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S-Town: a story of our times

7 April 201730 December 2020

A true-life tale from the makers of This American Life and Series, S-Town is devastating, heart-breaking and troubling. Spoilers.

Film

Why Die Hard 2 is littered with smoking references

28 March 20176 December 2020

From pacing to symbolism, Die Hard 2 depends on John McClane being a smoker – and them’s the fax. Spoilers. Obviously.

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Literature

Whose line is it, anyway? Muriel Spark’s The Driver’s Seat

30 August 201617 October 2020

The Driver’s Seat reveals a murder in the words of the eye witnesses – but the story they tell can’t be trusted.

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