Spooks
Shown: 2002 – 2011 (UK) Starring: Peter Firth, Nicola Walker, Matthew McFadyen A fond farewell to a sometimes ludicrous but always brilliant programme It’s been just over a week now since the last...
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Released: 2010 Director: Gregor Jordan Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Sheen, Carrie-Anne Moss An intelligent thriller that raises difficult questions How far would you go to stop a terrorist...
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Released: 2013 Director: Antoine Fuqua Starring: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman Uneven and hokey but great fun It’s a relatively common event for films to come out in pairs – when one...
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Published: 2014 Author: Paul E. Hardisty An intriguing and intelligent political thriller It’s often said “Don’t judge a book by its cover” but let’s be honest, we all do it don’t we? If a cover...
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Published: 2015 Author: Åsne Seierstad Brilliantly researched but uncomfortable in the extreme A few years ago I studied criminology and psychology at the Open University. I didn’t last very long...
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