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Author: Kat Hughes

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PILLION – Review by Kat Hughes

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Directed by first-time filmmaker Harry Lighton, Pillion is a wonderfully sensual, sensitive, and humorous jaunt through the world of dominants and submissives. It is a topic that was tackled in the Nicole Kidman starring Babygirl, but Pillion presents a more interesting and sexy portrayal of its overhyped (and rather vanilla) counterpart. The dynamic between Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling is electrically charged, and right from the first time they meet, doused in erotic frisson.

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NOSFERATU – Review by Kat Hughes

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Robert Egger’s version of Nosferatu is a film that has been nearly a decade in the making. The long gestation period has been used well with Eggers’ creating a Gothic horror that sweeps the audience away. Using both F. W. Murnau’s 1922 film Nosferatu, and Bram Stoker’s Dracula novel, as his source, Eggers has woven together a sumptuous story that feels familiar, whilst having enough of the director’s stamp to set it apart from other versions.

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DESPICABLE ME 4 – Review by Kat Hughes

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It has been seven years since the lastDespicable Me movie. In that time the popularity of the banana loving henchmen has continued to grow, but this latest entry pushes them back into the shadows to focus once more on Gru (Steve Carell) and his family. Despite the passage of time, Gru, Lucy (Kristen Wiig), Agnes (Madison Polan), Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), and Edith (Dana Gaier), have not aged. As with any popular animation, directors Chris Renaud and Patrick Delage have opted to freeze the characters in time. This move makes it easier for the audience to return and reform connections, but the two do shake things up slightly with the addition of a new family member – Gru Jr. The introduction of the baby freshens the family setting and creates ample opportunity for new gags.

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