Tom Jolliffe on why Dune: Part Three needs to win the battle of Dunesday against Avengers: Doomsday…Remember Barbenheimer? That fateful day in a post-COVID landscape saw two wildly different films drop on the same day. Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer couldn’t have been any more of an antithesis to Greta Gerwig’s colourful and campy adaptation of the […]
LEGO Marvel Summer 2023 sets recreate Infinity War, Endgame and No Way Home
The LEGO Group has unveiled for new Summer 2023 additions to its LEGO Marvel theme – Iron Man Hulkbuster vs. Thanos from Avengers: Infinity War, Endgame Final Battle from Avengers: Endgame, and Spider-Man Final Battle from Spider-Man: No Way Home, and a Venomized Groot – all of which are set to hit shelves on August […]
Chris Hemsworth’s Thor is brought to life with incredible Avengers: Infinity War bust from Queen Studios
Queen Studios and Sideshow have released promotional images for the impressive life-size Thor bust which is inspired by the appearance of Chris Hemsworth as the God of Thunder in the Marvel superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War. Limited to 366 pieces, the collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $4,200; check it out here… This 1:1 […]
The Best Superhero Movie Opening Scenes
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 motion […]
LEGO Marvel 2023 sets include Morbius, Mechs, Ghost Rider, Avengers Quinjet and yet another Hulkbuster
As the year end approaches, LEGO is officially unveiling its new offerings for 2023, with LEGO Marvel fans able to get their hands on four new sets in Miles Morales vs. Morbius (76244), Ghost Rider Mech & Bike (76245), The Hulkbuster: The Battle of Wakanda (76247), and The Avengers Quinjet (76248) from New Year’s Day, […]
The Top Ten MCU Movies (From a Non-Marvel Fan)
Tom Jolliffe casts a slightly MCU-fatigued eye over the catalogue to provide a Top 10 list…I’m sure you’ll have seen many a ranking list or top 10 focused on the MCU. There have been so many films now since Iron Man kicked off the whole shebang that they’ve been separated into phases. We’re coming to […]
Ranking the Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies By Director Influence
Harri Knight-Davis ranks the MCU by level of director influence…The Marvel Cinematic Universe has become a gigantic phenomenon. With its 29th film now in cinemas and seventh Disney+ show fast approaching, it can be easy to roll up to the next MCU instalment with the expectation of action-packed, comedy-filled bonanzas.However, behind every Marvel offering there […]
LEGO unveils new LEGO Marvel Sanctum Sanctorum set
LEGO has officially unveiled Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum set from its LEGO Marvel Infinity Saga theme which includes accessories and minifigures to recreate scenes from the Marvel Studios blockbusters Avengers: Infinity War and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The set goes on sale on August 1st, priced $249.99; check out the promotional images […]
The Multiverse Era: When a Cinematic Universe Isn’t Enough
Tom Jolliffe on the current preoccupation with the multiverse…Cinema is all about cycles. Genres flit in and out of prominence. An action landscape which was once dominated by Westerns was then temporarily displaced by gangster films, then epics, then Westerns again, then a brief parley into pessimistic cinema, before Star Wars laid a significant blueprint […]
Modern Mainstream Film: Passable and Disposable?
Tom Jolliffe looks at modern mainstream cinema. Is it being led by disposable content over long-standing legacy? The pace at which the world evolves can be frightening sometimes. You blink, suddenly you look around and you’re 40, you’ve got a house, wife, kid and you make groaning noises when you bend down to pick something up […]
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