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1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Paul F Verhoeven

   Thunderbirds was far more than puppets on strings – it was a strikingly optimistic view of humanity (opens the original)

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   The British TV show followed five brothers and their wealthy father in the year 2065 as they go on valiant rescue missions – with no strings attached The year is 2065, and a philanthropic, fabulously wealthy ex-astronaut – Jeff Tracy – dedicates his life to saving humanity. Their headquarters? A mid-century vintage James Bond-style villa, situated on an island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. From here, Jeff and his five handsome, talented sons blast off in hi-tech vehicles to stage daring

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2. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Paul F Verhoeven

   Waking Life: Richard Linklater’s genre-defying indie is a kaleidoscopic masterpiece (opens the original)

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   Wiley Wiggins plays a man wandering around Austin, Texas, whose reality-bending encounters make him uncertain whether he’s awake or asleep “I’m gonna tell you about a dream I once had,” Richard Linklater – playing himself in his own film Waking Life – tells Wiley Wiggins, playing the film’s unnamed protagonist. “I know when someone says that usually you’re in for a very boring next few minutes, and you might be,” Linklater adds as he hammers away at a pinball machine. “But

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3. Article · Jul 21, 2026 · Paul F Verhoeven

   Shin Kamen Rider: who wouldn’t want to watch an action flick about a grasshopper-man hybrid? (opens the original)

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   Based on a 70s series, this film by Neon Genesis Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno is a thrilling lesson in standing up to evil (and driving very fast) Writer and director Hideaki Anno – the visionary behind cult anime hit Neon Genesis Evangelion – grew up watching tokusatsu: Japanese live-action films and TV shows that lean heavily on practical special effects. One of his idols was Kamen Rider, the protagonist of the 1971 series of the same name, a genetically augmented man-grasshopper, ridin

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