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Book Review – Relics by Tim Lebbon

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Michelle Herbert reviews Relics by Tim Lebbon… Relics is one of those books that you’re not really sure what to expect from, at the start we are introduced to Angela, who is being interrogated by the police. We are not told why she has been arrested or why they believe she is involved in a […]

4 Things We Learned From The First 4 Episodes of The Defenders

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Luke Owen looks at 4 takeaways from the first 4 episodes of The Defenders… Warning – very, very minor spoilers ahead… It’s finally here! Marvel’s Netflix heroes are about to crossover for the first time, with Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist teaming-up to become The Defenders against Sigourney Weaver and The Hand. […]

Producer vs. Director: The Case of Zack Snyder

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Pim Razenberg on the debate on creative differences between producers and directors… Creative differences. The clichéd answer to most break-ups between a studio and its directors. Recent examples of cases where “creative differences” were the cause of conflict are the departure of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller from the as-of-yet untitled Han Solo anthology film […]

More Ben Affleck done with Batman talk, Daniel Craig back as Bond, Infinity War “biggest movie” ever made and more – Daily News Roundup

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AFFLECK SPEAK Prior to San Diego Comic Con, there was a rumour that Ben Affleck would be stepping down as The Dark Knight, promoting the star himself to respond and say he’s staying on with DC as Batman. Well, his brother Casey Affleck has had a few words about the subject – albeit in a […]

Dumbing Down Cinema: Meme Moviemaking

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Tom Jolliffe on the dumbing down of cinema… The accusation of dumbing down seems to come up a lot in recent years. It runs through everything. Society in general, culture, media, music and film. So lets focus on film. It would be wrong to suggest that rudimentary plotting (for easy spoon feeding) hasn’t been around […]

George Lucas still involved in Star Wars, new Captain Marvel writer, Samuel L. Jackson offers MCU update – Daily News Roundup

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LUCAS STILL INVOLVED IN STAR WARS? It has been reported many times that since George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney, the man who created Star Wars has had very little involvement in the rebooted franchise. He did offer a potential storyline for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but nothing he suggested was ever used. In […]

Guardians of the Galaxy alternate post-credits scene, SpiderVerse rumours, Deadpool 2 tragedy and more – Daily News Roundup

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I AM TEEN GROOT Going by the fan reaction, everyone seemed to enjoy all six of the post-credit sequences from James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and now Marvel Studios have shared an alternate version of one of the most popular ones. In the original scene, Chris Pratt’s Star-Lord enters into the room […]

The Strain Season 4 Episode 5 Review – ‘Belly of the Beast’

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Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of The Strain season 4… Solid character scenes, period drama flashbacks and a moment or two of hard-core hand to hand atop moving vehicles, make this mid-season waypoint one of the best thus far. Moody camera colourisation and moments of a blossoming relationship in Edwardian London, hark back to […]