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Gotham Season 3 Episode 1 Review – ‘Better To Reign In Hell…’

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Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Gotham season 3…There is a dark, sordid undercurrent to this opening episode which promises much and delivers more. Gotham spends its first forty minutes and change planting seeds and continuing the story with economy and no little confidence. Canvases have been broadened, characters deliver swagger along with glide […]

The evolution of the Batman suit on screen from 1943 to 2017

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Luke Owen looks back at Batman’s past…As Saturday was Batman Day [you can read two other op-eds here and here] and following on from my look back at the evolution of Spider-Man and Daredevil‘s costumes (and the Batmobile), I thought it would be fun to look back at all the big screen and (some of […]

Blu-ray Review – Friend Request (2016)

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Friend Request, 2016.Directed by Simon Verhoeven. Starring Alycia Debnam-Carey, William Moseley, Connor Paolo, Brit Morgan, Brooke Markham, Sean Marquette, and Liesl Ahlers.SYNOPSIS:Enjoying college life as a popular student, Laura shares everything with her more than 800 friends on Facebook. But one day, after accepting a friend request from a social outcast named Marina, Laura’s life is […]

Blair Witch disappoints and earns just $9 million at the box office

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Despite heavy marketing and a lot of buzz coming from its surprise announcement at San Diego Comic Con, Adam Wingard’s sequel Blair Witch has fallen below expectations.Showing on over 3,100 screens, Blair Witch managed just $9 million domestically coming second to Sully in its second week of release. It did fend off Bridget Jones’s Baby, […]

Suicide Squad passes Captain America: The Winter Solider and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 at the box office

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Though it received some rather dreadful reviews and some pretty bad publicity following its release, Suicide Squad has earned another notch on its box office belt this weekend.Gorssing another $4 million from this weekend, Suicide Squad has now passed both Captain America: The Winter Solider ($714 million) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ($708 million) at the […]

The Week in Star Wars – Episode VIII compared to Empire Strikes Back, Rogue One gets a new composer, Fifty Shades of Grey beats The Force Awakens and more

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The Week in Star Wars returns with Adam Driver talking Episode VIII, a load of new posters for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as well as a load of merch, a returning character for Star Wars Rebels, a beating by Fifty Shades of Grey and more…We’ll kick things off this week by looking at […]

Margot Robbie officially signs on for Harley Quinn spin-off movie

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It had been rumoured for sometime but The Hollywood Reporter are confirming that Margot Robbie has signed an exclusive first-look deal with Warner Bros. along with her other two projects, which will include a Harley Quinn spin-off movie.The Australian actor has cultivated a good relationship with the studio having starred in Focus, The Legend of Tarzan and […]

Interview: Adam Wingard talks Blair Witch secrecy, the daunting task of making a sequel, hatred for Book of Shadows and more

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Luke Owen gets on the phone with director Adam Wingard to discuss Blair Witch…It sort of took us all by surprise. Fans of Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett (who directed and wrote the tremendous You’re Next and even better The Guest) were waiting patiently for their next outing The Woods, and then at this year’s […]

Adam Driver compares Star Wars: Episode VIII to The Empire Strikes Back

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With many comparing Star Wars: The Force Awakens to George Lucas’ A New Hope, it would make sense that one of the movie’s stars is comparing the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VIII to The Empire Strikes Back.“It’s similar to how The Empire Strikes Back has a different tone,” Adam Driver told Collider. “For that people always […]