Author: John Spry
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“3:10 to Yuma” (2007) Drama Running Time: 97 minutes Written by: Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos Starring: Christos Stergioglou, Michelle Valley, Angeliki Papoulia, Christos Passalis, Mary Tsoni and Anna Kalaitzidou Father: [subtitled version] “Soon your mother will give birth to two children and a dog.” Yorgos Lanthimos’s Dogtooth remains one of the most unsettling, darkly…
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“3:10 to Yuma” (2007) Western Running Time: 122 minutes Written by: Halsted Welles, Michael Brandt and Derek Haas Directed by: James Mangold Starring: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, Ben Foster, Dallas Roberts, Alan Tudyk, Vinessa Shaw and Logan Lerman Dan Evans: [while being choked] “I ain’t never been no hero, Wade. The only battle…
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“Afterglow” (2018) Drama Running Time: 113 minutes Written & Directed by: Alan Rudolph Starring: Nick Nolte, Julie Christie, Lara Flynn Boyle and Jonny Lee Miller Lucky Mann: “I don’t know what I like, but I know what art is.” Afterglow is a quiet, bruised, deeply adult drama that arrived in the late 1990s almost unnoticed, yet has steadily…
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“The Rockford Files: Series 1 – 6” (1974-1980) TV Drama One Hundred and Twenty Three Episodes Created by: Roy Huggins and Stephen J. Cannell Featuring: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos, Gretchen Corbett and Stuart Margolin Jim Rockford: [to the hood who has just kidnapped him] “Does your mother know what you do for a…
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“Workaholics: Series 1 – 7” (2011-2017) TV Comedy Eighty Six Episodes Created by: Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, Kyle Newacheck, Connor Pritchard and Dominic Russo Featuring: Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, Jillian Bell, Maribeth Monroe and Erik Griffin Adam Demamp: “I’m like one of those dragons from Avatar!” When Workaholics premiered, it arrived disguised as a…
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“The Brokenwood Mysteries Series 1 – 11” (2014-present) TV Drama Forty Three Episodes Featuring: Neill Rea, Fern Sutherland, Nic Sampson, Jarod Rawiri, Cristina Serban Ionda, Pana Hema Taylor and Rawiri Jobe Kristin Sims: “Jacinta O’Connor, I’m arresting you for the murders of Nate Dunn and Evelyn Dunn. You have the right to remain silent.” Jacinta O’Connor: “It’s a little late for that.” “The Brokenwood…
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“Together” (2025) Horror Running Time: 102 minutes Written & directed by: Michael Shanks Featuring: Dave Franco and Alison Brie Tim: “It’s called diazepam now! It works quicker if you snort it!” Together is a 2025 body-horror film directed by Michael Shanks, starring real-life couple Alison Brie and Dave Francoas Millie and Tim — a long-term couple whose relationship is already strained…
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“Hacks Series 1 – 3” (2021 – 2024) Television Series / Comedy Twenty Seven Episodes Created by: Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky Featuring: Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Megan Stalter, Paul W. Downs, Rose Abdoo and Mark Indelicato Ava: [during the heated exchange that takes place the first time Ava and Deborah meet]…
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“Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger ” (1977) Fantasy Running Time: 113 minutes Written by: Beverley Cross Directed by: Sam Wanamaker Starring: Patrick Wayne, Taryn Power, Margaret Whiting, Jane Seymour and Patrick Troughton Melanthius: “Extraordinary, a normal babboon wouldn’t have reconised its reflection and attacked it thinking it was another babboon.” Ray Harryhausen’s final Sinbad adventure, Sinbad and…
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“Rain Man” (1988) Drama Running Time: 135 minutes Written by: Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass Directed by: Barry Levinson Featuring: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise and Valeria Golino Charlie: “What you have to understand is, four days ago he was only my brother in name. And this morning we had pancakes.” At its heart, Rain Man remains a deeply affecting…
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“Are You Being Served? Series 1 – 10” (1972 – 1985) Television Series / Comedy Seventy Episodes Created by: Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft Featuring: Mollie Sugden, Trevor Bannister, Frank Thornton, John Inman, Wendy Richard, Arthur Brough, Nicholas Smith, Larry Martyn, Harold Bennett, Arthur English and James Hayter Mrs. Slocombe: [removes her gas mask] “What about this…
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“Bewitched: Seasons 3 & 4” (1966 – 1968) Comedy / Television Sixty Episodes Created by: Sol Saks Featuring: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Dick Sargent and David White Uncle Arthur: [to Endora] “When I think of you as a blood relative, I long for a transfusion.” The gradual high-definition restoration of Bewitched has been one of…
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“Bewitched: Seasons 5 & 6” (1968 – 1970) Comedy / Television Sixty Episodes Created by: Sol Saks Featuring: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Dick Sargent and David White Uncle Arthur: [to Endora] “When I think of you as a blood relative, I long for a transfusion.” With the high-definition restoration of Bewitched continuing across its later…
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“The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: Series One” (1962) Mystery / Television Running Time: 3000 minutes Created by: Alfred Hitchcock Featuring: James Mason, Robert Redford, Vera Miles, Peter Falk, Jayne Mansfield, Angie Dickinson, Tony Randall, John Forsythe, Peter Graves, Gene Barry, William Conrad, Bob Crane, Dean Stockwell, Diana Dors, Dabney Coleman, Gig Young, Christopher Lee, Martin Landau,…
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“Upstart Crow Series 1 – 3” (2016 – 2020) Television Series / Comedy Twenty Two Episodes Created by: Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith Featuring: Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith Edward: “Hello, hello. What’s going on? What’s all this shouting? We’ll have no trouble here.” When The League of Gentlemen first aired on the…
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“Doctor Who – Season One” (2024) Television Series Sci-Fi Eight Episodes Written by: Russell T Davies Featuring: Ncuti Gatwa Ruby Sunday: “Who are you?” The Doctor: “I’m the Doctor!” The arrival of Doctor Who: Season 1 (2024) on Blu-ray marks a pivotal moment in the show’s long and often tumultuous history. After the 60th anniversary specials successfully reignited global…
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“In Which We Serve” (1942) Drama Running Time: 115 minutes Written by: Noël Coward Directed by: David Lean Starring: Noël Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles and Celia Johnson Mrs. Alix Kinross: [Christmas dinner toast] “Ladies and gentlemen. I’ll begin by taking my husband’s advice and wishing you all a very happy Christmas. I’m sure Elizabeth and June…
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“This Happy Breed” (1944) Drama Running Time: 115 minutes Written by: David Lean, Ronald Neame and Anthony Havelock-Allan Directed by: David Lean Starring: Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, Stanley Holloway and John Mills Frank Gibbons: “She didn’t pass on, pass over, or pass out! She died!” David Lean’s This Happy Breed may not have the sweeping romantic grandeur of Brief Encounter or…
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“Blithe Spirit” (1945) Drama Running Time: 96 minutes Written by: David Lean and Ronald Neame Directed by: David Lean Starring: Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond and Margaret Rutherford Charles Condomine: “It’s discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.” David Lean’s Blithe Spirit remains one of the most curious entries in…
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“Oh, Canada” (2024) Drama Running Time: 95 minutes Written & Directed by: Paul Schrader Starring: Richard Gere, Jacob Elordi, Uma Thurman, Victoria Hill, Michael Imperioli, Penelope Mitchell and Kristine Froseth Cornel: “All creation starts with a single cell of energy that explodes with a bang and becomes the universe. Cancer starts the same way. A single rogue…
