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In the ocean, no one can hear you scream With a genre stuffed with endless shark films, 47 Meters Down is the next to sink its teeth into movie audiences. While it does have a few tense moments and some slick camera shots, on the whole 47 Metres Down is largely forgettable. It lacks any sort of characterisation and driven forward by a few jump scares in the vast, open ocean, there just isn’t much in this shark film that hasn’t been done elsewhere better....

The 2020 edition of the Baeksang Arts Awards showcased a night of big surprises, big winners and big celebrations. With a stacked line-up of Korean dramas this year, the quality on the small screen was amazingly usurped by the critical acclaim Parasite has garnered the world over. With returning hosts Shin Dong-yup, Bae Suzy and Park Bo-gum all returning for a third year, the lack of an audience did nothing to quell the occasion as some of the hottest names gathered for the Korean equivalent of the Academy Awards....

More Horrific & Mysterious Games Lurk In The Shadows The Silent Hill franchise delivers a gratifying and horrifying experience–no matter how many times you play either of its games. Each game is full of suspense and thrill in every corner. Silent Hill’s setting is full of grittiness and mystery and its protagonists and antagonist are remarkable. If you’ve finished playing Silent Hill and are looking for alternatives – fret not! We’ve combed through the archives and saved you the hassle with our top 8 picks....

From, Honey Episode 24 of A Love So Beautiful begins with Heon waking next to Sol-I and using the opportunity to watch her sleep. We zip to the video message he’s recording for Sol-I, talking about their relationship. For him, it started when Sol-I said she liked him (Love Letter). He describes her following him around in high school. First testing her resolve, he then began observing and waiting for her....

Episode Guide Love Letter – | Review Score – 4/5 At the Karaoke – | Review Score – 4/5 Pick Me Up – | Review Score – 4/5 Field Day – | Review Score – 4/5 Drama Festival (Let’s go, Baby) – | Review Score – 4.5/5 Don’t Go – | Review Score – 4.3/5 Game of Truth – | Review Score – 4/5 Happy Birthday – | Review Score – 4/5 We Need to Talk – | Review Score – 3....

Set in a Philadelphia elementary school, the series stars Brunson as Janine Teagues, a positively eager teacher set upon changing the lives of her students. In season 2, Janine returns to Abbott Elementary with the rest of her co-workers: Ava Coleman (Janelle James), the unqualified principal; Barbara Howard (Sheryl Lee Ralph) a seasoned teacher with a wealth of knowledge; Melissa Schemmenti (Lisa Ann Walter), a Philly native with important connections; Jacob Hill (Chris Perfetti) a young colleague who was hired with Janine; and Gregory Eddie (Tyler James Williams), the newly-minted full-time teacher....

Flashbacks After the fourth episode hinted at the possible reality that the 7 minors were killed rather than commit suicide, we return to Ad Vitam for the penultimate episode and a deeper understanding around some of the lore and ideas inherent with the show. The episode starts with a flashback to 10 years ago; a young Virgil is having dinner with his family where they talk to him about his future regeneration....

Descending To Disaster When I was a teenager, I used to be a drug addict. With that in mind, watching anything on the topic of drug use is always difficult to pull off accurately. HBO’s Euphoria and 90’s cinema hit Trainspotting are some of the better examples of doing this topic justice and while not quite reaching those lofty heights itself, Adolescence does well nonetheless. It’s not perfect, and at times the film does meander on a little slowly before it gets to the meat of the drama, but the slow burn is certainly worth persevering with when things do eventually bubble up and explode in a flurry of emotion....

Becoming A Bigger Monster Episode 3 of Again My Life starts with Hui-Wu walking home but stopped by the deadly assassin, Doctor K. Hui-Wu tries to thwart his threat but it’s no good, he manages to best Hui-Wu down and throw him off the bridge. As a white truck approaches…Hui-Wu awakens. It was all a bad dream! Off the back of this, Hui-Wu remains determined to get a head-start on his fighting....

The King of Spades Episode 7 of Alice in Borderland Season 2 starts with Niragi deciding to make everyone suffer in agony. As he continues on, Ann and Kuina end up coming face to face again, this time while playing various games. They both offer some words of encouragement as they work their way through the different face cards, taking them all out one by one. Two blimps remain by the time they’re done – the Queen of Hearts and the King of Spades....

