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Why 1996 was the Most Important Year in Hollywood

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This week, Neil Calloway argues that 1996 was a hugely influential year in cinema… This month sees the release of the long awaited Independence Day sequel. In many ways it seems like a long time since the original came out; the film industry has moved on a lot, and there is no way that a […]

8 killer cues from Cliff Martinez’s The Neon Demon soundtrack

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Sean Wilson takes a closer look at the latest captivating collaboration between director Nicolas Winding Refn and composer Cliff Martinez… Filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn doesn’t court controversy and outrage so much as revel in it, and his latest hallucinatory nightmare The Neon Demon is no exception. A surrealistic and increasingly shocking tale of the fashion […]

Just Add Batman: The key ingredient to the DC Cinematic Universe

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Anghus Houvouras on Warner Bros.’ key ingredient to the DC Cinematic Universe… Warner Bros. has found themselves in an indefensible position ever since Marvel Studios entered the game and schooled them on the art of the cinematic universe. They’re an easy punching bag these days, seeing as Marvel game them a three decade head start […]

Would it be wise to split Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice?

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Thomas Roach on whether it would be wise to split Batman v Superman into two movies… A few days ago an image arrived online which suggested that there are plans to split the upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice into two movies – Part One being called Enter the Knight, which would be released […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #78 – Flying Shark

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With Ultimate’s Atic Atac, which was the last game looked at in the chart, our fortunes are continuing to run high as swooping in from Firebird at Number #78 is Flying Shark, the Taito coin-op classic from 1987. This is our second game in the countdown from Firebird so far – the first being Gyron – […]

The Callow Way – Why the Sony hack is hilarious but depressing

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Neil Calloway is amused but disappointed by the release of emails from Sony… It’s an old adage that show business is High School with money, and the release of emails that followed the hacking of Sony Pictures seems to prove it’s just like Mean Girls or Heathers, but where people earn $3 million dollar salaries […]

Game of Thrones: The Bear and how he may be made Fair

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Major spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 7 ‘The Broken Man’… You knew something was going on when Game of Thrones this week gave us its first ‘pre-credits’ sequence, essentially, which introduced not just Ian McShane for a special guest appearance but reintroduced someone almost nobody expected to see again (well, unless you’re […]

Five characters who could replace Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War

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Anghus Houvouras with five characters who could replace Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War… One of the many interesting stories that came tumbling out of the massive Sony hack was negotiations between Marvel and Sony to borrow Spider-Man for next year’s third Captain America film that will tackle the Civil War storyline. In the comic, […]

Why the Punisher works better as a supporting character

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Anghus Houvouras on why the Punisher works better as a supporting character… I don’t know about you, but I’m excited. The first season of Daredevil was a gift. The best thing Marvel Studios has put out to date. An almost perfect interpretation of the character in a world where he feels outgunned, under-powered, and fighting […]