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Blu-ray Review – Isn’t It Romantic (2019)

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Isn’t It Romantic, 2019. Directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson. Starring Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, Adam Devine, and Priyanka Chopra. SYNOPSIS: A woman who despises romantic comedies suddenly finds herself trapped in one after suffering a concussion and must find her way back to the real world by falling in love. Films that satire the genre they’re in […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers #5

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers #5… IDW’s latest issue of Transformers makes a couple interesting developments in the story, though it’s still plagued somewhat by the same problems of the previous couple of issues. Brian Ruckely doesn’t focus as much on the world-building aspect this time around as he instead moves characters further into their journeys. However, some […]

Robert Pattinson top choice for new Batman for Matt Reeves, Nicholas Hoult in the mix

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It looks like we may finally know who will next don the cape and cowl in Matt Reeves’ The Batman. After months (perhaps years given the back-and-forth rumours of Ben Affleck’s continued involvement) of speculation, Variety is reporting that Robert Pattinson looks set to be cast as the new Batman for Warner Bros. The outlet […]

Movie Review – John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)

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John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, 2019. Directed by Chad Stahelski. Starring Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne, Anjelica Huston, Saïd Taghmaoui, Mark Dacascos, Lance Reddick, Jerome Flynn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tiger Hu Chen, Asia Kate Dillon, and Jason Mantzoukas. SYNOPSIS: John Wick goes from revenge driven hunter to most hunted man alive as […]

The End is Nigh in trailer for HBO’s Watchmen

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After months of short teasers and little information, HBO has finally released the first teaser trailer for the Watchmen TV series. From Lost showrunner Damon Lindelof, the series will be both a sequel and original story to the graphic novel from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Watch the teaser below… Watchmen followed an alternate history where superheroes […]

Batman: Hush animated movie gets a first trailer

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One of the most anticipated DC Universe Animated Original Movies that Batman fans have been clamouring for for ages now is set to arrive this summer, and thanks IGN, we now have our first look at Batman: Hush with the release of a first trailer, which you can watch below… The film is based on the […]

Disney releases first Maleficent: Mistress of Evil trailer starring Angelina Jolie

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Disney has released the first teaser trailer for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, the sequel to the 2014 reimagining of the classic Sleepy Beauty tale. Angelina Jolie will reprise her role as Maleficent, one of Disney’s most famous villains, alongside Elle Fanning as Princess Aurora. Watch the trailer below… A fantasy adventure that picks up several years […]

Book Review – Star Wars: Master & Apprentice

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Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: Master & Apprentice by Claudia Gray… While Star Wars fans hold The Phantom Menace in different levels of regard, one element of George Lucas’ first prequel film most fans agree on is how great Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn was. Obi-Wan’s master, as played by Liam Neeson, was thoughtful, compassionate and one of the […]

Movie Review – Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)

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Pokémon: Detective Pikachu, 2019. Directed by Rob Letterman. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Bill Nighy, Ken Watanabe, Chris Geere, Suki Waterhouse, Josette Simon, Rita Ora, Karan Soni, Diplo, Omar Chaparro, and Rob Delaney. SYNOPSIS: In a world where people collect Pokémon to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent talking Pikachu who […]

Final Fantasy VII Remake trailer revealed at State of Play

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During Playstation’s latest State of Play episode, a new trailer was revealed for the highly anticipated, but much delayed, Final Fantasy VII Remake. Not only that, but the trailer also promised more updates regarding the game to come next month. Watch the trailer below… Released in 1997 for the original Playstation console, Final Fantasy VII is often regarded […]