Samuel Brace with three ways that DC can beat Marvel… 1) Know Your Strengths This would seem obvious, and it is, just not to DC. They know good and well what they have going for them and just as importantly, what they do not, but instead they are going for what they think everyone wants, […]
People Don’t Like Suicide Squad. Fine, But Let’s Not Perpetuate the Myth of Marvel’s Greatness
Samuel Brace on DC, Marvel, and the state of the superhero genre… A bad film doesn’t make a better film great. This is the sentiment we must remember going forward as we discuss and analyse the state of superhero movies in 2016, especially as it pertains to DC and their latest outing, Suicide Squad. Critics […]
Jason Bourne Hasn’t Changed At All: That’s Good and Also Not So Good
Samuel Brace on the Bourne franchise following the release of the fifth instalment, Jason Bourne… The Bourne Trilogy was a big part of my life growing up. From 2002 to 2007, Bourne reinvented the spy thriller leaving its mark on every other film in the genre. The brutal, down to earth, personal thriller with jet […]
3 Reasons Dark Tower Fans Should Stop Freaking Out Over the Movie
Samuel Brace with three reasons why Dark Tower fans should stop freaking out over the movie… The Dark Tower is finally happening. Like many fans of the Stephen King epic I have waited and waited to see if this project could finally get off the ground. It was at last announced, the director was in […]
VOD is Beating Cinema, and Maybe, Just Maybe, That’s a Good Thing
Samuel Brace on the rise of VOD… Sometimes you have to go off the beaten path to find quality films these days. Gone is the time where you could solidly rely on what was top billed at your local cinema to be the cream of the crop. Those days are well and truly over. If you […]
The 4 Best TV Shows of 2016 So Far
Samuel Brace with the four best TV shows of 2016 so far… 2016 has been… an interesting year for TV so far. Part wonderful, part steaming pile of crap, 2016 has signified the incipient collapse of TV’s golden age. There of course has been the usual mix of good and bad, the same as every […]
The Invitation Doesn’t Care About Your Feelings, and It’s 2016’s Best Film So Far
Samuel Brace on The Invitation, and why it’s the best film of the year so far… 2016 has been pretty bad for movies, guys. We are halfway through the year and there is next to nothing to shout about. I would even go as far as saying it’s shaping up to be worse than last […]
No Film Should Be Banned. Ever.
Samuel Brace on banning films… Sorry snowflakes, but it’s true. Passion of the Christ, A Clockwork Orange, Last Tango in Paris, Deadpool, Hostel, Mad Max, The Da Vinci Code. These are all films that a nation has banned. Banned because of violence, blasphemy, pornographic images etc and so on. These films, and films like them, […]
Complacency: The Killer of TV’s Golden Age
Samuel Brace on the death of TV’s Golden Age… It’s all over. Television’s golden age is, it seems, gone. It’s done. Some will argue that it was never here at all, but those people are mostly ardent film fans who could never face that for a while, for a very short time, TV was better than […]
Movies to Watch For in 2016 Part II
Samuel Brace casts his eye over the second half of 2016 with four movies to look out for… Here we are guys. We are nearly halfway through 2016, a year that has been pretty tepid on the cinematic front. We’ve had some absolute stinkers, some surprising hits and a few excellent hangovers from last year’s […]
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