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WARCRAFT (2016)
My interest in video games waned with the Playstation 2, so forgive me for not being au fait with Warcraft; the video games and tie-in novels that Duncan Jones’ $160 million fantasy epic is based upon. The franchise may have began in 1994, but it only seemed to take hold with geeks this century, thanks…
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THE NICE GUYS (2016)
Shane Black’s The Nice Guys harks back to the buddy movies of yesteryear, and is sure to remind audiences of his tremendous 2005 directorial debut Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. This is a skilfully delivered action comedy escapade, where Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling have enormous fun with two characters who get in way over their…
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GAME OF THRONES, 6.6 – ‘Blood of My Blood’
This week on Game of Thrones, midseason arrived with “Blood of My Blood”, which saw the return of an old “favourite”, we put a face to a famous name, and met an entirely new family at Horn Hill in the dysfunctional Tarly’s… Beyond the Wall After last week’s tragic loss of Hodor, holding the door…
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THE AMERICANS, 4.11 – ‘Dinner for Seven’
The scene that gives this week’s episode its name happens about halfway through, when Stan (Noah Emmerich) drops in on the Jennings family as they’re having Pastor Tim (Kelly AuCoin) and Alice (Suzy Jane Hunt) for dinner. After watching the episode, I noticed that a lot of reviews/recaps singled it out as a crucial scene.…
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OUTLANDER, 2.8 – ‘The Fox’s Lair’
After the traumatic events of “Faith”, this week’s instalment of Outlander not only returns Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire (Caitriona Balfe) to Scotland but also offers a distinct change of direction and tone. The focus in “The Fox’s Lair” is the brewing Jacobite rebellion and a final reckoning for Jamie to persuade the clans to…
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THE NIGHT EVELYN CAME OUT OF THE GRAVE (1971) • THE RED QUEEN KILLS SEVEN TIMES (1972)
In his career, director Emilio P. Miraglia only made a handful of films. But before turning his hand to filmmalking he worked behind-the-scenes on scores of Italian B Movies and genre films. The work he’s now most famous for—and the two films included in this ‘Killer Dames’ release from Arrow Video—are 1971’s The Night Evelyn…
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ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (2016)
Alice in Wonderland—Tim Burton’s 2010 adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s fantasy story—was a gargantuan hit. Whether due to the star power of Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, the allure of Burton’s visual style, or the fact it was one of the first big 3D films after Avatar changed the game, Alice in Wonderland is currently…
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PREACHER, 1.1 – ‘Pilot’
There’s a proliferation of comic book superheroes today, all enjoying a popularity renaissance in big-budget films and serialised television, but the medium has more to offer. AMC know this, having taken a risk on adapting The Walking Dead to worldwide success, so it’s unsurprising they gave Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg the chance to bring…
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THE ASSASSIN (2015)
The Assassin is noted Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien’s first step into the realm of wuxia and martial arts; although, for the most part, the end-product suggests he’d rather be doing anything else. The first thing that strikes you about The Assassin is its sumptuous cinematography, which is never less than absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately, the film falls down in almost…
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GAME OF THRONES, 6.5 – ‘The Door’
After the high of last week, similar quality awaited viewers of “The Door”, as this sixth season of Game of Thrones establishes itself as one of the HBO drama’s best. Great news for book-readers awaiting George R.R Martin’s latest opus, although many surprises are inevitably being spoiled by the TV series now. “The Door” delivered…
