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A Tale Of Two Hulks: Looking Back At 15 Years Of Big Green Movies

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Rafael Motamayor looks back at two Hulk movies, why they failed and why they kind of rule… This month marks not only the 10th anniversary of Louis Leterrier’s movie about a guy who turns into a green behemoth in The Incredible Hulk, but also the 15th anniversary of Ang Lee’s movie about a guy who […]

Why I Hate Being Told To ”Stop Watching Trailers”

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Harrison Abbott on movie trailers and spoilers… Has it ever occurred to you that a sizeable portion of modern movie trailers are almost deliberately calibrated to ruin their respective films? Sure it has! You’re a vaguely cognisant person with at least a few remaining brain cells. Otherwise you wouldn’t be able to read (Disclaimer: if […]

The Most Disappointing: Blaming Star Wars Fans for Disney’s Failures

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Anghus Houvouras on Disney’s Star Wars… The Star Wars franchise is FUBAR. A mess that continues to get messier. Like a wedding dress stained with red wine that someone tries to clean using a mop that’s been soaking in a bucket of hot dog water. I’ve written, at length, about how the Star Wars franchise […]

Jude Law Returns for The New Pope: What Should His Role Be in the Follow Up to 2017’s Best TV Show?

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Samuel Brace on Jude Law’s role in The New Pope… “It’s all I think about. I even dream about it.” – Pope Pius XIII Alleluia! News broke this week that Jude Law will indeed be involved with The New Pope, the follow up to 2017’s best TV show, The Young Pope. No details are available […]

Tom Cruise – Unstoppable

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Helen Murdoch on Tom Cruise and his continued success… With the sixth instalment of the Mission: Impossible franchise being released at the end of July, it got me thinking about the enigma of Tom Cruise and why regardless of how crazy he seems in real life, I always go and watch his films. My love […]

Can We Stop Saying The Last Jedi is ‘too different’ from Star Wars canon?

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the continuing impact of The Last Jedi and the false notion that it’s too different from Star Wars canon… So here we are. 7 months on and I still see, on a daily basis, and with my phone, social media profiles all recommending I click on articles about how divisive The […]

Boycotting films is not only pointless, but hurtful to the franchise

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Ricky Church on boycotting movies… Since the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in December, Star Wars fandom has been divided to say the least. Some ‘fans’ who hated The Last Jedi have been extremely vocal in their utter hatred of the film, going so far as to demand Lucasfilm and Disney retcon it […]

3 Successful Franchise Revivals and 3 Failures

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George Chrysostomou with three successful franchise revivals and three failures… Franchise revivals are an ever present part of Hollywood today. Whilst audiences love sequels, prequels, original properties and reboots, there’s nothing quite as nostalgic as a franchise revival – taking a property from years ago, giving it a fresh coat of paint and selling it […]

My Issue with Shane Black’s The Predator

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Tom Jolliffe on the problem with Shane Black’s latest career choice… I have a problem with Shane Black as a writer at the moment. I have a problem with him doing a Predator film. I should first state that I’m a big fan of Black. From Lethal Weapon, through to his mismatched P.I and partner […]