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The Following picks up right where it left off

TV Feature | Ed Williamson | 29th January 2014

I held off for a couple of weeks, but now I'm watching season two of The Following and am delighted to report that it is still written by the same people.

BODY SCANNING ISN'T A REAL THING, GUYS.

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The Following: season one, episodes 1â€“8

TV Review | Ed Williamson | 19th March 2013

I like Kevin Bacon a lot. He's the sort of actor who should really be able to elevate a TV project. And the prospect of him leading a major network drama is a great one. But The Following? It's an absolute mess.

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Calling it: this guy in The Following is in the cult

TV Feature | Ed Williamson | 25th February 2013

Far too obvious. Wrote his thesis on Carroll, hero-worships Hardy, etc etc. NEXT!

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Mother's Day

Movie Review | Ali | 11th June 2011

The home invasion genre has been pretty vacant since The Strangers moved in a few years ago, but that hasn't stopped men like Darren Lynn Bousman from trying to muscle his way into the neighbourhood. Bousman, who directed Saws II, III and IV â€“ plus the rarely mentioned, Paris Hilton-starring horror musical Repo! The Genetic Opera (exclamation mark the director's own) â€“ has managed to find a horror property from the 80s that no one really gave a shit about to remake. A formula for success!

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