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Why Scream is a Perfect Black Comedy

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Ricky Church on why Scream is a perfect black comedy… When Scream was released in 1996, it revitalized the slasher genre with new life and energy after it was on the verge of dying out. Scream had plenty of aspects that made horror slasher films great with its memorable kills, scares and great direction by horror legend Wes […]

Exclusive Interview – Voice directing legend Andrea Romano on Superman: The Animated Series 25th anniversary

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Ricky Church chats with voice directing legend Andrea Romano about Superman: The Animated Series… Superman: The Animated Series recently passed two big milestones as it celebrated its 25th anniversary and was finally released on Blu-ray this week. Led by the minds behind Batman: The Animated Series, Superman is a near-definitive take on the Man of Steel and his vast […]

Batman: Arkham City 10th Anniversary: The Best of the Arkham Franchise

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Ricky Church revisits Batman: Arkham City on its 10th anniversary… In 2009 Rocksteady struck gold with Batman: Arkham Asylum, an open-world game which saw the Dark Knight trapped on the infamous asylum’s island after The Joker took control of it. Met with rave reviews for its gameplay and adherence to the source material, Arkham Asylum was called […]

Jenna Dewan returning to the Arrowverse as Lucy Lane in Superman & Lois

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The second season of Superman & Lois will see a familiar face as Jenna Dewan will make her return to the CW’s Arrowverse as Lois Lane’s sister Lucy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Dewan was cast as Lucy in the first season of Supergirl as a guest star. Lucy made frequent appearances as a major in the army […]

Exclusive Interview – Tim Daly on 25 years of Superman: The Animated Series and Superman’s pop culture relevance

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Ricky Church chats with Tim Daly about Superman: The Animated Series… Superman: The Animated Series recently passed two big milestones as it celebrated its 25th anniversary and was finally released on Blu-ray this week. Led by the minds behind Batman: The Animated Series, Superman is a near-definitive take on the Man of Steel and his vast mythology with […]

Destiny is a Beast in The Witcher season 2 trailer

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Netflix has revealed the full trailer for the second season of The Witcher. As Geralt and Ciri travel together and are hunted by their enemies, they find they cannot escape what destiny has planned for them. Watch the trailer below… Convinced Yennefer’s life was lost at the Battle of Sodden, Geralt of Rivia brings Princess Cirilla […]

Exclusive Interview – Injustice director Matt Peters on the appeal of a dark Superman and the fractured friendship with Batman

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Ricky Church chats with Injustice director Matt Peters… Across DC’s vast multiverse of alternate stories on some of their most famous characters, one of the most recent is the hit video game Injustice featuring a Superman who has taken over the world to enforce a long-lasting peace in the wake of a devastating tragedy to him while […]

Comic Book Review – Batman: Arkham Asylum Deluxe Edition

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Ricky Church reviews Batman: Arkham Asylum Deluxe Edition… One of the biggest questions writers have often posed for Batman fans is whether or not the Dark Knight is as crazy as the enemies he faces. Grant Morrison tackled this question head on in his 90s graphic novel Batman: Arkham Asylum – A Serious House on […]

New Halo Infinite trailers show off the open-world campaign, a new Cortana and threat of the Banished

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With about a month-and-a-half to go until the release of the anticipated of Halo Infinite, 343 Inudstries has released a campaign overview of the new open-world designed for the latest Halo as well as a trailer teasing the threat of the Brute force the Banished. Watch the trailers below… Halo Infinite was originally scheduled for release last year, […]