Assisted by his friend Billy Bones and his crew, Captain Flint sets sail for a mysterious treasure. If the call of the unknown galvanizes him, he doesn’t yet suspect this adventure will set him free. The videogame Flint: Treasure of Oblivion is set in a pirate world bordering on fantasy, with comic-book styled narration and tactical turn-based combat. The game has received mixed reviews, but is praised for its visuals and interesting concepts regarding the gameplay.
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The Brutalist is a 3-and-a-half hour long drama telling the story of fictional László Tóth, a Hungarian-born Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust and emigrates to the United States, where he struggles to achieve the American Dream until a wealthy client changes his life. Directed by Brady Corbet (Vox Lux), its cast includes Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones and Guy Pearce. Whilst there are real-life László Tóths, it’s worth noting that this film is about a fictional character.
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For me Gladiator did not need a sequel. It’s one of my all-time favourite movies, and as much as I didn’t want that movie to end, it came to a poignant and brave conclusion. Yet here we are. Nearly twentyfive years later and of course I’m excited, if cautiously. I remember going to the cinema, back in 2000, and seeing Ridley Scott’s masterpiece. ‘Seeing’ doesn’t do the experience any justice. I saw it, heard it, felt it, experienced it. Man alive; it was, and still is, brilliant.
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