot say enough good things about John Hurt. What he did is just glorious. His character is so fantastic. It’s a human-being thing; your heart just goes out to him for what he went through. That’s director David Lynch reflecting on The Elephant Man (1980) for Time Out magazine in 2008, and it’s a…
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6 to See in February 2017
What new movies and television shows are most deserving of your attention this month? Our editor, Dan Owen, selects his top six choices for UK audiences…
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10 Sundance Favourites for 2017
From Reservoir Dogs to Little Miss Sunshine, the Sundance Film Festival has introduced us to some of the best movies ever made, so here are 10 films from this year’s Sundance that everyone’s going to be talking about in 2017… 1. Mudbound Dee Rees (Pariah, Bessie) brought to Sundance a devastating story about two families — one…
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LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS – Season One
A Series of Unfortunate Events occupies an interesting position as a story that’s simultaneously charming and dark. There are very few other tales that boast this balance of traits, so the specificity of its tone is absolutely key. It’s the second time around that this narrative’s been adapted from the original novels by Lemony Snicket…
