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The 20 best horror movies of the 1990s. The ’90s produced some pretty darned spectacular horror films. Entertainment. #1/10 Treehouse of Horror IV.
The best Amazon Prime series (June 2024) - Shortlist
Oct 12, 2024 · 8. Good Omens. Stream now (Amazon Prime Video) Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s fantastic book Good Omens gets the TV treatment, thanks to a joint production between the BBC and Amazon Studios. The result is a superb six-part series with one of the best acting pairing seen on TV in recent years.
Best movies On NOW: TV worth watching (November 2024)
Sep 4, 2024 · 3. Ex Machina. Watch on NOW. Alex Garland's Ex Machina is one of the most lauded sci-fi movies of the last decade. It examines what separates an advanced humanoid machine from a "real" person, wrapped up in a stylish and provocative thriller. It also won an Oscar for its visual effects. 29. 6. 4.
Gladiator II review: this big, brutal sequel turns ... - Shortlist
1 day ago · 1. The story. There was, famously, a Gladiator sequel script written by Nick Cave that featured Russell Crowe’s dead gladiator in purgatory and on a mission to kill Jesus Christ. For some reason - we can’t think why - that one didn’t make it to the big screen, but the spectre of Maximus looms large in Gladiator II.
The best movies on Netflix (June 2024): the best Netflix films
Sep 4, 2024 · 3. The Trial of the Chicago 7. Watch now on Netflix. The Trial of the Chicago 7 is Aaron Sorkin on top form. He writes and directs this true story about the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. There’s an all-star cast that bolsters the movie but the real star is the dialogue. UK/US.
What to watch: new movies and TV shows to stream this week - Shortlist
5 days ago · Slow Horses season 4. One of the best shows on streaming is back for season four. It kicks off in dramatic style, as a bomb detonates in a shopping centre. But the appeal of the show is the same as ever: what’s going on in Slough House, where Jackson Lamb and co try to get to the bottom of a new conspiracy.
The best movies of the last decade, ranked - Shortlist
Sep 26, 2023 · 84. 47. 9. Dune (2021) Denis Villeneuve has been on a roll over the past decade, churning out all time sci-fi blockbuster classics seemingly at will. His latest, Dune, is also his most ambitious, adapting Frank Herbert’s famously thorny novel of interstellar political intrigue and religious allegory.
Best movies on Amazon Prime Video (November 2024) - Shortlist
Aug 2, 2024 · 12. The Whale. Watch now on Prime Video. Brendan Fraser is a morbidly obese, depressed man in The Whale, a film that landed the actor a Best Actor Oscar after years largely out of the limelight. Critics are split on whether this is …
The best short books under 100 pages and quick to read - Shortlist
Jan 4, 2024 · 1. Animal Farm. Author: George Orwell. Pages: 56. Yes, we know you read it at school. We all read it at school. But pick it up again now that you’re a little older, a little wiser, and a little more pissed off at the world’s political failings, and it’ll seem like a …
The 20 best movies under 90 minutes: short, sharp tales - Shortlist
Sep 9, 2023 · 13. 5. 4. Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The Monty Python crew didn’t like to hang around with its cinematic entries, bringing all three home in around 90 minutes. It’s a toss up between The Life of Brian and Holy Grail as to which is the best, but we’ll hand the win to the latter by virtue of it being two minutes shorter.