Kon-Tiki
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Re-telling of anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl’s transformational 1947 journey by raft from Peru to Polynesia.
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Mankind's Last Stand
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A group of soldiers holds out against alien invaders.
Penguins of Madagascar
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Four young penguins become embroiled in an animated power play between an evil octopus and a grey wolf.
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Traps
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A vet exacts revenge on a pair of rapists... but all of them have to live with the consequences.
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The Tales Of Hoffmann
DVD Review
A poet recalls three doomed romances.
Backtrack
DVD Review
Four young people seek traces of their past lives in the South Downs - and find trouble.
Doc Of The Dead
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A documentary exploring the zombie genre.
Wolves
DVD Review
A young man stumbles upon a town of lycans.
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DVD Review
A young British soldier is accidentally left behind by his unit on the deadly streets of Belfast in 1971.
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