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Film review: Normal

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 Known for his darkly comic thrillers such as Kill List, Down Terrace, and Sightseers, acclaimed filmmaker Ben Wheatley, alongside his wife-cum-co-writer Amy Jump, has achieved cult-like fandom within the British indie scene. In recent years, his attention has shifted to what might be described as director-for-hire work with the likes of his Netflix adaptation of classic novel Rebecca and a bizarre foray into shark action with Meg 2: The Trench. His latest feature is neo-Western drama Normal penned by John Wick franchise creator, Derek Kolstad. The plot follows unassuming sheriff Ulysses (Bob Odenkirk) who is assigned an interim position in the fictional small town of Normal, Minnesota. When a local bank heist goes awry, he uncovers a sinister conspiracy involving the deadly Yakuza crime syndicate.

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DVD & Digital

DVD review: Nobody

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Indie musician turned filmmaker Ilya Naishuller debuted as a director with Hardcore Henry in 2015, an inventive sci-fi film which riffed off of first-person videogames. His sophomore effort Nobody is more traditionally conceived in style, yet surprising in its casting, pitting seasoned comedy actor Bob Odenkirk at the centre of an action thriller. The preposterous plot centres around mild-mannered family man Hutch Mansell (Odenkirk) who works at his father-in-law’s business. When his home is broken into in the middle of the night, a chain of events is set off which reignites his penchant for violence and results in a rivalry with Yulian Kuznetsov (Aleksei Serebryakov), a dangerous mob boss.

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DVD review: The Post

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As America endures the ‘fake news’ era of the Trump administration, legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg casts his directorial eye over the government’s corrupt past with political drama The Post. Centered around attempts to publish incriminating Vietnam War secrets, the plot follows the struggle of a newspaper heiress trying to keep her business afloat.  Katharine Graham (Meryl Streep) runs The Washington Post with loyal editor in chief Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks) by her side. When journalist Ben Bagdikian (Bob Odenkirk) tracks a source that leads him to the Pentagon Papers, a moral battle between the press and the government ensues.

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