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The Musketeers: Episodes 1-7 Review

Warning! Spoilers follow BBCÔÇÖs new drama, The Musketeers, is yet another ÔÇô very free ÔÇô adaptation of Alexandre DumasÔÇÖs famous 1844 novel, The Three Musketeers. The transition from book to ongoing series, of course, has required several changes, and the individual episodesÔÇÖ plotlines stray quite far away from anything Dumas ever wrote. In 1630 Paris, three friends, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, serving in the KingÔÇÖs … Continue reading The Musketeers: Episodes 1-7 Review

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ICFilm Episode 1: “What We’re Looking Forward To”

Welcome to a brand new feature for Film & TV. Below you will find Charlie and Imran, the 2013 Film & TV Editors, talking about what films they are most looking forward to for the remainder of 2014. Stay tuned for future episodes of ICFilm in which the guys will bring you the week’s news in both Film and TV and will also discuss various … Continue reading ICFilm Episode 1: “What We’re Looking Forward To”

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Review: American Hustle

David O Russell once again joins forces with Christian Bale, Amy Adams, (The Fighter) Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence (Silver LiningÔÇÖs Playbook) for his latest film venture, American Hustle This is a film of deception and redemption. The world O Russell Stylishly paints is surmised by its protagonist, Irving Rosenthal (Bale) who suggests that there is ÔÇÿno black and white, only greyÔÇÖ. Although given its … Continue reading Review: American Hustle

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Review: Inside Llewyn Davis

The Coen brothersÔÇÖ latest offering follows a heavily fictionalized recreation of the New York folk scene of the 1960s, shortly before the great folk revival. Effortlessly hilarious without sacrificing poignancy, Inside Llewyn Davis explores life in a pre-gentrified Greenwich Village through the eyes of a failing folk singer in crisis. The career of Oscar IsaacÔÇÖs Davis is loosely modeled on the influential but commercially unsuccessful … Continue reading Review: Inside Llewyn Davis

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Review: 12 Years A Slave

Imagine being abducted and forced to serve somebody against your own will. Imagine having to call somebody ÔÇÿmaster ÔÇÿ in order to keep your life.┬á You canÔÇÖt? After all, in a democratic country the idea of equal human rights for everybody goes without saying. At least thatÔÇÖs what most of us think. Based on the memoir of the same name by Solomon Northup, 12 Years … Continue reading Review: 12 Years A Slave

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The Tomorrow People: “Kill or Be Killed” Review

Warning! Spoilers follow John took centre stage in this week’s episode The Tomorrow People follows up last weekÔÇÖs promising episode with another entertaining hour. There were good stories here as we got JohnÔÇÖs origin story, but the dynamic presence of guest-star Jason Dohring only highlighted how lifeless the show can be. As for the overall plot of the series this was JohnÔÇÖs hour, showing how … Continue reading The Tomorrow People: “Kill or Be Killed” Review

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The Tomorrow People: “Girl, Interrupted” Review

Warning! Spoilers follow Cara and Stephen discuss how to use their telepathy to help “humans” In this third episode of The Tomorrow People the show took some baby steps towards moving beyond its early routine of having Stephen find a problem, argue with John and Cara about whether heÔÇÖs allowed to help, and have the obligatory sneaking around Ultra sequence. We still got all of … Continue reading The Tomorrow People: “Girl, Interrupted” Review

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The Tomorrow People: “In Too Deep” Review

Warning! Spoilers follow Kurt, the latest teenager to “break out” ÔÇ£In Too DeepÔÇØ felt like it had returned to the days when television shows had to keep repeating the same exposition over and over again for viewers who hadnÔÇÖt seen every episode. Granted, they just got started and I understand that they wanted to make sure everyoneÔÇÖs on the same page, but this was basically … Continue reading The Tomorrow People: “In Too Deep” Review

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Boardwalk Empire: Season 4 Review

Warning! Spoilers follow.┬á Season three of Boardwalk Empire ended with the destruction of NuckyÔÇÖs life as he knew it. The bomb in the club, Margaret (well Peggy) leaving him and his bootlegging operations taking a huge hit all because of Gyp Rosetti (Bobby Cannavale). Whilst season three saw Nucky (Golden Globe winner Steve Buscemi) almost meet his end, this season focused on him rebuilding what … Continue reading Boardwalk Empire: Season 4 Review

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The Tomorrow People: “Pilot” Review

This article marks the beginning of a new feature for the Film & TV section and Quench as a whole; here is the first article in the ÔÇ£Episode ReviewÔÇØ feature. In the coming weeks and months Quench will be brining you episode by episode reviews of many popular shows (from The Tomorrow People, to Arrow, to Boardwalk Empire) and hopefully there will be many more … Continue reading The Tomorrow People: “Pilot” Review

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Films For the Christmas Spirit

What makes Christmas Christmas? For a lot of people it’s the turkey, the trimmings and the cranberry sauce. It’s the uncle you hate and the relative whose defining characteristic is the amount of money’s you find in whatever tacky card they decide to send out this year. Yet even though we seem to be decided on what constitutes a Christmas song (Fairytale of New York, … Continue reading Films For the Christmas Spirit

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Review: Attack on Titan

Attack on Titan has taken the anime world by storm, Sophie Lodge immerses herself in the epic. This summer the anime world has been obsessed with two stunning new debut shows from Japan; ‘Free’ and ‘Attack on Titan’ (Shingeki no Kyojin). If you are “down” with the anime scene and you haven’t heard of Attack on Titan you must have been living under a rock. … Continue reading Review: Attack on Titan

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Review: Legend of Korra

‘Avatar: The Legend of Korra’ is taking the animated world by storm, Sum Sze Tam explores the elements behind the success. Sequels have a reputation for being miserably awful. It├¡s hard to build a new storyline that holds itself together for the same characters when you’ve already established an ending. So when Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the genius duo behind Nickelodeon’s popular cartoon series … Continue reading Review: Legend of Korra

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Don Cheadle to Suit Up in Avengers 2

Iron Patriot bulks up the Avengers ranks in the upcoming sequel. Charlie Andrews explores the announcement Don Cheadle as Iron Patriot in Iron Man 3 Earlier this week Don Cheadle was nominated for a Golden Globe for his Showtime series House of Lies. And during the flurry of awards coverage that followed, a report emerged indicating that the actor will be appearing as his┬áIron Man … Continue reading Don Cheadle to Suit Up in Avengers 2

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Arrow: Prison Break Actor Cast as The Clock King

Robert Knepper has been cast in Arrow and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay. ItÔÇÖs a good time to be Robert Knepper. It has been a great time for Robert Knepper. The former Prison Break bad guy has been cast in both Arrow and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay. Knepper, who you may remember as T-Bag in Prison Break and Samuel Sullivan in the final season of Heroes, … Continue reading Arrow: Prison Break Actor Cast as The Clock King

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Marvel Series Coming to Netflix

Huge, interconnected Marvel TV shows announced for Netflix. Charlie Andrews explores the proposed plans and presents the announced characters Marvel is about to go big on the TV front. Really big. Avengers Phase One is complete and with, the release of Thor: The Dark World, Phase Two is well on its way to completion and with it Marvel’s success on the big screen is unprecedented. … Continue reading Marvel Series Coming to Netflix

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Family Guy: Brian Set To Return Very Soon

Last month the world was rocked, or at least gently nudged, by the sudden demise of one of Family Guy’s most beloved characters, Brian. Before the character’s death it had been announced that the show would be killing off one of its core family members, and yet nobody expected it to be the popular canine. Many believed it would be one of the less favoured … Continue reading Family Guy: Brian Set To Return Very Soon

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