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The strange allure of Movie 43
As the American academy prepares to hand out its Oscars, Hollywood high-flyers prepare for a hangover and the daunting prospect of having to actually do some work. And while a hoard of film enthusiasts tune in and make their predictions, the hardest film nerds anguish in a peculiar corner of the internet. Here, awards mean
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10 films with something there (but not that)
Sometimes, things fall apart. There are many more wrong choices than right ones, and many good ideas get lost somewhere along the chain. Sometimes a great story can be let down by a terrible performance, or maybe a bold idea is played a bit too safe. Even cash-grab sequels can be great if done right:
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The Hidden Halls of London
One Sunday afternoon, some of the great institutions of the City of London opened their doors. Inside lay history, grandeur, and some curious tales of how what you can find travelling down down London’s narrow alleys.
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What is James Bond?
The new James Bond game showed 30 minutes of gameplay with a younger and more eager Bond, but something felt slightly off. What makes Bond… Bond?
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Superman spoiler-free review: A weird new world
What’s that, up in the sky? On the train? On the side of a bus? In the ad break, in your Youtube videos, and before every cinema screening for the past month? That’s right, it’s Superman! It has been nine years since Superman last attempted to launch a universe of…
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Where did Death Stranding fall down, and how will the sequel deliver?
After five and a half years, the dead have returned again. On June 24, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach will cause fans to grab a controller, pick up a package, and set out across an apocalyptic wasteland to make new connections between the strands of humanity. The sequel to…
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Sinners spoiler-free review: Two Michael B Jordans, two films, one ticket
First dates used to revolve around romcoms or horror films, but now that cliche only exists in other films. Instead, the genres evolved and cross-bred to create Sinners, a perfect date film. In his first film since the two Black Panther films, Ryan Coogler directs a very different story while…
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Get severed with eight hours on the floor
So, have you seen the eight-hour Severance loop? Recently, while working, I’ve had one eye on an eight-hour compilation from the Apple TV Youtube channel. Designed as an undistracting companion piece to the recent second series of Severance, “Music to Refine to” is a strangely hypnotic experience. While it was…
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Hundreds of Beavers: the best video game movie isn’t based on a game
Video game adaptations are not what they used to be, because now they are good. Thanks to the mainstream appeal and awards won by Fallout, The Last of Us, Arcane, and the Sonic and Mario films, the words “game adaptation” are no longer codewords for ‘a terrible waste of time’.…