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The Week in Spandex – Man of Steel, The Avengers 2, Iron Man 3, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Justice League, Booster Gold, Wonder Woman, The Incredibles 2 and more

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Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Man of Steel, Justice League, Iron Man 3, The Avengers 2, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Fantastic Four, The Amazing Spider-Man, Arrow, Booster Gold, […]

Movie Review – The English Teacher (2013)

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The English Teacher, 2013. Directed by Craig Zisk. Starring Julianne Moore, Lily Collins, Michael Angarano, Greg Kinnear, and Nathan Lane. SYNOPSIS: An English teacher’s life is disrupted when a former student returns to her small town after failing as a playwright in New York. For a writer, failure is inherently less sexy than adversity – […]

Movie Review – Deadfall (2012)

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Deadfall, 2012. Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky.Starring Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde, Charlie Hunnam, Kris Kristofferson and Sissy Spacek. SYNOPSIS: A thriller that follows two siblings who decide to fend for themselves in the wake of a botched casino heist, and their unlikely reunion during another family’s Thanksgiving celebration. Deadfall is one of those annoying kind of […]

DVD Review – Dead Mine (2012)

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Dead Mine, 2012. Directed by Steven Sheil.Starring Sam Hazeldine, Joe Taslim, James Taenaka and Miki Mizuno. SYNOPSIS: The legend of Yamashita’s Gold lures a treasure hunter and his group deep into the Indonesian jungle. Once they are trapped in an abandoned World War II Japanese bunker, they face the terrifying reality that the only way […]

66th Cannes Film Festival Review – The Past (2013)

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 The Past (France: Le passe), 2013. Directed by Asghar Farhadi.Starring Berenice Bejo, Tahar Rahim, Ali Mosaffa, and Pauline Burlet. SYNOPSIS: An Iranian man deserts his French wife and two children to return to his homeland. Meanwhile, his wife starts up a new relationship, a reality her husband confronts upon his wife’s request for a divorce. […]

Comic Book Review – Age of Ultron #8

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Robb Ghag reviews Age of Ultron #8… “With the Marvel Universe turned inside out, who will take responsibility for breaking the world? And is there any way to put it back? Wait until you see who is in charge of the new world order and how they got there…! A reality-spanning choice is made this […]

66th Cannes Film Festival Review – Stranger by the Lake (2013)

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Stranger by the Lake (France: L’inconnu du lac), 2013. Written and Directed by Alain Guiraudie.Starring Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, and Patrick d’Assumcao. SYNOPSIS: Summertime. A cruising spot for men, tucked away on the shores of a lake. Franck falls in love with Michel. An attractive, potent and lethally dangerous man. Franck knows this, but wants […]

Christopher Nolan in talks for Bond 24?

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With Sam Mendes passing on the opportunity to helm the next instalment in the James Bond franchise, Eon Productions has a pretty big job on its hands replacing the Skyfall director for 007’s next big screen adventure. However, if a new rumour is to be believed, it seems that producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. […]