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MOVIE REVIEW - "Top Gun" fans have been waiting more than three decades for a sequel to the literally "high-flying" action movie of the 1980s, and after rumours, a long shoot and years of delays with Covid, "Top Gun: Maverick" is finally here - and it's worth the wait.

Top Gun: Maverick – Is It Taking Our Breath Away Again?

May 24, 2022 20
Is It Taking Our Breath Away Again?
This time on HBO Max, we're writing about a Polish detective story series called The Thaw. 

The Thaw – Dark, grim and cruel in this Polish film noir

May 20, 2022 39
SERIES REVIEW – In 1841, Edgar Allan…
SERIES REVIEW - This six-part limited Netflix series tells the story of the controversial life and crimes of Clark Olofsson, the charming and easy-going Swedish bank robber, in a dramatic and hilarious way. He is the man credited with the controversial Stockholm Syndrome, but this series tells not just that story but Olofsson's entire life story.

Clark – Have We Been Affected By Stockholm Syndrome?

May 16, 2022 38
Have We Been Affected By Stockholm Syndrome?
MOVIE PREVIEW - Robert Eggers' upcoming Viking epic The Northman is due in 2022. Now we've gathered all the information we know about the film, whose origins were also the basis for Shakespeare's Hamlet. "To be or not to be, that is the question..."

The Northman – Vengeance and Bloodlust in Viking Fashion Through a Familiar Legend

May 15, 2022 38
Vengeance and Bloodlust in Viking Fashion Through…
Stephen King’s best-selling classic, Firestarter, published in 1980, is celebrated for its complex, character-driven story, which follows a young girl with extraordinary powers who is fleeing a government agency that wants to harness her powers as weapons.

Firestarter – This Stephen King Adaptation Burned Down

May 14, 2022 46
This Stephen King Adaptation Burned Down
At the start of director Tom Gormican's The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Nicolas Cage - or rather "Nick Cage" - is going for a role that he hopes will mark his comeback. "It's not like we've gone anywhere," he keeps reminding himself.

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent – The Self-Reflecting Meta-Poetics Of A Film Legend

May 13, 2022 78
The Self-Reflecting Meta-Poetics Of A Film Legend…
And The Getaway King is Netflix's latest Polish crime thriller. The film tells the story of Polish criminal Zdzislaw Najmrodzki and how his life changed when he met his love, Teresa.

The Getaway King – The Story of a Legendary Polish Robber at the End of…

May 12, 2022 84
The Story of a Legendary Polish Robber…
If there is one thing the world of The Wheel of Time is not short of, it is content. Robert Jordan's sprawling work of fantasy spans 15 hefty volumes (including a prequel) and took 29 years to complete, ultimately outliving its creator (Brandon Sanderson finished the last three books after Jordan's death).

The Wheel of Time – Is the Wheel spinning well, or is this fantasy series…

May 8, 2022 94
Is the Wheel spinning well, or is…
Apple TV+'s new limited series, Shining Girls, bravely takes on this challenge with a story that offers a reality-changing take on the trauma of a horrific attack.

Shining Girls – Time-travelling serial killer hunts young women in this unique thriller

May 7, 2022 101
Time-travelling serial killer hunts young women in…
I'll admit - I hadn't read the Moon Knight comics, so I didn't know the mythology, but the TV adaptation is all the better for the fact that I knew nothing about what was in store.

Moon Knight – Disney Reaching for the Moon

May 4, 2022 75
Disney Reaching for the Moon

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