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Written on the Wind V The Boys in the Band
The Melodrama mashup you never knew you needed.
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Daughters of Darkness
It's a Christmas film (If I say it is).
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The Humans V The Holdovers
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The problem with problematic.
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Topsy. A Graphic Novel.
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1979, Christmas on the Cobbles
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Dec 23, 2025 • Richard de Pesando
The Christmas '79 Generation Game
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No fear of Fanny
It’s that time again….
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After The Hunt (2025)
Full Marks for this one.
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Eddington
well.. that escalated quickly....
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When terrible things happen to good people
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The Shining on the big screen
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