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A psychopathic killer viciously attacks a woman journalist when she returns home from a TV broadcast. She survives but the killer refuses to give up. And any girl who stands in his way is in for similar treatment. The trial leads to a hospital where the journalist is at last cornered and finds that she has no-one to turn to for help...This exciting and superbly constructed exercise in terror stars Michael Ironside as the ripper who likes to photograph as well as murder his victims, Lee Grant as the terrified journalist and William Shatner (of Star Trek fame) as her TV producer boss. - Director:
- Jean-Claude Lord
- Cast:
- Michael Ironside, Lee Grant, Linda Purl
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After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips (Sam Worthington) spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Despite his doubts, Mack journeys to the shack and encounters an enigmatic trio of strangers led by a woman named Papa (Octavia Spencer). Through this meeting, Mack finds important truths that will transform his understanding of his tragedy and change his life forever. - Director:
- Stuart Hazeldine
- Cast:
- Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer, Tim McGraw
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Cult of Chucky (2017)Child's Play 7 / Curse of Chucky 2
The killer doll returns to torment Nica (Fiona Dourif), as if being locked in an asylum wasn't bad enough for the previous instalment's final girl. Nica (and everyone else) now believes she was responsible for the murder of her entire family, until she's paid a visit from Tiffany Valentine (Jennifer Tilly, reprising her role from the previous entries). Now, with the unexpected help from new and old friends such as a grown up Andy Barclay (Alex Vincent), she faces off against Chucky yet again, as well as other unsavoury figures within the hospital. - Director:
- Don Mancini
- Cast:
- Brad Dourif, Fiona Dourif, Jennifer Tilly
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'Lilting' tells the moving story of Richard (Ben Whishaw), a young man mourning the untimely death of his partner Kai (Andrew Leung). Heartbroken, he reaches out to Kai's Cambodian-Chinese mother (Cheng Pei Pei) and we observe their difficulties in trying to connect with one another without a common language. Through a translator they piece together memories of a man they both loved dearly and realise that whilst they might not share a language, they are connected in their grief. - Director:
- Hong Khaou
- Cast:
- Ben Whishaw, Morven Christie, Shane Salter
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