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  • Batman (1966)
    Review preview for Batman

    Any dedicated film fan would be poorer for overlooking this comic gem.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Catwoman, The Joker, The Penguin and The Riddler hatch a dastardly plot. Hand me the bat-villain-repellant!
  • Night Gallery: Season 1 (1970)
    Review preview for Night Gallery: Season 1

    ight Gallery is a rich mixture in terms of writers, cast and adapted material.

    Robert Reid · 3 out of 5
    Cult series... we can't believe it's not the Twilight Zone.
  • Rocky II (1979)
    Review preview for Rocky II

    Rocky’s necessary fall from grace back into the gutter makes us root for the big-hearted lug every south paw-jabbing step of the way.

    Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
    The boxer is tempted back into the ring.
  • Rocky III (1982)
    Review preview for Rocky III

    Not full-on farce, but getting there.

    Stephen Carty · 2.5 out of 5
    When the boxing hero is beaten by a challenger his former rival offers to train him back to former glory.
  • Rocky V (1990)
    Review preview for Rocky V

    Despite overdoing the mumbling a bit Stallone wins us over again with some nice dialogue.

    Stephen Carty · 3 out of 5
    Forced to retire, Rocky takes on a protege.
  • Rocky (1976)
    Review preview for Rocky

    Credit is due to John G Avildsen for directing (he won one of three trophies), but the real victory here belongs to Sly.

    Stephen Carty · 5 out of 5
    An underdog boxer gets a shot at the big time.
  • The Twilight Zone: Series 1 (1959)
    Review preview for The Twilight Zone: Series 1

    Although the ground it broke can only be broken once, it's clear to see why The Twilight Zone has been so respected, influential, copied and parodied since it first appeared, nearly 50 years ago.

    Keith Dudhnath · 4 out of 5
    The first season of an iconic sci-fi TV series.

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