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10 TV21 Strips That Would Make Great ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ Episodes

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Fred McNamara with 10 TV21 strips that would make great ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ episodes… Amidst rumours that some episodes of the classic Thunderbirds series may be given a modern makeover for the upcoming remake, wouldn’t it be fun to examine which of the TV21 comic strips would suit a modernisation? TV21 was the official comic […]

The Jump Scare: A Defence

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Edward Gardiner with a defence of the jump scare…“The Conjuring is a horror movie for people who don’t like horror movies.”I like Mark Kermode.  He’s one of the most respected film critics working today because of a fantastic (and rare) combination of insight, humour and honesty, and a genuine love for film, which has propelled him to the […]

How to make Alien terrifying once again

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Matt Evans on how to make Alien terrifying once again… With Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 officially announced by Fox and the studio’s commitment to Prometheus sequels further down the line, the Alien franchise is alive once more and is heading dangerously close to ‘Cinematic Universe’ territory. This is a potential state of affairs that will […]

Interstellar and Christopher Nolan’s Continued Impact

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Sam Carey on Interstellar and Christopher Nolan’s continued impact… Modern cinema throws up few things you can depend on but Christopher Nolan is one of them. Released this week on DVD and Blu-ray is Interstellar, the director’s tenth feature. In celebration we look back at a few of his most important films and examine what […]

How Empire is both empowering and offensive to African-Americans

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Anthony Stokes on how Empire is both empowering and offensive to African-Americans…Empire is the hottest new show over at Fox. It has tapped into the elusive but lucrative African-American market, and had the most watched finale of a new show in a few years, which is a huge deal because this is a very important […]

Avengers: Age of Ultron: Will it out-gross The Avengers?

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Anthony Stokes on whether Avengers: Age of Ultron will out-gross The Avengers…Marvel Studios is on top of the world when it comes to box office success and is just two months away from the Marvel Cinematic Universe becoming the highest grossing film franchise of all time when Avengers: Age of Ultron hits screens.  Avengers: Age […]

No Film Should Be Banned. Ever.

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Samuel Brace on banning films…Sorry snowflakes, but it’s true.Passion of the Christ, A Clockwork Orange, Last Tango in Paris, Deadpool, Hostel, Mad Max, The Da Vinci Code. These are all films that a nation has banned. Banned because of violence, blasphemy, pornographic images etc and so on. These films, and films like them, have been […]

Remake. Reboot. Rehash.

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Rob Blues on remakes, reboots and rehashes… There were three films I saw in the 1980’s that blew me away and in doing so scorched into my mind the brilliance of original film. Ghostbusters, Back to the Future & The Goonies. If you are my age then these films will hold a special place in […]

Channing Tatum is too good looking to be in Ghostbusters

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Anghus Houvouras thinks Channing Tatum is too good looking to be in Ghostbusters…I know you’re thinking the same thing. You knew it was wrong he minute you heard that Sony is planning a combined Ghostbusters Cinematic Universe and bringing in Channing Tatum for the lead role. Channing Tatum; the most beautiful man in the world. […]