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When Marnie Was There – Film Review

Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi Writers: Masashi Ando, Keiko Niwa, and Hiromasa Yonebayashi Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Kiernan Shipka, Ava Acres, Vanessa William, Geena Davis, John C. Reilly, Grey Griffin, and Catherine O’Hara Studio Ghibli’s 2014 drama When Marnie Was There is based … Continue reading

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The Miniaturist – TV Review

Director: Guillem Morales Writer: John Brownlow Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Romola Garai, Alex Hassell, Hayley Squires, Paapa Essiedu Rating: ★★★★ The Miniaturist is a 2017 BBC miniseries based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Kessie Burton. Set in … Continue reading

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Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Volume 6 – Manga Review

The sixth volume of Zom 100 finds Akira having to choose between his dad being killed at the hands of the sadistic Kanta or turning himself into a zombie. Kanta is a pure psycho who wants to destroy the safe village and … Continue reading

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Pluto, Volume 1 – Manga Review

Pluto by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki is based on the ‘The Greatest Robot on Earth’ story arc of the legendary and highly influential Astro Boy. Urasawa and Nagasaki took the relatively short story, and turned it into a cyberpunk … Continue reading

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Other Things I’ve Been Up To

It’s been an odd week for me, I’ve only been at work for 2 days, so it’s been quiet and quick. Originally on the Monday just gone I was supposed to be seeing Foo Fighters, but that was cancelled and … Continue reading

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