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How Netflix exclusivity killed Glass Onion

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Anghus Houvouras on Netflix and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery… The entertainment industry is smack dab in the middle of a massive paradigm shift. Over the last few years, we’ve witnessed changes in how people consume their entertainment. From the diminishing returns of physical media as a revenue stream for studios to a global […]

Staggered Release Dates: Why does the UK get the short end of the stick?

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Jed Wagman on the archaic practice of staggered release dates… What’s all this fuss about staggered release dates? In the globalised inter-connected digital world that we’re currently living in, why does it take six months for a film to release in the UK? There will always be certain smaller and lesser-known films released in one […]

2023 Oscar Nominations: Reasons to Cheer and Reasons to Jeer

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We look at the Oscar nominations. The surprises, the nods to celebrate and some glaring omissions… The Oscar nominations for the 2023 ceremony were announced this week. It’s time to warm up your slapping hands, sorry, clapping hands and ready yourself for the main event. As with every year, there are predictable choices, and pleasing […]

For the Sake of Saving the Oscars, One of These Must Win Best Picture

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EJ Moreno looks at a selection of films the Academy Awards needs to nominate… Last year, the Academy Awards brought in some of its lowest ratings, though improving over the year prior. While the state of the prestige Oscars isn’t dependent on viewership, it’s a sign that interest in the once hotly anticipated event is […]

The Essential Video Game Adaptations

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Olly Dyche on the essential video game adaptations… Video game adaptations have notoriously garnered a reputation of being fairly awful, with the likes of Doom, Super Mario Bros., Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and House the Dead being great examples. However, within the fold of poor video game adaptations there have also been some good – and […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #74– Pang

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After a succession of not overly enjoyable games  – with the final one being Wriggler – it’s great to finally pick up a game that not only rings back from the past with some brilliant gaming memories, but within the opening few rounds still shows you that the gameplay has been retained after a quarter of a century.  […]

Mia Goth in Pearl and why it needs to break the Oscars Horror curse

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EJ Moreno dives into Pearl’s unlikely journey to the Academy Awards… “It has to be me.” While sitting in on her big audition, Pearl repeats, “It has to be me.” We are seeing a young woman’s drive and hunger for fame push her to do anything to achieve it. While our sweet Pearl doesn’t land […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #55 – Saboteur

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Leaving the dire Bounty Bob Strikes Back hopefully far behind us, we look to the light and hope that around the corner in the Your Sinclair Top 100 something wonderful is waiting at Number #55, and I can tell you that something is.  Out from the shadows steps Saboteur! Saboteur was published back in 1985 by […]

The Best Superhero Movie Opening Scenes

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Red Stewart presents superb opening scenes in superhero films… Newswriters spend a lot of time learning how to create great hooks, and the same can be said for filmmakers. An opening, whether before or during a title sequence, is integral to capturing audience attention. It sets the standard and tone for the rest of your […]