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Can we all just admit Avatar was kind of terrible?

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Anghus Houvouras on James Cameron’s Avatar… Avatar. The highest grossing movie of all time for a decade. Nominated for Best Picture and Best Director. It was a cinematic experience adored by critics and audiences showered in praise for its mind-blowing, bar-raising special effects that once again raised the bar for what is possible on the […]

A Beginner’s Guide To Andrei Tarkovsky

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Tom Jolliffe continues our series of director beginner’s guides with Andrei Tarkovsky… Some directors have an important impact on cinema. It doesn’t always tie in with box office results, or widespread audience appeal. If you’re in the States or the UK, chances are your predominant cinematic experience revolves around American or British films. As far […]

Oscars: What Should Have Won – Judgment at Nuremberg over West Side Story for Best Picture of 1961

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Graeme Robertson on why Judgement at Nuremberg should have won over West Side Story at the Academy Awards… It’s Oscar season again, so it’s time to take a look at Oscar ceremonies of the past and spotlight the films that I feel should have won the coveted Best Picture trophy over those that ultimately did. […]

Can we all just admit Ready Player One was terrible?

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Anghus Houvouras on Ready Player One… Every movie doesn’t need to be a movement. These are some wise words spoken by one of cinema’s most prolific and revered voices: Myself. This deep kernel of wisdom was uttered sometime around the turn of the century when everyone was freaking out about the tragedy of Star Wars: […]

5 iconic villains the Spider-Man PS4 game sets up for a sequel

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Thomas Roach with five villains Insomniac’s Spider-Man sets up for a sequel… Insomniac’s Spider-Man game has received great reviews and is the fastest selling PlayStation 4 exclusive to date. Because of this a sequel is definitely on the books. The first game has done so well setting up the world in which these characters interact […]

Orange Is the New Black: Ranking Every Season from Worst to Best

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Liam Hoofe ranks each season of Orange Is the New Black from worst to best… If you’re anything like me, you will find it difficult to see Netflix’s opening title card without singing ‘the animals, the animals’ to yourself. Orange Is the New Black has become one of the streaming service’s flagship shows since making […]

In praise of Gary Oldman’s performance in True Romance

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Sean Wilson looks back at one of the most memorable roles undertaken by the Darkest Hour star, Gary Oldman… On the eve of Darkest Hour, the critically acclaimed new Winston Churchill biopic, the headlines have all been shrieking one thing: isn’t Gary Oldman an extraordinarily versatile actor? Well, yes, but anyone who has followed Oldman’s […]

4 Standout Blade Runner 2049 Moments

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Samuel Brace with four standout moments from Blade Runner 2049… Blade Runner 2049 is one of the more visually spectacular film’s you are ever likely to see, and the movie as a whole is full of incredibly cinematic moments, both aesthetically and thematically. What Denis Villeneuve achieved with the sci-fi sequel is close to astonishing, […]

Countdown to Justice League – The Cadmus Arc

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Justice League by looking at The Cadmus Arc… From the early-90s to mid-00s, DC fans were spoiled in the animated format thanks to the DC Animated Universe. Starting with the amazing and classic Batman: The Animated Series, DC and Warner Bros. Animation went through several animated series that all connected […]

12 iconic soundtrack moments from the Alien saga

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With Alien: Covenant just around the corner, Sean Wilson looks back at the illustrious musical heritage of one of cinema’s greatest franchises… Just recently I was listening to the score for the imminent Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott’s return to the sci-fi horror franchise he inaugurated, and was struck by the plethora of material from Jerry […]