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Why Star Wars: The Last Jedi Has A Lot To Live Up To

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Neil Calloway on why the second films in Star Wars trilogies are the best… Unless you’ve been hiding out on Dagobah or in the Outer Rim Territories, you’ll be aware that Star Wars: The Last Jedi is released this week. It’s a Star Wars movie, so has a lot to live up to, but it’s […]

The scene that could have saved Batman v Superman

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Anghus Houvouras on the scene that could have saved Batman v Superman… Ok. Hyperbolic title. Engineered to elicit a reaction. There are those of us who believe Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice wasn’t a woefully mangled train wreck (the Ultimate Edition anyway). I’m still a fan of the Snyder’s visually engaging strange narratives. I think […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to the Death Stranding trailer

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The Flickering Myth writing team reacts to the Death Stranding trailer… Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming game Death Stranding stars both Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead) and Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal).  Published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, this upcoming PS4 exclusive title will be Kojima’s first game since he left his longtime home at Konami […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom trailer

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The Flickering Myth writing team reacts to the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom trailer… After successfully relaunching the Jurassic Park franchise in 2016 with Jurassic World, Universal Pictures is set to take us back to Isla Nublar next summer with the J.A. Bayona-directed Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and yesterday saw the release of the very first […]

The Week in Spandex – X-Men: Dark Phoenix, The New Mutants, Avengers: Infinity War, Justice League, The Batman, Aquaman, The Incredibles 2 and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Deadpool 2, The New Mutants, Gambit, The Gifted, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Runaways, Marvel Rising, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Venom, Justice League, Flashpoint, The Batman, Aquaman, Shazam, […]

The Year in Disappointment: 2017

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Anghus Houvouras with the year in disappointment… Normally this column is a vapid deep dive into the dumpster fire of pop culture confections unable to deliver on lofty expectations. This year feels different. There’s been a tangible shift in the polarity of the entertainment industry. Columnists like myself are no stranger to the concept of […]

The Best Movie Action Scenes of 2017

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Harrison Abbott on the best movie action scenes of 2017… It’s that time again. That’s right, it’s time for arbitrary lists that subjectively rank the best/worst things of the year! This one is about 2017’s decent catalogue of cinematic action scenes, which means there’s likely a lot of omissions to piss you off. With that in […]

The 10 Must-See Movies At Sundance 2018

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Ben Robins on the ten must-see movies at Sundance 2018… The ridiculously celebrated indie festival to end all indie festivals will return for another banner year in January, and it’s no doubt set to be another big one. Having kicked off the careers of everyone from the Coen Brothers to Tarantino to most recently, Whiplash […]

Exclusive Interview – An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power directors Bonni Cohen & Jon Shenk on the energy revolution, documentary making and more

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Alex Moreland talks to the directors of An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk…   So, it’s been a decade since the first movie came out. Why was now the right time for a sequel? Jon: Well, Al Gore and Participant Media, who made the first film, had been talking about […]

Exclusive Interview – Director Mark Gill on his Morrissey biopic England is Mine, his creative influences, and more

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Alex Moreland speaks to Mark Gill, director of Morrissey biopic England is Mine… So, first of all – can you tell us a little bit about the development of England is Mine? What was your starting point? Well, my starting point was growing up in the same area of Manchester as Morrissey – literally a […]