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The Week in Star Wars – The Force Awakens reviews are in, suprise cameos, huge box office opening, Harrison Ford doesn’t want to be in the Han Solo movie and more

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 Guess what – it’s a Force Awakens busy edition of The Week in Star Wars. The movie is finally here, the reviews are in and it’s had a whopping box office opening. There’s also some bits and bobs from the Star Wars Universe…Kicking things off with – you guessed it – Star Wars: The Force […]

8 TV Shows To Look Forward To In 2016

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Following on from his article on the best TV shows of 2015, Samuel Brace now picks out eight TV shows to look forward to in 2016…There is a lot heading our way in 2016. There is a myriad of returning shows and new series to feast upon. A lot of this content is/looks very good […]

The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Luke Cage, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Supergirl, Vixen, Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse and more…We’ll start things off this […]

Interview: Jennifer Peedom talks Sherpa

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David Opie sits down with director Jennifer Peedom to discuss Sherpa, an inspiring documentary that follows a climbing expedition from the often overlooked perspective of the Sherpa community. The film is currently having a successful run at film festivals worldwide, winning Best Documentary at the London Film Festival, and our four star review is available to read here…David Opie: Congratulations […]

Is Star Wars: The Force Awakens just fan-fiction on a big budget?

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Luke Owen asks an important question…J.J. Abrams has been praised by critics lucky enough to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens early (including yours truly), but there is something that has been hanging over the film for some time now.When Disney announced that they were releasing a new series of movies based in the Star Wars Universe, it […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to the first Star Trek Beyond trailer

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The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on Star Trek Beyond…Yesterday Paramount Pictures unleashed the first trailer for Star Trek Beyond, the third instalment of the rebooted Trek universe, which sees Fast & Furious helmer Justin Lin taking over the reins from J.J. Abrams. What did our writing team make of the trailer? Find […]

Star Wars: The 10 Best Quotes

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Ricky Church with the 10 best quotes from the Star Wars saga… Anyone whose anyone will recognize lines like “Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope’, “No, I am your father” or “May the Force be with you”. The Star Wars saga is chalk full of memorable lines that can be applicable for any […]

Exclusive interview with Steve Martino, director of The Peanuts Movie

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This week, if you didn’t know already, sees the release of J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens in UK cinemas. But there is another film out this week that deserves your attention: the big-screen version of Charlie Brown and Snoopy: The Peanuts Movie, which has been a huge box-office hit in the US.In an […]

Memorable Star Wars Moments – The Detention Level Rescue

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Flickering Myth’s writing team are counting down to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens by discussing their most memorable Star Wars moments. Next up is James Garcia with the detention level rescue in A New Hope…Unlike many fans of that galaxy far, far away, I unfortunately have no memory of the first time I saw Star Wars. The film, […]