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  • Napoleon

    Napoleon
    Dec 7 2023
    Ridley Scott's long awaited latest epic; a 'character study' of one of the most influential figures of European history, who reshaped a continent. It has been accompanied by furious debate, criticism, praise and confusion. Henry, Wolf and David rushed to see it, and to chat about it.

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    50 Min.
  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer
    Aug 5 2023
    Christopher Nolan's biography of J Robert Oppenheimer is visually stunning, rich, ambitious...also quite long. Did it engage you, was it thought provoking, present a convincing view of it's subject? We talk about that.

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    1 Std. und 5 Min.
  • The Great Escape

    The Great Escape
    Dec 18 2022
    Released in 1863 The Great Escape has got to be one of the definitive tales of derring-do, the ultimate escapism, in the 'film is fun' genre. What role would you have had if you had been there?

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    55 Min.
  • Chariots of Fire

    Chariots of Fire
    Dec 11 2022
    I remember back in 1981 this film was a sensation; we were all running around on beaches in slo-mo. Has it stood the test of time, though, and is it any more than a bit of fluff?

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    53 Min.
  • Bright Star

    Bright Star
    Nov 20 2022
    Jane Campion's Bright Star was released in 2009 and featured on the lives of Fanny Browne and John Keats in the last years of Keat's life. Abbie Cornish and Ben Wishaw do a brilliant job of recreating their lives

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    54 Min.
  • Gladiator

    Gladiator
    Oct 30 2022
    Ridley Scott's classic - is it, and were you entertained or did it unleash hell? Has it stood the test of time? And how well does the revenge format work? This and much more - and a discussion of the ubiquitous agricultural yield ratios.

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    1 Std. und 2 Min.
  • The Lost King

    The Lost King
    Oct 16 2022
    The Lost King follows the remarkable story of Ricardian Phillipa Langley, whose steely determination and persistence led to the discovery of the body of Richard III and paints the academic community as determined to write her out of the story.

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    58 Min.
  • Lagaan

    Lagaan
    Sep 25 2022
    The evil British oppressor Captain Russell - twiddly 'tache and all - forces the poor hapless (and stonkingly rich) Raja to impose the traditional tax, Lagaan threefold on the villagers unless they beat the English overlord at their weird game - Cricket (pre IPL days, obs). Find out what happens.

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    52 Min.