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Film Score Review – War For the Planet of the Apes

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Tony Black reviews Michael Giacchino’s score for War for the Planet of the Apes… After the very recent high adventure of Michael Giacchino’s score for Spider-Man: Homecoming [read our review here], which saw him deliver a blast of thematic joy to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Giacchino switches gears and comes a little back down to […]

Why Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor Is the Hero We Need Right Now

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Tony Black on Jodie Whitaker’s casting as the Thirteenth Doctor… So there we go. The 13th (or should that be 14th?) Doctor, hero of legendary British institution Doctor Who, is for the first time in history going to be a woman. More specifically Jodie Whittaker, who just went from being a critically acclaimed British TV […]

Game of Thrones Fact Files: Bran Stark

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Tony Black counts down to Game of Thrones season 7… “You will never walk again… but you will fly…” These words capped off a four season journey for Brandon Stark, the youngest son of Eddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell, in which he went from crippled young boy to a powerful, magical seer in the making. […]

Film Score Review – Spider-Man: Homecoming

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Tony Black reviews the Spider-Man: Homecoming score… Michael Giacchino continues his journey to become the heir apparent to John Williams by delivering two very different, major blockbuster movie scores this month, yet both of which are distinctly Giacchino to anyone with an ear for film music. Spider-Man: Homecoming is Giacchino at play, very much in […]

Game of Thrones Fact Files: Daenerys Targaryen

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Tony Black counts down to season 7 of Game of Thrones… Khaleesi. Mother of Dragons. Breaker of Chains. Queen of the Andals and the First Men. Rightful Heir to the Seven Kingdoms. Daenerys really has more titles than an old fashioned video shop, which speaks to the journey she’s had over the span of Game […]

Comic Book Review – The X-Files #15

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Tony Black reviews The X-Files #15… “Resistance,” Part 2 (of 4): The final piece of the puzzle falls into place, threatening to send Mulder over the line, just as shadowy forces are revealed to have compromised the upper echelons of government. In his interview with The X-Cast podcast recently discussing the final run of The […]

Game of Thrones Fact Files: Tyrion Lannister

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Tony Black counts down to the Game of Thrones season 7 premiere… Imp. The Half Man. Master of Coin. Tyrion Lannister has almost as many titles as the Mother of Dragons he eventually covets, yet there’s an argument that the black sheep of the Lannister family is both Game of Thrones most tragic victim and […]

Comic Book Review – The X-Files Origins: Dog Days of Summer #1

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Tony Black reviews The X-Files: Origins – Dog Days of Summer #1… Before the FBI, before the X-Files, they were just two teenagers in search of the truth. On Martha’s Vineyard, a strange encounter with a deaf girl sends 13-year-old Fox Mulder on the hunt for a mysterious signal. While in San Diego, young Dana Scully […]