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Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot gets its third adaptation, with Gary Dauberman directing his second film and James Wan acting as a producer. Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) is a writer who returns to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot, Maine. He plans to use his time to research and write his next novel. However, his time back […]
For the initial six episodes of Lessons in Chemistry’s eight-episode run, I found myself disappointed by the series. The performances – namely star Brie Larson’s turn as Elizabeth Zott, the writing (the series is adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name), and the structure of the series as a whole all felt off. […]
Top Gun is a film that generations of film fans hold dear to their hearts. 36 years later a sequel has been made and sees Tom Cruise return to the Danger Zone. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Cruise) is a decorated Navy pilot, earning medals and commendations for his service. But he is also a misfit because he […]
Bad Times at the El Royale was Drew Goddard’s homage to film noir and ensemble casts. What he created was a film about people with deep, dark secrets coalescing at a single location. The El Royale Hotel is literally on the border of California and Nevada. On one faithful day in 1969, five people with […]
Catch-22 continues with a much more focused episode with its third entry. It is the strongest episode in the season so far. The 256th US Army Air Squadron has been given the mission to bomb Bologna. The city is heavily defended by the Germans and Yossarian (Christopher Abbott) believes it will be a suicide mission – […]
Following the first episode of Catch-22 picks up a lot having introduced the characters and the setup for the season. At the end of the previous episode Colonel Cathcart (Kyle Chandler) has raised the mission count from 25 to 30, much to John Yossarian’s (Christopher Abbott) dismay. The war progresses in the Allies favour, leading to the […]
Catch-22 is a celebrated satirical novel by Joseph Heller and has been adapted into a six-part miniseries for Hulu. In the UK the show is being broadcast on Channel 4. The series follows an American bomber squadron based in Italy during the Second World War. The first episode follows John Yossarian (Christopher Abbott), a bombardier who’s […]