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DAVID BRENT: LIFE ON THE ROAD (2016)
A film crew catch-up with David Brent, the former boss of BBC documentary ‘The Office’, as he tries to launch a singing career…
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THE IN-LAWS (1979)
In preparation for his daughter’s wedding, a dentist meets the groom’s father, who claims to be a government agent and drags him on a series of misadventures…
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MR. ROBOT, 2.7 – ‘eps2.5_h4ndshake.sme’
Some fans correctly guessed the true nature of ‘Mr. Robot’ (Christian Slater) last season, partly because the show shares DNA with Fight Club and it was thus a relatively easy deduction to make. Others also guessed this week’s twist ending: that Elliot (Rami Malek) is actually inside a prison (although some theorised an asylum), and only…
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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’.
