An American president willing to fight for what's right? Only in the movies
It's not that long ago what I was watching Cate Blanchett on the big screen in the film
Rumour
s, a cheeky arthouse film about a G7 meeting of international leaders convening in an isolated estate, taking some time to realise that the zombie apocalypse has happened while they were discussing politics and their childhoods.
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