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Freaky Tales: this gory 80s-inspired anthology film is all surface and no substance

Freaky Tales: this gory 80s-inspired anthology film is all surface and no substance

Playing on a sort of fabricated nostalgia for the 80s, this film presents a version of the period that lacks any real insight or depth.

18.04.2025 6

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Matthew Melia

Dr Strangelove at the Noël Coward Theatre: Steve Coogan’s masterclass performance is the highlight of this Kubrick adaptation

In September last year, the Stanley Kubrick estate announced that actor, impressionist and comedian Steve Coogan would be taking the lead role (all...

31.10.2024 6

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Matthew Melia

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice may have problems – but it’s Tim Burton’s best film in years

It’s been 36 years since the release of Tim Burton’s gothic farce, Beetlejuice (1988). The musical horror comedy told the story of newly dead...

09.09.2024 3

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Matthew Melia