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Marvel’s WandaVision – The Biggest Questions Coming Out of Episode 5

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Hasitha Fernando on WandaVision’s big questions coming out of the fifth episode… Now, that was a real doozy of an episodes wasn’t it? Just when we think we’ve got things figured out, WandaVision throws a proverbial curve ball at us with Friday’s fifth episode, and what a curve ball THAT was. I’m still reeling from […]

Movie Review – The Dark and the Wicked (2020)

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The Dark and the Wicked, 2020. Directed by Bryan Bertino. Starring Marin Ireland, Michael Abbott Jr., Julie Oliver-Touchstone, Lynn Andrews, Tom Nowicki, and Michael Zagst. SYNOPSIS: Two siblings discover that their home has been taken over by a dark presence, as they mourn their father’s painful passing. That old phrase ‘Abandon hope all ye who […]

Marvel’s WandaVision: Who’s Orchestrating the Madness?

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Hasitha Fernando on who could be orchestrating the madness in Marvel’s WandaVision… Three episodes into Marvel’s uber ambitious television series WandaVision, we are nowhere closer to finding the truth of what’s going on in Westview. In episode three Wanda and Vision’s friendly neighbor Herb (David Peyton) nearly dropped a proverbial brick with regard to the […]

What is S.W.O.R.D.?: The mysterious organization from Marvel’s WandaVision

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Hasitha Fernando on S.W.O.R.D. and its role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe… From the get go we all knew that what Kevin Feige and company had in store for us with WandaVision would be an experience unlike any other. And now that the first three episodes are here with us it’s quite safe to say […]

The Best Horror Movies of 2020

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Hasitha Fernando on the best horror movies of 2020… The COVID-19 pandemic took the world by storm, affecting the lives of every man, woman and child from every walk of life. Arguably one of the industries which suffered the biggest crippling blow from it was the film industry. Theatre halls closed, tentpole releases were indefinitely […]

An Introduction to Marvel’s Time Variance Authority: The Mysterious Organisation of Disney+’s Loki Series

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Hasitha Fernando explores Marvel’s Time Variance Authority… A colossal tidal wave of Marvel related goodies debuted during Disney Investor Day 2020 this month. But out of this plethora of awesome new reveals, one of the clear standouts was what Kevin Feige and company gave fans on the new Disney+ TV series based on the fan […]

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker – 20 Years On

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Hasitha Fernando revisits Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker twenty years after its release… Throughout the 1990’s DC Comics and Warner Bros. Entertainment found great success with their ever-expanding slate of animated TV series. Kicking-off with the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series in the Fall of 1992, this fledgling animated universe further grew with […]

Movie Review – All Joking Aside (2020)

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All Joking Aside, 2020. Directed by Shannon Kohli. Starring Raylene Harewood, Brian Markinson, Richard Lett, David Lewis, and Heather Feeney. SYNOPSIS: A young woman in New York navigates the myriad obstacles in her path to realize her dream of becoming a successful stand-up comedian. Stand-up comedy is hard. Ask any comedian and they’ll recount how […]

Movie Review – Dead (2020)

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Dead, 2020. Directed by Hayden J. Weal. Starring Thomas Sainsbury, Hayden J. Weal, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Tomai Ihaia,  and Jess Sayer. SYNOPSIS: A down-on-his-luck stoner who has the ability to see the dead gets dragged into an unsolved investigation lead by a recently deceased wannabe super-cop. Over the years New Zealand has created a niche of […]

Movie Review – Call Me Brother (2020)

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Call Me Brother, 2020. Directed by David Howe. Starring Christina Parrish, Andrew Dismukes, Asaf Ronen, Danu Uribe, and Kim Lowery. SYNOPSIS: Two siblings separated since childhood reunite, leading to awkwardly hilarious outcomes. I’ll get straight to the point, if you are the kind of person who gets triggered or offended easily, steer clear of this […]