DNA Transfer All Rise returns this week with its usual formula but with the added twist this time around as Emily solves her client’s case. This was quite the intriguing one to follow which made this episode stand out while we carry on following the different story lines of our characters. Episode 20 of All Rise starts with Mark getting ready to go on a ride along with Detective Webber while in Emily and Sara’s house, Ben leaves to have breakfast with his mother....

The Great White Wolf Studio Dragon are fast becoming one of my favourite Asian studios. After the success of Mr Sunshine, Memories of The Alhambra and The Crowned Clown, Arthdal Chronicles feels like another sure-fire hit. With each episode clocking in at a little over 80 minutes, there’s an awful lot going on here but the extended run-time is certainly welcome to try and flesh everything out. There’s been a lot of comparisons to Game Of Thrones over the past week and aside from the opening credits – the two shows couldn’t be more different in the realm of fantasy....

One Story Ends, Another Begins So here we are, the end of an era. After following Ezio’s journey over the course of three games, Assassin’s Creed finishes Ezio’s story with a satisfying conclusion for this highly popular protagonist while leaving lots of scope for the sequels to push into new, unexplored territory. Following the ending of Brotherhood, Desmond Miles is in a comatose state after being forced to kill Lucy Stillman through the control of the First Civilization member, Juno....

Episode Guide Lamp Room Ice Cube Day For The Culture Murder Mystery Birthday Party Full House But Black Sketch shows are always a little hit or miss and when it comes to comedy, it’s always a subjective art form; one man’s trash is another’s treasure. Astronomy Club is a well written and interesting sketch show, split across 6 episodes and tied together by one cohesive theme – playing on racial tensions for laughs....

Road Trip Episode 4 of Atiye begins with a flashback to the past where masked guards enter a house and demand it be burned down. A blood-soaked girl hides around the corner but sneaks out the house before it completely burns to the ground. As we cut back to the present, Atiye’s Mum looks at the note her daughter left and appears to go into shock. Ozan shows her the CCTV footage from earlier in the night before she does though but it doesn’t bring up much in the way of clues....

Children of the Forest Episode 13 of Attack On Titan Season 4 begins with Zeke boasting. Specifically, he brings up how he enslaved those inside Ragako to do his Titan bidding thanks to a gas made from his spinal fluid. Levi interrupts though and comments how he doesn’t have a shred of guilt. However, Levi most certainly does. Given how many times he’s saved Eren in the past, with all the casualties that’s brought over time, he frets that this struggle was all for nothing....

Night of the End Episode 25 of Attack on Titan Season 4 starts with the group assessing their chances. With the stragglers from Marley joining our main characters, Hange tries to work out their chances tackling Eren. Regardless of if they’re successful or not, they all agree that genocide is never the answer and set out to stop him putting his plan into action. The thing is, if the island is still left standing then it could rile the people up more than Willy Tybur’s speech did....

Episode Guide Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Set upon the gorgeous backdrop of 1920s Berlin, Babylon Berlin is a slickly presented, incredible recreation of a city on the verge of radical change. Boasting some stunning cinematography and a genuinely engrossing self-aware script, this 8 episode crime thriller is a joy to watch. The first couple of episodes do take a while to get going, focusing most of its time on world building and recreating Germany in the 1920s, but once the plot unravels Babylon Berlin is great entertainment and arguably one of the finest productions to come out of Germany....

Start-up comedy is a mixed bag It’s not easy starting a company from scratch. It’s even harder to keep that going and turn it into a successful endeavour. Any entrepreneur will tell you it takes perseverance, hard work, determination and a tiny bit of luck to succeed. In fact, statistics will tell you that about 90% of start-ups fails. Out of those, 10% will fail in the first year. With this in mind, Bankrolled takes that idea and spins it into a goofy slapstick comedy, leaning in hard on the satire but forgetting to bring a compelling story along for the ride....

Bartkowiak Plot Synopsis Bartkowiak is a Polish thriller that revolves around disgraced MMA fighter Tomek Bartkowiak. After being knocked out during the film’s decent opening prologue, Tomek heads back to his hometown, intent on working in his brother’s nightclub. When Wiktor is suddenly killed in a car accident, it falls to Tomek to decide the club’s fate. As hungry investors get involved and try to rush through a deal, Tomek realizes there’s foul play involved and sets out to uncover what’s really going on....