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The Shrouds review – David Cronenberg gets wrapped up in grief

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Cannes film festival Elaborate necrophiliac meditation on loss and longing stars Vincent Cassel as an oncologist who has founded a restaurant with a hi-tech cemetery attached

‘The Shrouds’ Review: Vincent Cassel and Diane Kruger Star in David Cronenberg’s Sincere but Undercooked Sci-Fi Drama

The auteur's latest Cannes competition entry is about a widower businessman who invents a device that allows him to monitor his dead wife.

‘The Shrouds’ Review: David Cronenberg Draws on His Wife’s Death for a Brilliantly Cerebral Thriller About the Physicality of Grief

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Cannes: Vincent Cassel plays a widower who buries his wife in a live-streaming coffin in this subtle but enormously rewarding movie from the master of body horror.

FlixChatter Review: THE BEEKEEPER (2024) – Not the most buzz-worthy action flick but Statham is still the bees’ knees in the action genre

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May 20th is World Bee Day so I thought I’d post a review of a movie called The Beekeeper ???? This was one of the movies I watched on a recent long flight to Croatia. I wasn’t initially enthused about this, as Jason Statham’s last two…

‘The Shrouds’ Review: David Cronenberg’s Exploration of Grief Is as Sad as It Is Creepy

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Cannes 2024: Vincent Cassel and Diane Kruger star in a movie inspired by the 2017 death of the director's wife

‘The Shrouds’ Review: David Cronenberg Makes a Movie About Grief — and Body Horror, and Digital Gravestones — That in Its Somber Way Verges on Self-Parody

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I wish I could say the result was powerful, but the strange conundrum of Cronenberg’s recent movies is that the more obsessed he becomes with the body, the more he seems to lead from the head. "The Shrouds" could almost be a "Saturday…

PJ Gallagher: Changing My Mind review – Comedian’s mental health no laughing matter

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Television: Comedian and broadcaster could have done with a lot more time to air his articulate views on this important subject

Review: NuPhy Halo75 V2 mechanical keyboard is a light show of fun for your Mac

9to5mac.com

Anyone play Mega Man back in the day? That’s the first thing I thought of when I unboxed the new NuPhy Halo75 V2 mechanical keyboard. The awesome “blue lagoon” color just screams Mega Man, and the aptly named Halo75 puts on a really…

Walsall positional review 2023/24 - The Goalkeepers

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George Bennett spoke to Nathan Judah for a special seasonal review of each position at the football club.

2 separate teams to review details of deadly shooting by officers, SAPD says

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Two SAPD officers shot and killed a man Sunday night who they say intentionally drove toward them in a stolen car.

Imposter: The Man Who Came Back from the Dead review – the absolute zenith of true-crime TV

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Fascinating and terrifying, this tale of a man who woke from a Covid coma in Glasgow accused of being a serial sex offender on the FBI’s most wanted list is the most bizarre, mind-boggling true-crime series yet

Cold Case Investigations: Solving Britain’s Sex Crimes review – how victims from 50 years ago are finally getting justice

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This remarkable documentary goes behind the scenes at a new major crime unit digging into dormant cases – and getting closure for brave survivors who’ve been waiting for decades

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The Secret Public by Jon Savage – Book Review

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The Secret Public: How LGBTQ Resistance Shaped Popular Culture (1955-1979) by Jon Savage Published by: Faber 6th June 2024 Jon Savage’s new book is a huge but hugely readable history of the crossover between LGBTQ culture and popular music…

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x hands-on review: One of the most beautiful laptops I've ever seen

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The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x promises power and efficiency in a thin and light design. It's also one of the finest-looking laptops we've seen.

Big Special: Deaf Institute, Manchester – Live Review

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Big Special Manchester Deaf Institute May 17 2024 There is nothing greater than watching a band on the cusp of the big breakout, the game changing moment and the more unlikely the band, the better. The band that captures all the loose ends…

Weekend Review: Oleksandr Usyk made history with transcendent performance

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Weekend Review: Oleksandr Usyk made history with a phenomenal performance against Tyson Fury on Saturday in Saudi Arabia.

REVIEW: Disneyland Railroad Guided Tour Includes Lilly Belle Ride, Cinnamon Rolls, and Disappointment

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The Disneyland Railroad Guided Tour returned to Disneyland Resort this month and we were among the first to take the updated tour. Disneyland Railroad Guided Tour The Disneyland Railroad Guided Tour is described as a “journey to discover…

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‘The Big Cigar’ review: When a Black Panther founder fled to Cuba with the help of a Hollywood producer

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The series straddles the tonal line between the jaunty energy of a heist movie while grappling with more serious themes of racism and social revolution.

Redmi Pad Pro in for review

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This is the Redmi Pad Pro and it's a big-screen tablet at an affordable price (starting from around $250).