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3 Star Wars Films That Lucasfilm Should Have Made Before a Han Solo Movie

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Samuel Brace with three Star Wars films that Lucasfilm should have made before a Han Solo movie… With news that Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) has been cast in the upcoming Star Wars Anthology movie about a young(er) Han Solo, I can’t help but be reminded how much I wish this wasn’t happening, at least […]

Interview: Composer Jesse Harlin on giving video games such as Mafia III and Star Wars: The Old Republic life through music

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We chat with composer Jesse Harlin… When one’s first credit in the video game industry is a franchise like Star Wars: Republic Commando, becoming a seasoned veteran is destined to happen pretty quickly. Over a decade later and having worked on such highly acclaimed titles as Star Wars: Battlefront 2, Star Wars: The Old Republic, […]

Exclusive Interview – Kevin James and Zulay Henao discuss True Memoirs of an International Assassin

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Alex Moreland chats with Kevin James and Zulay Henao about True Memoirs of an International Assassin… So, I watched the movie earlier today, and I really enjoyed it, well done, it’s great. Kevin James: Great! That’s wonderful, thanks. Yeah, I thought you were both great. When I was watching it, I thought it’s not really […]

The Year in Disappointment: 2016

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Anghus Houvouras on the biggest disappointments of 2016… By all accounts, 2016 was a pretty disappointing year. It will go down in history as one of the most despised spans of time in human history. There was so much negativity. So much raw hatred and ignorance. Feuding sides that seemed to revel in the other’s […]

Exclusive Interview – Craig Roberts on Red Oaks Season 2

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The second season of Red Oaks hits Amazon tomorrow, and Scott Davis has been chatting to star Craig Roberts about the 80s-set comedy series in our exclusive interview. Check it out here or over on our YouTube channel… https://youtu.be/WeYAYUEtbps Welcome back to another summer at Red Oaks – where everyone is making fresh starts, leaving behind […]

Has the ‘Frequel’ Ruined the Hollywood Blockbuster?

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Anghus Houvouras on whether the ‘frequel’ has ruined the Hollywood blockbuster… Death is probably the most overused metaphor in the arsenal of the film writer. In this age of binary theory, everything is either a masterpiece or a piece of shit. So the idea that terrible movies have started to erode the very fabric of […]

5 Actors for Young Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

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Matt Spencer-Skeen suggests five actors for the role of young Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them… With Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them out next week news and rumours have been ratcheting up around the sequel, with Johnny Depp rumoured to be playing Gellert Grindelwald and David Yates confirming Dumbledore’s return […]

Why do fans want perfect characters in Star Wars: The Last Jedi?

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George Chrysostomou on Star Wars: The Last Jedi and its character decisions (major spoilers follow)… The divisiveness surrounding Star Wars: The Last Jedi has caught many by surprise. What was thought by critics to be one of the best Star Wars films ever made, has instead been proclaimed by some fans to be one of […]

Ranking Black Mirror Season 3 Episodes from Worst to Best

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Liam Hoofe ranks the Black Mirror season 3 episodes from worst to best… Three cheers for Charlie Brooker! Season three of Black Mirror arrived on Netflix last week and it proved, beyond a shadow of doubt that Charlie Brooker is an absolute genius. Any concerns that the show may have lost its touch with its […]