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After last week’s little burst of action, we get some fudging in Foundation’s season finale, with episode 10: ‘The Leap’.  *Warning! Spoilers Ahead!*
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Tweetfest returns to a physical event this year, after last November’s virtual festival.  With screenings at the Hen and Chickens, and the Arthouse (Crouch End) in London, it looks to be another fine collection.
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It seems a shame that Foundation has managed to show flashes of brilliance, but can’t consistently keep that level of interest throughout.  Episode 9, ‘The First Crisis’ is one of those that has quite a lot of successful moving parts, amongst a sea of episodes with empty grandstanding.  *Warning! Some Spoilers Ahead!*
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One of the great things about film festivals is that you get to see the quirkier features that may not get the exposure they deserve in the mainstream.  ‘All Sorts’ from director J. Rick Castaneda (Ninjago: Decoded) is the kind of romantic comedy that is much more interesting than the usual run of the mill affair, and one that delivers a delightful oddness.
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In many ways episode 8 of Foundation, The Missing Piece, is a tale of people going round in circles.  This is partly positive and, in another case, very much not.  *Warning! Spoilers Ahead!*
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Following his triumphant performance at Woodstock in 1969, Joe Cocker found himself without a band.  Turning to the renowned Leon Russell, they formed what became the ‘Mad Dogs and Englishmen’ ensemble of musicians for his 1970 tour.  ‘Learning to Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs and Englishmen’ from director Jesse Lauter follows the Tedeschi Trucks Band as they pull together the remaining original ‘Mad Dogs’ to recreate that experience for a festival in Virginia.
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The third animated Star Trek series has now premiered and revealed a different take on things than any that have come before it.  Undoubtedly, ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ is intended for a younger audience, but like most things, that doesn’t mean it needs to be dumbed down or dull.  *Warning! Spoilers Ahead!*
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Things are beginning to move now in Foundation with episode 7, ‘Mysteries and Martyrs’, and it feels a much more dynamic show than before. Warning! Some Spoilers Ahead!
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Foundation has a lot of moving parts to deal with and it now seems to be finding a way that works, with Ep6, ‘Death and the Maiden’.
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The second season finale is upon us, with ‘First First Contact’, and things are getting shaken up a bit.  *Warning!  Some Spoilers Ahead!*
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It’s been an uneven and rocky start to this first series of Foundation, which was recently picked up for a second.  Episode 5, ‘Upon Awakening’ has a double meaning, as it flicks back to Gaal’s life before Hari, and also looks at her fresh awakening from stasis.  *Warning! Some Spoilers Ahead!*
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There’s a moment in ‘Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest’ where the narration states “It started like so many things start. A quiet thought while enjoying a banana”.  It’s an idea that spreads amongst friends and becomes a dream which they want to achieve.  This sentiment, of the mundane, yet communal, and how it is stated, is the heart of both the group documented here, and the film itself.
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