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Zack Snyder confirms Snyder Cut of Justice League exists, and is over three-and-a-half hours long

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We’re over two years on from the theatrical release of Justice League, and still not a week goes by without the mythical Snyder Cut of the DC blockbuster grabbing headlines… only it seems it is ‘mythical’ no longer, as director Zack Snyder has taken to social media to confirm its existence, as well as a […]

Supergirl Season 5 Episode 8 Review – ‘The Wrath of Rama Khan’

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Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of Supergirl season 5…This might be the warm up episode prior to cross over shenanigans but it still comes across as copy book stuff. Numerous stand offs happening simultaneously make things entertaining but ultimately predictable. Inadequate gods fail spectacularly to raise the ocean floor or destroy our resident lady […]

Watchmen Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘An Almost Religious Awe’

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Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Watchmen…From Blaxploitation homage to Balboa boxing soundtrack via the Godfather of Soul, Watchmen has it all. Intricately detailed infomercials give way to multiple protagonists who merge, meld and exchange timelines without leaving the room. Past and present are revealed simultaneously whilst the conundrum of Doctor Manhattan overshadows everything. […]

It’s Superman v Superman in latest Crisis on Infinite Earths images

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Following yesterday’s full trailer for Crisis on Infinite Earths, The CW has released another batch of images featuring the stars of the DC crossover event, including a look at Brandon Routh’s Man of Steel grabbing Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman by the throat; check them out here…SEE ALSO: DC’s Crisis on Infinite Earths gets two new teasersCrisis on Infinite […]

New poster for Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

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Warner Bros. has released a new poster for the next instalment in the DCEU,  the upcoming girl gang team-up movie Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), which pays homage to Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus; take a look here…SEE ALSO: Margot Robbie talks Harley Quinn return in Birds of Prey and […]

Arrow Season 8 Episode 7 Review – ‘Purgatory’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the seventh episode of Arrow season 8…At this point, Lian Yu, the island itself, is a character and a integral one to the fabric of Arrow. It’s revisited here, and rightfully so, in a mostly un-Arrow like episode.There’s some very good acting by Stephen Amell in this episode. He’s basically, after last […]

The Flash Season 6 Episode 8 Review – ‘The Last Temptation of Barry Allen Part 2’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the eighth episode of The Flash season 6…In the follow up to last week’s amazing psychological mindtrip can’t quite live up to it’s opening chapter in Part 2.With Barry taken over by Ramsey (whom Cisco eloquently dubbed “Dark Flash”), the team is nearly wittled down to nothing. Iris and Cisco make up […]

Promo for Black Lightning Season 3 Episode 9 – ‘The Book of Resistance: Chapter Four: Third Stone From the Sun’

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The CW has released a promo for the midseason finale of Black Lightning season 3, entitled ‘The Book of Resistance: Chapter Four: Third Stone From the Sun’; watch it here…WINTER FINALE – The Pierce family fears for Jennifer’s (China Anne McClain) life.Black Lightning season 3 airs on Mondays on The CW.Photo credits: The CW

Comic Book Preview – Superman: Up in the Sky #6

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Superman: Up in the Sky #6 is out in comic book stores this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here; check it out courtesy of DC Comics…It’s the finale of Tom King and Andy Kubert’s Man of Steel epic and Superman is captured off-planet, with Earth’s remaining heroes […]