Ex-model Pippa (Daisy Lowe) – a recluse after a disfiguring accident – has her sanctuary shattered when bitchy crim Kayleigh (Eliza H. Bennett) gatecrashes her flat. Tobias Tobbell’s micro-budget thriller aims high, with nods to Panic Room and Repulsion . But this is yet another under-powered, clichéd Brit-crime fiasco. A …
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You’d hope that, emboldened by the success of its predecessor, Red 2 would come out swinging. Instead, it opens with a shot of a Costco sign, rubbing our faces in the fact this isn’t the product of creative vision but rather a proven seller intended to pad some coffers. Inside …
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Common consensus suggests that if you’ve played one Dynasty Warriors game, you’ve played them all. With Xtreme Legends this, Empires that, and countless spin-offs, you couldn’t be blamed for filtering out the series’ near-annual cadence. The large-scale 3D beat-’em-up does have its hardcore fans, and the dollar-to-content ratio across the …
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Once Upon A Time 2.15 “The Queen Is Dead” TV Review (opens in new tab) Episode 2.15 Writers: Daniel T Thomsen, David H Goodman Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton THE ONE WHERE In the past: Young Snow White faces a test when her mother is dying – should she use dark magic …
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True Blood 6.05 “F**k The Pain Away” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 6.05 Writer: Angela Robinson Director: Michael Ruscio THE ONE WHERE Sookie’s dad possesses Lafayette and tries to drown her; the vamp camp adds to its collection and sends Pam to a shrink; Billith learns of Warlow’s …
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Swaggering down mean streets previously occupied by Elite Squad and various Ringo Lam skull-crackers, Everardo Gout’s Mexican crime epic starts with a bracingly stylised snarl and ends in a muddle. Covering 12 years linked by three footie World Cups, the frantic action subjects idealistic cop Lupo (Tenoch Huerta) to a …
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True Blood 6.04 “At Last” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 6.04 Writer: Alexander Woo Director: Anthony Hemingway THE ONE WHERE Sookie and Jason (independently) leap to the conclusion that Ben is Warlow; Andy’s faerie offspring enter their troublesome teens; Eric sires Governor Burrell’s daughter; lots of men strip …
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Continuum 2.09 “Seconds” (opens in new tab) Episode 2.09 Writer: Raul Sanchez Inglis Director: Michael Rohl THE ONE WHERE Julian is released from jail and instantly finds himself being courted by the various factions of Liber8. Before he can choose his future, however, he has to deal with the fact …
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Further proof that kids these days are a bunch of little shits comes from Ciaran Foy’s fresh, eerie twist on the urban horror, which sees young agoraphobic father (Aneurin Barnard, excellent) tormented by feral youths who seem barely human. Inspired by Foy’s own experience of being attacked, Citadel is at …
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When we first meet the Reynolds – a middle-class New York State couple waiting for their eldest daughter Lauren (Mackenzie Davis) to leave the nest – they seem ordinary, untouchable, even uninteresting. Music teacher dad Keith (Guy Pearce) makes tuna melts for lunch, mum Megan (Amy Ryan) sends out family …
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