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‘The Long Call’ review
Director(s): Lee Haven Jones With: Ben Aldridge, Martin Shaw, Dorothy Venn, Pearl Mackie, Amit Shah, Luke Ireland, Nia Gwynne Based upon the book by Ann Cleeves Music by: Number of episodes: 4 Duration per episode: 45 minutes My rating: 7,5/10 Synopsis: When a body is found on a beach in North Devon, DI Matthew Venn…
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Movie review ‘Dune’ (2021)
Director: Dennis Villenueve With: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgard, Javier Bardem, Dave Bautista, Charlotte Rampling Music by: Hans Zimmer Duration: 2h35 Based upon the book by Frank Herbert My rating: 8,5/10 Mid- or post-credit scene: no Synopsis: A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the…
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Movie review ‘The King’s Man’ (2021)
Director: Matthew Vaughn With: Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Matthew Goode, Rhys Ifans, Harris Dickinson, Tom Hollander, Daniel Brühl, Djimon Hounsou, Charles Dance, Aaron Taylor-Johnson Duration: 2h11 Music by: Dominic Lewis, Matthew Margeson My rating: 6/10 Mid- or post-credit scene: yes Synopsis: In the early years of the 20th century, the Kingsman agency is formed to…
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Movie review ‘Wrong Turn: the Foundation’ (2021) & Wrong Turn (2003)
WRONG TURN: THE FOUNDATION Director: Mike P. Nelson With: Charlotte Vega, Matthew Modine, Adain Bradley, Bill Sage, Daisy Head Duration: 1h49 Music by: Stephen Lukach My rating: 2/5 Mid- or post-credit scene: no (scene during end credits) Synopsis: Friends hiking the Appalachian Trail are confronted by ‘The Foundation’, a community of people who have lived…
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Thin Air
https://www.orionbooks.co.uk/contributor/michelle-paver/ Synopsis: The Himalayas, 1935. Kangchenjunga. The sacred mountain. Biggest killer of them all. Five Englishmen set out to conquer it. But courage can only take them so far. And the higher they climb, the darker it gets. Review: This is an atmospheric gothic dark creepy novel about not knowing what you see is real…
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Movie review ‘Freaky’ (2020)
Director: Christopher Landon With: Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Misha Osherovich, Uriah Shelton Music by: Bear McReary Duration: 1h42 My rating: 7/10 Mid- or post-credit scene: no Synopsis: After swapping bodies with a deranged serial killer, a young girl in high school discovers she has less than 24 hours before the change becomes permanent. Review: (slight…
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Movie review ‘Old’ (2021)
Director: M. Night Shyamalan With: Rufus Sewell, Alex Wolff, Vicky Krieps, Gustaf Hammarstan Music by: Trevor Gureckis Based upon the Sandcastle comic Duration: 1h48 My rating: 7,5/10 Mid- or post-credit scene: no Synopsis: A vacationing family discovers that the secluded beach where they’re relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly,…
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Movie review ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ (2021)
Director: Jason Reitman With: Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, McKenna Grace, Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Dan Ackroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, J.K. Simmons Music by: Rob Simonsen Duration: 2h04 My rating: 9/10 Mid- or post-credit scene: yes (both) Synopsis: When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin…
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Disciples of Nergal
Synopsis: via website author) Pandemics aren’t fun… …especially when evil forces are involved. Billy misses the days when all he worried about was wearing a mask and washing his hands. Slain Lamb Ministries has come to town, led by a charismatic speaker by the name of Pastor Akka. Billy shrugs it off until he receives…
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Memory, Sorrow & Thorn series
Books: Storyline: The Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series is a collection of three books, published in four volumes, and a prequel novella. Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn takes place on the fictional continent of Osten Ard, comprising several united countries. Williams used several characters, both protagonist and antagonist, as point of view characters throughout the novels, presenting the reader…
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