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Playing Netflix catch-up: The Staircase

 This week on Netflix catch-up, I’m playing catch-up on real-life crime series, The Staircase. The show is similar to Making a Murderer, The Keepers and The Jinx and presents an ongoing account of a murder case, including all the twists and turns that go along with it. The Staircase follows the case and subsequent trial(s) of…

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Toys R Us enters its final days

 The US division of Toys R Us has entered its final days of business. The company – which announced in March 2018 that it would close all its US stores – is preparing to shut up shop for good. Toys R Us is expected to close within the next two weeks. Over the weekend, the…

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The Goonies – Manchester UK charity screening

 A ‘heads-up’ for anyone living in or around Manchester. Today, a special charity screening of the 1985 film classic, The Goonies is taking place. The event – which is being held at Manchester’s Vue Printworks – has been set up by the Norfolk House blood donation centre, in aid of the We Love Manchester Emergency…

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Review: Hereditary (2018)

 This morning I popped along to my local cinema to watch new horror movie, Hereditary. Written and directed by Ari Aster, the film stars Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro and Alex Wolff and focuses on a small family, grieving following the loss of a grandparent. How do I best describe Hereditary? Hmm… It’s unnerving. It’s unsettling.…

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Lucifer survives cancellation

 Love Lucifer? Still bummed that the show got cancelled? Oh boy, are you in for a treat! Lucifer has just been saved from the axe! According to Deadline, the show has been picked up by Netflix for a fourth season. Happy? Thought so. Looks like that #SaveLucifer campaign paid off. No word on when Season…

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Jordan Peele to direct Gargoyles movie?

 File this one firmly under ‘rumour’ for now, but news is currently circulating that Get Out (2017) director, Jordan Peele is eyeing up a movie based on Disney’s Gargoyles. I say file this under ‘rumour’ because there seems to be nothing solid on this story and/or it’s all up in the air anyway. The report originated over…

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Playing Arrowverse catch-up: The Flash – Season 4

 Over the past few weeks I’ve been playing Netflix catch-up and Arrowverse catch-up. The shows have included The Rain (great), Dark (so-so), Lost in Space (fun) and Supergirl Season 3 (really enjoyable). This week I’m back in Arrowverse territory, playing catch-up with the fourth season of The Flash. This is the season that sees Team Flash go head-to-head with The Thinker…

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What should the DCEU do next?

 It’s no secret that Warner Bros.’ run of DC Extended Universe movies has struggled to connect with audiences over the past five years and while the series as a whole has pulled in a hefty chunk of change – $3.7 billion dollars and counting – let’s be honest, the DCEU isn’t what it should be. And…

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