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Episode 3 re-cap: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?

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Very spoilery. Also check out my review, my article on the ending and order of deaths, the episode 1 re-cap and episode 2 re-cap. Knocker returns to the garage, and finds the weapon Bowler Hat Man used to injure him. Bobby scribbles a note and hides it under the passenger sun visor in the Nicholsons’… Episode 3 re-cap: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? Read More

Episode 2 re-cap: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?

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Very spoilery. Also check out my review, my article on the ending and order of deaths, the episode 1 re-cap and episode 3 re-cap. Dr Thomas’s funeral is held, with Bobby a pallbearer. The policeman doesn’t believe Bobby that it wasn’t suicide, despite the lack of a note, mentioning the death of John Savage —… Episode 2 re-cap: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? Read More

Episode 1 re-cap: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?

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Very spoilery. Also check out my review, my article on the ending and order of deaths, the episode 2 re-cap and episode 3 re-cap. An unknown woman in a lovely cottage calling in her aged gardener, Alfred. She then squashes a wasp on a window pane. Bobby Jones, ex-Navy lieutenant, is caddying for Dr Thomas,… Episode 1 re-cap: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? Read More

Yes — why didn’t they ask Evans? Who died and whodunnit

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Who is the killer? Who is Evans and why didn’t they ask them? Plus the victims, and the ending — and a little on differences between book and mini-series. (if you’re looking for my review it’s here. There are also comprehensive re-caps for episode 1, episodes 2 and episode 3 if you’ve missed anything) Who… Yes — why didn’t they ask Evans? Who died and whodunnit Read More

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 ending: all’s well that ends well

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…as playwright and Sonic the Hedgehog fan William Shakespeare said*, though there’s a little sting in the tail in that mid-credits scene. (This is, of course, very spoilery — if you’re after my review it’s here.) The ending Well, it’s really the final third. In the snowy mountains of Siberia, Sonic and Tails follow Longclaw’s… Sonic The Hedgehog 2 ending: all’s well that ends well Read More

We’re in the pink at this new Barbie image

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There’s something brilliantly “whatevs” about the film’s IMDB synopsis: Barbie lives in Barbie Land and then a story happens. What story? Getting her nails done? Winning a Nobel prize? Remembering bin day after a bank holiday? Solving the mystery of Lord Lucan? Growing Lancashire’s biggest marrow? These are all things I would put on my… We’re in the pink at this new Barbie image Read More

Whitney biopic gets a poster

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Naomi Ackie is Whitney Houston in the upcoming movie I Wanna Dance With Somebody, which promises to take audiences on an emotional, energetic journey through Houston’s career and music. The biopic is “from the writer of Bohemian Rhapsody”, a statement currently striking fear into the cinephiles of Film Twitter. The film opens exclusively in cinemas… Whitney biopic gets a poster Read More

Top Gun: Maverick pilot training featurette

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Holy — and I cannot stress this enough — shit. Check out the training the cast of Top Gun: Maverick had to go through below, from taking off from an aircraft carrier to directing / filming themselves in their fighter jets. And to think an hour ago I was considering a lie-down after seeing the… Top Gun: Maverick pilot training featurette Read More

Official poster for the 75th Festival de Cannes released

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Cannes I look at it without feeling dizzy? No I Canne’t. Sorry not sorry. I mean désolé pas désolé. So many Cannes jokes! And even more if you’re a Geordie francophile waving off your movie-loving beloved as they head to France this May (“Gan Canne-y, pet!”) The Cannes film Festival runs from 17-28 May this… Official poster for the 75th Festival de Cannes released Read More

Hook, line and sinker: did Operation Mincemeat work?

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Spoilers ahead, though there are still some mysteries… read on for the ending of the film, what happened to the real Jean and Ewen, and whether the body used was Glyndwr Michael’s at all… (if you’re after my review it’s here) THE FILM That ending: does the ruse work? The deception does work, despite the… Hook, line and sinker: did Operation Mincemeat work? Read More

Better the devil you know? What’s going on in Reed’s Point…

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…and why does it take so long for people to die? Spoilers ahead as I delve into what is real and what isn’t at Reed’s Point — or scroll down if you just want to recap that ending. (Alternatively if you’re looking for my review it’s here.) The Reed / Franklin feud There are links… Better the devil you know? What’s going on in Reed’s Point… Read More

Fangs, fiends and family in Let The Wrong One In

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Would you bloody believe it! Dublin is awash with the undead. Very spoilery on family, the ending and who dies when (if you’re after my review, it’s here) Family The vampire story is an allegory for, and runs parallel to, the exclusion Deco and Shelia feel. Both Deco and Sheila feel neglected and abandoned by… Fangs, fiends and family in Let The Wrong One In Read More