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Great Adaptations: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo on screen

This month over at Five Books For, we've been talking about trilogies. One of the things I love about a trilogy is that they have depth, and extra time with your favourite characters, but they don't involve the same level of commitment as a long...

“Perfect storm of social commentary”: Diary of the Dead review

With the ongoing battle for the soul of humanity versus the trillionaire far-right tech barons, it seems timely to revisit a largely forgotten film that was the first to seriously confront our online information addiction. Diary of the Dead, George...

“A riot of color, like a poisonous plant patch”: Cape Fear review

Javier Bardem is just too good at playing villains. I have loved his work in his softer roles - 2010’s Biutiful comes to mind - but the man can evoke so many layers of shimmering menace that his villainous roles are better retained in the public...

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