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THOR: RAGNAROK (2017)
Thor finds himself in a gladiatorial contest and must fight for survival to prevent the all-powerful Hela from destroying his home and the Asgardian civilisation…
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LE PLAISIR (1952)
Three separate stories about the same thing: pleasure.
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STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 1.5 – ‘Choose Your Pain’
This fifth episode did a lot of good things, furthering our understanding of these characters, while using the theme of pain to interesting effect across each storyline. Things got underway after Captain Lorca (Jason Isaacs) was kidnapped by Klingons, who now suspect the USS Discovery is the Federation’s “secret weapon”, and tortured him for information…
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MIRACLE MILE (1988)
A young man takes a random phone call telling him nuclear war’s started and missiles will hit his city in 70-minutes.
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THE SHAPE OF WATER (2017)
In a high-security government laboratory, a lonely mute woman meets and befriend an amphibious creature…
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THE VIKINGS (1958)
A slave and a Viking prince fight for the love of a captive princess.
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OUTLANDER, 3.5 – ‘Freedom & Whisky’
With “Freedom and Whisky”, the fifth episode of this season of Outlander, the narrative viewpoint shifts back to Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and her daughter Brianna (Sophie Skelton). It’s a long overdue examination of the aftermath of Frank’s death and Claire’s revelations to Brianna about her real father, Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan). It gives us an…
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STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 1.4 – ‘The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry’
Now that Star Trek: Discovery’s up and running, “The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry” delivered an hour that’s probably a better representation of what this series will be each week. There were two plots: a ‘mission of the week’ for the crew of the USS Discovery, and a continuation of the serialised…
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BLADE RUNNER 2049 (2017)
A young blade runner’s discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former blade runner Rick Deckard, who’s been missing for 30 years.
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BLADE RUNNER (1982)
A ‘blade runner’ is tasked with eliminating four ‘replicants’ who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator….
