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Avatar: The Franchise That Keeps on Spawning

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Tony Black on James Cameron’s ever-expanding Avatar series… James Cameron just won’t let this go, will he? Having spent the last decade almost in development and finally pre-production on a sequel to Avatar, his 2009 3D science-fiction epic which remains the most lucrative film ever made (only second even to Gone With the Wind, adjusted for […]

Comic Book Review – The X-Files #10

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Tony Black reviews The X-Files #10… “Contrarians,” Part 1 (of 2): Mulder chances upon evidence that suggests the now-defunct Syndicate’s involvement in the Iran-Contra affair. Guest-starring the Cigarette Smoking Man and President Reagan! Given the powder keg that is United States politics, ‘Contrarians’ is, in time-honoured X-Files fashion, very appropriate right now. You can feel […]

Score Reviews – Despicable Me 3 and Castlevania

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Tony Black reviews the scores for Despicable Me 3 and Castlevania…   The third film in the animated franchise sees Heitor Pereira return once again as composer for Despicable Me 3, in which loveable bad guy Gru gets a twin brother, the Minions go to prison, a new bad guy emerges and the usual comedic […]

Comic Book Review – Lucas Stand #6

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Tony Black reviews Lucas Stand #6… Final issue! Lucas jumps into the future for the first time and discovers what the influencer demon’s plans will lead to. The final issue of this first run of Lucas Stand brings the titular character full circle for a bravura finish from Kurt Sutter & Catrin Kittridge. The penultimate […]

Comic Book Review – Lucas Stand #5

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Tony Black reviews Lucas Stand #5… Lucas puts himself and Cyd in danger when he kills an agent of Hell he wasn’t assigned in 1947 Hollywood. We’re racing toward conclusion now for Kurt Sutter & Catrin Kittridge’s limited run series Lucas Stand, which has been as dark and nihilistic as you might expect from Sutter […]

Comic Book Review – Doctor Who: Supremacy of the Cybermen #5

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Tony Black reviews Doctor Who: Supremacy of the Cybermen #5… The storming conclusion to the 2016 Event! Universes will live and die, and timelines will be changed for ever. You MUST NOT MISS this staggering finale! So the conclusion of Doctor Who: Supremacy of the Cybermen hinges on a delicious irony which underpins what, in […]

Comic Book Review – Sons of Anarchy: Redwood Original #4

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Tony Black reviews Sons of Anarchy: Redwood Original #4… A night of wild partying leads to Opie getting hurt and Jax facing heavy consequences. The consequences and repercussions continue piling on Jax Teller as Sons of Anarchy: Redwood Original begins heating up in its fourth issue. Ollie Masters continues to do a really excellent job […]

Book Review – The X-Files: Secret Agendas

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Tony Black reviews The X-Files: Secret Agendas… In the space of around eighteen months, IDW Publishing have neatly timed around the revival of 90’s TV hit The X-Files a series of compilation short stories about the weird & wonderful investigations of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder & Dana Scully, with ‘Secret Agendas’ the overarching title […]