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    Film Review: Yesterday (2019)

    September 12, 2022 / No Comments

    Yesterday follows the musical journey of Jack Malik (Himesh Patel) who is a struggling singer/songwriter

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  • Films

    Film Review: 12 Monkeys (1995)

    September 5, 2022 / No Comments

    Back in 1996 a deadly virus wiped out the majority of mankind and was believed to have been released by a notorious group known as the Twelve Monkeys

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    Film Review: Nobody (2021)

    August 29, 2022 / No Comments

    Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) is the “nobody” of the film’s title

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    Film Review: 12 Years a Slave (2013)

    August 22, 2022 / No Comments

    Based on a true story, the film begins in 1841 and tells the tale of Solomon Northrup

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  • Films

    Film Review: The Irishman (2019)

    June 27, 2022 / No Comments

    The Irishman begins with an elderly Sheeran in a nursing home where he recounts his younger days of affiliations with the mafia

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  • Films

    Film Review: Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

    June 20, 2022 / No Comments

    Bohemian Rhapsody opens with Queen preparing to perform what would be a legendary show at Live Aid

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  • Films

    Film Review: The Good Liar (2019)

    June 13, 2022 / No Comments

    The Good Liar focuses on Roy Courtenay, a devious con artist who lures unsuspecting victims into giving him access to their finances

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  • Films

    Film Review: Joker (2019)

    June 1, 2022 / No Comments

    Set in 1981, Joker focuses on Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) who works as a party clown but has aspirations of being a stand-up comedian.

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  • Films

    Film Review: The Lighthouse (2019)

    March 30, 2022 / No Comments

    The Lighthouse is set in New England in the 1890s and we focus on Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson) who takes a job as a lighthouse keeper

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  • Films

    Film Review: Coming 2 America (2021)

    March 15, 2022 / No Comments

    Coming 2 America is set 30 years after the events of the first film.

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  • Books

    Book Review: Metamorphosis (1915)

    November 8, 2021 / No Comments

    Review of Franz Kafka's 1915 novella, The Metamorphosis, the story of Gregor Samsa's life-changing transformation into a large insect.

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  • 1001 Songs Challenge,  2010s,  Music

    1001 Songs Challenge #1001: Dancing (2018)

    November 7, 2021 / No Comments

    Not only does Kylie Minogue want to keep dancing, she wants to do so until the very end, until the final church bells have tolled.

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    1001 Songs Challenge #1000: Street Livin’ (2018)

    November 6, 2021 / No Comments

    In Street Livin’ will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo share out the verses of the track and share tales of racial and social injustice in the US.

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    1001 Songs Challenge #999: Lord (2017)

    November 5, 2021 / No Comments

    In Lord, Young Fathers seem to be a narrator who is lost and speaking to God. They are trapped in a moment of indecision in their lives.

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    1001 Songs Challenge #998: Million Reasons (2016)

    November 4, 2021 / No Comments

    Million Reasons is a tragic love song with Lady Gaga’s narrator at the end of their tether with a relationship they are in.

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    1001 Songs Challenge #997: Tilted (2016)

    November 3, 2021 / No Comments

    Letissier confirmed in an interview that Tilted is concerned with trying to acknowledge who we are as individuals.

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    1001 Songs Challenge #996: Formation (2016)

    November 2, 2021 / No Comments

    Formation is a song of empowerment for black women with Beyoncé proudly tracing her roots in Alabama and Louisiana.

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    1001 Songs Challenge #995: Ultralight Beam (2016)

    November 1, 2021 / No Comments

    Ultralight Beam is credited to Kanye West but the song is divided between him, Kelly Price and Chance the Rapper.

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  • 1001 Songs Challenge,  2010s,  Music

    1001 Songs Challenge #994: Man (2016)

    October 31, 2021 / No Comments

    In Man, Skepta analyses his life and career, the success he has had and how he feels a kind of alienation as a result of his fame.

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  • 1001 Songs Challenge,  2010s,  Music

    1001 Songs Challenge #993: You Want It Darker (2016)

    October 30, 2021 / No Comments

    Leonard Cohen's You Want It Darker appears to be a reverential reflection of life and imminent death.

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