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Will PlayStation VR Kill Xbox?

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Samuel Brace on whether PlayStation VR will kill Xbox… Both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One have been on the market for almost two years now and they are doing exceptionally well. With both consoles outpacing their last generation counterparts — Ps3 and Xbox 360 — console gaming is looking pretty darn good right now. One […]

Five Films From The 1980s That Need An All-Female Remake

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This week Neil Calloway looks at more 80s films that would benefit from a gender reversal remake…With the official synopsis of the new Ghostbusters film announced this week, soon after Dan Aykroyd saying it might be better than the original (given that he has a cameo in the new film, he’s probably contractually obliged to […]

The Week in Disappointment – Shia LaBeouf, Star Wars, Prometheus, Fantastic Four, Jem and the Holograms, Johnny Depp

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Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Shia LaBeouf is watching all of his movies in a row”They say you have to suffer for your art. That would explain why Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is in the line up. Speaking of fundamental story problems…“J.J. Abrams says Super […]

The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, Fantastic Four 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, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Gotham, The LEGO Batman Movie, Batman: Bad Blood, DC Super Hero Girls, Justice League Unlimited, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Ant-Man, Thor: […]

7 Things We Learned From the First Half of Jessica Jones

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Luke Owen on the first seven episodes of Jessica Jones…With all 13 episodes airing on November 20th, we were lucky enough to be given early access to the first seven episodes of Marvel’s Jessica Jones, the second series in the Netflix side of the MCU.So, what did we learn?1. Adult contentLet’s make this nice and sparkly […]

Video Games Are Valid Entertainment, Stop Trying to Make Them Into Films

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Samuel Brace calls for an end to video game adaptations…Name a good video game to movie adaptation. Go on, name one. Name one bona fide hit with both critics and fans that’s source was a video game. Coming up short? That’s okay, it was an impossible task. There are of course some that are more […]

The Week in Disappointment – Quentin Tarantino, 478, Warcraft, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fantastic Four, Bond, The Girl on the Train

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Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world…“Quentin Tarantino calls Police ‘murderers’”This story is both disappointing and ludicrous. It’s odd on so many levels, like a layer cake made of embarrassment and iced with awkwardness. You have Quentin Tarantino, The ultimate white-guy-who-thinks-he’s-black talking smack about the Police, as if he has any real […]

The Week in Spandex – Doctor Strange, Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Batman v Superman and the DC Extended Universe, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, Jessica Jones, The Crow and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Jessica Jones, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool, Wolverine, X-Men: Apocalypse, Fantastic Four, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, Wonder Woman, […]