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How many Super Mario Bros. cartoons are there?

 In 1989, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! made its debut on television. The part-live-action/part-animated series, was based on the Super Mario Bros. video games from Nintendo, and followed the story of plumbers-turned-adventurers, Mario and Luigi, as they battle King Koopa alongside their friends Toad and Princess Toadstool. At the time of its release, The…

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Review: Tár

 New to UK cinemas from Friday is the psychological drama, Tár. The movie – written and directed by Todd Field – stars Cate Blanchett, Nina Hoss, and Noémie Merlant, and tells the story of a world-famous composer-conductor, and her fall from grace. In the movie, Lydia Tár is the chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic…

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The best quotes from the Super Mario Bros. movie

 Everyone has a guilty pleasure, right? For some (myself included), that guilty pleasure includes watching 1993’s Super Mario Bros. movie. The film – directed by Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton – stars Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Samantha Mathis, and Fiona Shaw, and follows the story of two plumbers who find themselves in a…

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Review: M3GAN

 In M3GAN, Gemma is a robotics expert and toy developer, who is currently working on a new project for the technologically advanced toy company, Funki. The project is a life-like doll called M3GAN (Model 3 Generative Android) – an artificially intelligent robot, designed to become a companion and playmate for young children. While working on…

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Review: Piggy

 In Piggy, Sara is a shy, plus-sized teenager, who works with her family at their butcher shop. But due to the nature of the job, as well as her weight, she has no confidence, zero friends, and finds herself constantly becoming the source of ridicule from all the other teens in the town. Each day…

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Review: The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker (2023)

 New to Netflix today is the true-crime docu-film, The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker. The documentary – written and directed by Colette Camden – tells the real-life story of Caleb ‘Kai’ Lawrence McGillvary, the hatchet wielding hitchhiker who became an internet sensation after he prevented a murder. For those who don’t recall any of this, the incident…

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Review: Empire of Light

 In Empire of Light, the year is 1980 and Hilary Small is working as the duty manager at the Empire Cinema, in the seaside town of Margate. Hilary works hard at her job, and is part of a small team, but she struggles with her health and is desperately lonely. She has friends at work,…

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Review: Jack

 In low-budget British comedy, Jack, Charlie Bones is an awkward third-year university student, who is struggling with his sex life. He lives at home, is perpetually horny, and can’t seem to attract any affection from anyone around him. Despite his best efforts to catch the attention of a fellow student he has a crush on,…

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Review: I Love My Dad

 In I Love My Dad, Franklin Green is a troubled young man who has been let down by his father, Chuck, one too many times. But after attending his latest therapy session, Franklin decides one of the next best steps to distance himself from constant disappointment, is to block his father online. This doesn’t go…

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List of Phineas and Ferb episodes perfect for Halloween

 In 2008, animated television show, Phineas and Ferb, aired the episode ‘One Good Scare Ought to Do It!’. The episode saw Phineas and Ferb build a haunted house in order to scare away Isabella’s hiccups. Although the episode wasn’t set at Halloween, it provided Phineas and Ferb with a nice bit of horror-lite entertainment, which would work perfect…

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