Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
61/100
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Nocturne ★★★
Filmed shortly after Adolescence rattled the world, Nocturne is a victory lap for Stephen Graham, who elevates Apple TV’s latest indistinct thriller into a worthy watch with his menacing portrayal of a manipulative, meticulous serial killer.
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who → film → killer
Renowned for raw portrayals of men at the brink of collapse long before co-creating and starring in Adolescence (This Is England, Boiling Point), the British actor tempers decades of raw energy into Jurek Walter – a psychopath who presents as diabolically relaxed and controlled.
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who → co → Walter
Locked away in a psychiatric facility after unleashing terror on a small Pennsylvanian town, Walter relishes his powers of manipulation.
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Walter → lock → manipulation
In Nocturne’s opening scene, he successfully taunts – using just words – a neighbouring inmate into an act of self-harm.
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he → taunt → harm
For that reason, he’s not supposed to talk to anyone, though he breaks out a giggle and creepy childish voice to lure in new nurse Karl (Rory Culkin, the younger brother of Macaulay and Kieran).
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he → suppose → Macaulay
Karl is immediately identified as an easy target, the sunken sadness in his eyes giving away a weakness: an empathy not yet eroded by the job.
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sadness → identify → job
Where a lesser actor might have pushed harder on the creepy voice without reason, Graham uses it only how Walter would: as a trap.
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Walter → push → trap
Walter’s hackneyed stereotype of a patient needing help proves catnip for a do-gooder like Karl.
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stereotype → need → Karl
Graham’s magnetism wouldn’t work without Nocturne’s steady reveal of Walter’s masterplan, the audience discovering puzzle pieces as investigators do.
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investigators → work → pieces
Creators Rowan Joffé (Tin Star) and John Hlavin (Shooter) clearly have a great sense for pacing, never relying on the Scandi-noir gloom of the show’s source material – Swedish novel series Joona Linna – to provide suspense alone.
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Joffé → have → suspense
When a missing boy suspected to be one of Walter’s victims walks out emaciated from a Pensylvannia forest three years after Walter was imprisoned, Jonah and the audience both know that it’s the first move of a bloody chess game.
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it → suspect → game
He and his goddaughter FBI agent Saga (Zazie Beetz, Joker) volunteer to help find the boy’s sister, kidnapped at the same time.
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He → volunteer → time
Both scarred by Walter’s crimes, the two regularly break protocol to follow their instinct, including Saga going undercover as a patient at Walter’s asylum.
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Saga → break → asylum
It doesn’t puff up its importance with prestige flair, nor is it insultingly twist-led or designed for second-screen viewing.
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it → puff → viewing
Across the seven of 10 episodes available for review, Nocturne’s cop cliches and clunkier moments were easy to forgive, with Graham and the cast – including Chrissy Metz (This Is Us) as the returning boy’s mother – firing on all fronts.
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This → forgive → fronts
Nocturne is streaming on Apple TV from October 30.
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Nocturne → stream → October
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We → get → you
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Watchlist → get → ?
- Sam Pang returns: What did the most popular man on TV do after winning the Gold Logie?
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man → return → Logie
- A field guide to Nathan Fielder: What to watch while you wait for You Can See Everything, “the movie of the year”.
- Watch (below): Deputy TV editor Meg Watson recommends Dustfall, the incredible new ABC drama you should be watching.
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you → watch → Dustfall
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