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Great Wall of China: The Making of China Takes Us on an Epic Journey into the Past

Travis Johnson
01/02/2022
Stretching some 21,196 kilometres across the sweep of Northern China and delineating the edge of the Mongolian Steppe, the Great Wall of China is a staggering feat of engineering and ingenuity – a vast system ...

French Series UFOs reimagines The X-Files as a Workplace Comedy – Sort Of

Travis Johnson
17/01/2022
“It ain’t rocket science” or so the old saying goes, but rocket science is exactly what French engineer Didier Mathure (Melvil Poupaud, Summer of 85) is engaged in when his career unexpectedly crashes and...

Colonial Combat Lays the Smackdown on 19th Century New Zealand

Travis Johnson
17/01/2022
Imagine if Deadwood, with all its brutality, corruption and colourful characters, was regularly interrupted by WWE Raw Monday night highlights and you’re in the ballpark with Kiwi comedy series Colon...

Supernatural thriller Paraiso is Strangers Things’ Spanish cousin

Travis Johnson
17/01/2022
Spain, 1992: A pall hangs over the sleepy seaside town of Almanzora de la Vega following the disappearance of three teenage girls at a nightclub called Paradise – “Paraiso” in Spanish. While Civil Guard agent ...

Sci-fi Anthology Series SF8 is a South Korean Spin on Black Mirror

Travis Johnson
17/01/2022
Science fiction tends to work best in a short format. On the page, the short story is the natural form of speculative fiction, allowing the writer to explore a single idea to the fullest extent. On the screen,...

French Crime Series The Promise Grapples with the Ghosts of the Past

Travis Johnson
17/01/2022
When The Promise hit French screens in January 2021, over a third of the country’s viewing population tuned in. The first episode alone captured 7.5 million viewers – the biggest French television de...

The Death of Bruce Lee Reinvestigates the Tragic End of Martial Arts Cinema’s Greatest Hero

Travis Johnson
17/01/2022
Bruce Lee was on the cusp of superstardom when he died on Friday, 20 July 1973. You could argue – and with no small amount of justification – that he was already a legend at that stage, but the premiere of his...

Spending Christmas Solo? SBS VICELAND Has You Sorted with the Alone Marathon

Travis Johnson
17/01/2022
Christmas is a time for reconnecting with family and friends, or so the received wisdom goes. But some prefer solitude, and others have solitude thrust upon them. In that spirit – and for others who don’t cele...

Saving The Delorean Time Machine: The Resurrection of the Back to the Future Star Car

Travis Johnson
17/01/2022
Films may last forever, but props generally don’t – even ones that have made an indelible mark on popular culture. Props are made to look good on the screen, not for longevity, and after the director calls cut...

Arctic Secrets is a Fascinating Journey into the Remote Northern Fastness

Travis Johnson
17/01/2022
It used to be that I watched nature documentaries to relax. No matter what was going on in my life, an hour on the plains of the Serengeti or following migrating humpbacks to Ningaloo Reef was a salve. In rece...
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