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GAME OF THRONES, 7.7 – ‘The Dragon and the Wolf’
The finale was a good antidote to the breakneck pace of season 7, as 80-minutes allowed more space for the character interactions this year’s sometimes pushed aside in favour of spectacle and busily moving the plot along. It was a solid end to this season of Game of Thrones, despite most of the big moments…
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ERIK THE CONQUEROR (1961)
In the 9th-century, two Viking children, separated since childhood (one raised by the British, the other by Vikings), meet in adulthood as rivals after war breaks out between Britain and the Vikings for control of England…
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THE DEFENDERS – Season One
The first season of Netflix’s Daredevil was the best TV superhero drama in years, perhaps ever; the second was an entertaining mess. Jessica Jones told a confident story with an unforgettable mind-controlling villain, all while subverting cliches surrounding female protagonists. Luke Cage delivered an intoxicating Harlem atmosphere of hip hop music and amber-tinged cinematography, but…
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TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991)
A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor in 1984, must now protect her son John Connor from a more advanced cyborg…
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BLOOD DINER (1987)
Two cannibalistic brothers kill various young women to use their flesh in their new special dish at their rundown restaurant, while seeking blood sacrifices to awaken a dormant Egyptian goddess.
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TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN – ‘Part 15’
A startling contrast of emotions and moods pervades “Part 15” of Twin Peaks: The Return. With a sense of impending closure as we hurtle towards the finale, it begins with a gloriously bright, sunny morning. The camera swoops over the trees and mountains, and then the scene cuts to the distant figure of Nadine Hurley…
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GAME OF THRONES, 7.6 – ‘Beyond the Wall’
The penultimate episode is usually where Game of Thrones would flex its ‘action movie’ muscles, by throwing a good portion of the budget at something spectacular happening. This is very much the case in “Beyond the Wall”, but as part of a truncated season able to splash the cash in earlier episodes, it somehow felt…
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YOUR NAME (2016)
Two strangers find themselves linked in a bizarre way, but will distance be the only thing to keep them apart?
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THE LOVE OF A WOMAN (1953)
A young female doctor decides to settle on a remote island, hoping to be accepted by the suspicious population, only to fall in love with a handsome engineer who wants her to give up her vocation…
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THE SLAYER (1982)
A surreal artist suffering from nightmares becomes stranded on a rugged isle, facing off against a supernatural beast alongside her her brother, her husband, her sister-in-law, and a pilot…
