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Review: The Banshees of Inisherin

 In The Banshees of Inisherin, folk musician Colm Doherty suddenly stops talking to his lifelong friend Pádraic Súilleabháin. When Pádraic questions why Colm is ignoring him, Colm simply tells his former friend he doesn’t like him anymore. Over the next few days, Pádraic makes attempts to reignite his friendship with Colm, but to no avail.…

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Review: Bullet Train Down

 Remember last year’s Brad Pitt action-comedy, Bullet Train? Well, the folks over at The Asylum certainly do, resulting in the arrival of their latest picture, the action-disaster flick, Bullet Train Down. The movie – from director Brian Nowak – stars Tom Sizemore, Xander Bailey, and Rashod Freelove, and tells the story of the world’s fastest…

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Review: The Pale Blue Eye

 New to Netflix today (following a brief run in select cinemas back in December) is the mystery-thriller, The Pale Blue Eye. The movie – written and directed by Scott Cooper – is adapted from the book of the same name by Louis Bayard, and follows the story of a detective who is tasked with investigating…

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Review: Emancipation

 In Emancipation, the year is 1863, and in the US, President Abraham Lincoln has declared that all enslaved people are to be freed. However, while some slaves are shortly set to be released from their shackles, in parts of the country there is no change, with many African-American people working on plantations or taken to…

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Review: I Wanna Dance With Somebody

 Currently playing in UK and US cinemas, and starring Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Nafessa Williams, Ashton Sanders, Tamara Tunie, and Clarke Peters, is the biographical musical drama, I Wanna Dance With Somebody. The movie – directed by Kasi Lemmons – is based on the life of US pop singer and actress, Whitney Houston, and tells…

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Review: A Man Called Otto

 In A Man Called Otto, Otto Anderson is an elderly man who lives in a delightful housing community, surrounded by friendly neighbours. However, Otto is far from friendly himself, and in recent times, he has become grouchy and irascible. Otto’s change in mood and attitude is largely connected to the death of his wife, Sonya,…

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Marilyn Monroe movies in order 

 In 1947, Marilyn Monroe made her film debut in the movie, Dangerous Years. From here she followed up her acting work with further appearances in films such as Summer Lighting, Green Grass of Wyoming, and Ladies of the Chorus. To begin with, her on-screen roles were small parts, which is true of any actor in show business, but soon…

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Kirk Douglas movies in order

 In 1946, Kirk Douglas made his film debut in the movie, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers. From here he followed up his film acting work with appearances in movies such as Mourning Becomes Electra, Out of the Past, and I Walk Alone.  To begin with, his on-screen appearances were small roles, but soon his star status began to…

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