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Helen embarks on a passionate affair with a man who has no idea what her secret identity is. Helen’s employer, caught in the crosshairs when her lover falls victim to London’s dangerous underworld, calls Sam to protect her. He plays Bingo, the owner of the guitar shop where Sam obtains weapons. Rat Scabies, a member of The Damned.. Starring on The Graham Norton Show: Cher/Keira Knightley/Michael Fassbender/Josh Brolin/Jalen Ngonda (2024). Fairytale of New York Written by Jem Finer, Shane MacGowan Starring The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl. It’s a strange mix of quality. I don’t need a genre to stick to one thing, so the tonal variety doesn’t bother me – but the execution? That’s another story. The cinematography and acting? Top-notch. The staging and writing? Not so much. Okay, maybe not *terrible*, but certainly weak. I felt like, “People are stupid; they’re not going to question it.” They’ll hint at a bomb with some visual cliché or stage a massive public murder, and — surprise! — no cops show up. Just our sly detective, the main character, searching for clues like it’s a murder mystery brunch. It’s the kind of laziness that makes a pedant want to cry. That said, if you can silence that little voice in your head that whispers, “That’s not how the world works,” you might actually enjoy it. “One Hundred Years of Solitude” is one of the biggest TV and streaming releases this month. Check out our December calendar for more!