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  • The Emperor's New Clothes (2002)
    Review preview for The Emperor's New Clothes

    The film continually and cleverly explores the line between fiction and reality, falsehood and authenticity.

    Monica Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Napoleon Bonaparte escapes his island exile to discover a simpler life in Paris.
  • Mad Men: Series 1 (2007)
    Review preview for Mad Men: Series 1

    In a day and age where the majority of television is frustratingly geared towards impatient audiences, a show like Mad Men is a refreshing experience

    Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
    A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.
  • Terminator Genisys (2015)
    Review preview for Terminator Genisys

    The film is saved by one of Schwarzenegger's strongest performances to date.

    Max Crawford · 3.5 out of 5
    When Kyle Reese arrives in 1984 to save Sarah Connor, nothing is as he expected.
  • Thor: The Dark World (2013)
    Review preview for Thor: The Dark World

    Thor: The Dark World is nimble of step in the comedy department but as heavy as a hammer to the chest when it comes to exposition.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Thor takes on the dark elves to save the life of his mortal love Jane.

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