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The art of the pay-off
Aaron Sorkin and the opening scene of 'The Social Network'
Mar 23
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Rowan Davies
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OK, Boomer: The Ascent of Man
A hauntological wander through human history
Mar 16
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Tobias Sturt
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Back to the future
Loki, Severance, Silo, and ‘70s technology as a 21st century metaphor
Mar 9
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Tobias Sturt
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‘Sleeper’ Revisited
Sex, death and liking Woody Allen movies, three things that come once in a lifetime
Mar 2
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Tobias Sturt
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February 2024
Good Millennial. Bad Millennial.
Mild spoilers for Mr & Mrs Smith (Amazon, 2024) and I May Destroy You (BBC, 2020)
Feb 24
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Rowan Davies
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Endeavour
Staying in with the Sunday evening cops
Feb 17
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Tobias Sturt
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February '24: Double White Female
Duplicated and disposable women in '80s thrillers
Feb 17
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The Editors
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Annette Richardson
20:38
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Big Night In
Twin Peaks and the inauguration of the Golden Age of TV
Feb 10
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Tobias Sturt
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1983: Smith vs Smiths
This alarming man
Feb 3
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Tobias Sturt
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January 2024
Making memories
My dad, in a cafe on Praed St in Paddington. In front of him is a strawberry tart and a latte. In front of me is a desiccated Viennese whirl that I am…
Jan 27
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Rowan Davies
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January '24: The Usual Suspects
Considering the twist in the tale of this convoluted '90s thriller
Jan 26
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The Editors
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Tobias Sturt
10:16
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The Wasp Factory
Re-reading the '80s sensation
Jan 20
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The Editors
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