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Tom Cruise And Why Top Gun 2 Should Be Canned

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Neil Calloway says it’s time Hollywood started saying no to Cruise… It’s a cliché to say success has many fathers while failure is an orphan, but it’s no less true for that. The most recent example of this in Hollywood is everyone disowning The Mummy and blaming its poor box office on star Tom Cruise […]

Do We Judge a Film Before We Watch It?

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Henry Bevan on whether we judge a film before we watch it… One of the most disheartening things ever happened a few days ago. Dwayne Johnson, The Rock, generally awesome dude and woke bae, attacked film critics on Twitter because they didn’t like his new movie, Baywatch. According to Dwayne, “Fans LOVE the movie” whilst […]

Disney’s Crazy Star Wars: The Last Jedi Demands Make Sense

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Neil Calloway understands why Disney are demanding such a high percentage of the box office for the new Star Wars film… Early tracking (though how they work out how much a film is going to make more than a month before it’s out is beyond me) suggests that Star Wars: The Last Jedi will have an […]

Hopefully the Han Solo debacle will teach Disney not to tread on sacred ground

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Samuel Brace on the Han Solo saga and Disney’s handling of the Star Wars franchise… There were more than a few that let out cries of anguish upon hearing the direction of the next Star Wars anthology movie. The fact that we would be revisiting such a famous and iconic character as Han Solo seemed like […]

6 New TV Shows to Look Forward to in 2018

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Samuel Brace with six new TV shows to look forward to in 2018… The year has almost reached its close. December is here and with it a great chance presents itself to look forward to what is to come in 2018. 2017 was a great year for new TV, with shows like The Young Pope, […]

Exclusive Interview – Former BAFTA Rising Star winner Juno Temple on the 2018 nominees and working with Woody Allen

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Tom Beasley sits down with former BAFTA Rising Star Award winner Juno Temple to discuss this year’s crop of nominees… Actress Juno Temple was in London today to reveal the nominations for the EE Rising Star Award at the BAFTAs. She appeared on stage with jury member Edith Bowman to announce the five actors who […]

5 Cult TV Shows That Deserve A Reboot

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Ben Robins with 5 cult TV shows that deserve a reboot… Despite something of a critical bollocking, Dwayne Johnson’s tongue-in-cheek Baywatch reboot is set to take on a huge portion of the summer box office takings. And considering that it’s very much following in the footsteps of similar cult TV reboot success stories like 21 […]

Another 4 Great War Films (That Still Aren’t Saving Private Ryan)

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Graeme Robertson with another four great war films (that still aren’t Saving Private Ryan)… Given that I’ve written two features previously on the genre (read them here and here) I think you can probably guess dear readers that I’m a fan of the war film. And as many will probably point out, I still haven’t […]

8 must-read Wonder Woman stories to prep you for the film

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Ricky Church with 8 must-read Wonder Woman stories to prep you for the film… In just a few short weeks, Wonder Woman will make her cinematic solo debut in the anticipated film directed by Patty Jenkins. Mainstream audiences will know her from her supporting role in last year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, a […]