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Video Games Openly Star Gay Characters, It’s Your Turn Hollywood

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Robert Kojder calls for more sexual diversification in Hollywood… During Sony’s E3 2018 showcase, Naughty Dog unveiled new footage of The Last of Us Part II (for those not in the know, it is arguably the single biggest upcoming release on the horizon next to Red Dead Redemption 2), but Internet forums aren’t discussing how intense […]

Why are people crying at the end of Avengers: Infinity War?

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Anghus Houvouras on the end of Avengers: Infinity War (spoilers in the house)… Avengers: Infinity War is a massive, worldwide, expectation-exceeding box office busting phenomenon that has managed to capitalize on 10 years of world building. All the success is a victory lap for what Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios have accomplished. This is well-earned […]

Does Avengers: Infinity War Ruin Thor: Ragnarok (and The Hulk)?

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Anghus Houvouras on Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, and The Hulk… I really enjoyed Avengers: Infinity War. Not since the original Avengers have I felt this excited about a Marvel movie as well as the urge to see it multiple times. As someone who had been suffering a case of Marvel movie malaise, this is […]

Exclusive Interview: Composer Kevin Blumenfeld discusses his work on In the Vault, The Walking Dead Webisodes & More

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What happens when a college student is found dead at a party by her dorm hallmates and nobody has a clue who did it? This is the premise of the new drama series, In the Vault currently airing on Complex Networks’ go90 platform. The show’s score was released last week by composer Kevin Blumenfeld whose […]

The Week in Spandex – Justice League reshoot details, Affleck exiting The Batman (again), Wonder Woman bonus scene, first look at The Wasp and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Justice League Mortal, The Batman, Justice League Dark, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 2, Shazam, Suicide Squad 2, Batgirl, The Joker, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, Titans, Batman and Harley, Batman and Harley Quinn, The LEGO Batman Movie, Deadpool 2, […]

Lost In Translation: Why Video Game Movies Always Disappoint

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Jordan Jones on video game movies and why they always disappoint… Hollywood doesn’t understand the rules of video games. Can we all agree on that? Unless this changes, there may never be a truly “good” video game movie, and I fear that we will be forever steeped in “bad” (Super Mario Bros.) to “just okay” […]

The Week in Spandex – Joker movies, Justice League rumours, James Cameron slams Wonder Woman, Avengers 4 set photos, Gambit update and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at The Joker, Joker and Harley Quinn, The Batman, Justice League, Justice League Dark, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Titans, Supergirl, Batman and Harley Quinn, Batman: Gotham By Gaslight, Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, […]

Why Ed Skrein’s decision to walk away from Hellboy is a game changer

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Anghus Houvouras on Ed Skrein’s decision to walk away from the Hellboy reboot following whitewashing criticism… Damn. That’s what I said out loud when I read Ed Skrein’s statement about why he was walking away from the Hellboy reboot. If you hadn’t already heard, Skrein had been cast as Ben Daimio in the Hellboy reboot […]

Shoah: 70 Years after the Liberation of Auschwitz

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On the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Simon Columb revisits Shoah… A 9-hour film, Shoah is the definitive documentary on the holocaust. There is no effort to contextualise the “Final Solution” in World War II, and instead it focuses on reiterating the inhumanity. Akin to The Act of Killing, Claude Lanzmann takes us […]