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8 Modern Blaxploitation Movies Worth Checking Out | Marvelous Videos

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Red Stewart presents modern blaxploitation films that capture the genre…. In the 1970s, Shaft helped launch an entire cinematic movement focused on simultaneously embracing, turning, and cash milking stereotypes about African Americans. This came to be known as “blaxploitation,” a portmanteau of the words “black” and “exploitation” (the latter referring to a B-movie subgenre of […]

How Superman IV: The Quest For Peace Killed the Superman Franchise and Helped Close a Studio

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Back in 1983, the Superman franchise was in full swing, despite the tense and fractured on-set fights and fallouts which saw original director Richard Donner leave after Superman: The Movie before he was able to finish Superman II, released almost three years later under the new direction of Richard Lester. Both films were huge financial successes […]

5 Heart-Wrenching Moments in Video Games

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Red Stewart presents 5 of the most depressing moments in video games…. I know everyone claims they want to just boot-up Mario, kick back, and forget about the melancholy of the world, but deep down we want to experience something that will draw an emotion out of us. Popcorn entertainment has its role, but it’s […]

10 Great Animated TV Series and Movies Based on Video Games | Marvelous Videos

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Red Stewart presents 10 of the greatest animated video game adaptations…. Video game adaptations have acquired a reputation for being, how do we put it, bad. From Silent Hill and Max Payne to Ratchet & Clank and Assassin’s Creed, we are aware of the gap in quality. Now, we all know about releases like Tomb Raider and Sonic the Hedgehog that are […]

9 Great Remakes of Classic Animated Shows | Marvelous Videos

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Red Stewart presents 9 great remakes of animated classics… Look, we get it- there’s a lot of hatred for remakes and reboots. They can seem lazy, the result of a company looking to produce a quick cash grab off of nostalgia, past talent, and an established fanbase. This isn’t just limited to movies. Many old-school […]

Exclusive Interview – Neil Rowe on the films that inspired Alien Outbreak

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New British sci-fi horror Alien Outbreak is the second feature film from UK writer, director, producer and award-winning VFX artist Neil Rowe. His first film Robot World, proved to be a hit among indie sci-fi fans, and Alien Outbreak ups the stakes again for an even more ambitious outing as terrifying alien creatures prey on […]

5 Brutal Superhero Beatdowns

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Red Stewart presents five brutal superhero beatdowns… Long before comic books became mainstream, Joseph Campbell taught us about the archetypes of the superhero and supervillain, one of those being the triumph of good over evil. Prior to that happening, though, the hero has to undergo a crisis of faith wherein they hit rock-bottom and have […]

90’s Comic Book Movies: The Good, The Bad, The Awful | Flickering Myth TV

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EJ and Allen discuss the good, the bad, and the awful of 1990’s comic book movies in the latest episode of Flickering Myth TV… We’re truly in the Golden Age of Comic Book Movies right now, but it hasn’t always been this way… In the latest episode of Flickering Myth TV, EJ Moreno and Allen […]

Extreme Cinema: The Most Shocking Movies Of All Time

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Check out EJ Moreno’s ten most shocking movies of all time… Join our host EJ Moreno as he dives into the most shocking movies of all-time. Ranging from French shock art to John Waters’ masterpieces, this list is not for the faint of heart and could easily offend you. Watch at your own risk and […]

Top 10 Movies Of 2020 (So Far)

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Shaun Munro runs down his top 10 movies of 2020 (so far)… 2020 has certainly been a year so far, and though the global closure of cinemas has resulted in countless anticipated blockbuster movies being pushed back to dates undetermined, it has nevertheless allowed small-screen viewing to flourish. While we’ve all been missing the thrill of […]