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Comic Book Review – Action Comics #975

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Ricky Church reviews Action Comics #975… “SUPERMAN REBORN” part two! Celebrating our 975th issue with a supersize special as another layer of the Superman/Clark Kent mystery is exposed! And in a backup story written by Paul Dini with art by Ian Churchill, learn what it all means for the Son of Superman, who is the prize […]

Comic Book Review – Superman #18

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Ricky Church reviews Superman #18… “SUPERMAN REBORN” part one! In DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH #1, the enigmatic Mr. Oz told this Superman, “You and your family are not what you believe you are. And neither was the fallen Superman.” Now, in the first Rebirth crossover between SUPERMAN and ACTION COMICS, the shocking truth behind Oz’s words […]

Why We Need Contrarians

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Henry Bevan on why we need contrarians… Sometimes falling in love with a movie is like falling in love with a partner who isn’t right for you. At first, your love blinds you to the flaws. Then, when you break up, you say the meanest things. When things cool down you’ll find the truth: was […]

Kevin Smith to host Crisis on Infinite Earths aftershow

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With The CW’s highly anticipated Arrowverse crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths just a few weeks away, Jay and Silent Bob creator and mega-fan Kevin Smith has announced he will be hosting an aftershow on The CW, titled Crisis on Infinite Earths Aftermath. Smith will bring with him various members of the cast and crew for the aftershow specials to discuss […]

Is Cinema Really Dead If Scorsese Says It Is?

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Henry Bevan on whether cinema is really dead… The ‘cinema is dead’ narrative has gone around for a while. It is normally spouted by some blogger who wants to get across their “hot take”. But, sometimes, someone of note joins in, and as 2016 came to a close, a director trifecta chimed in — Martin […]

Comic Book Review – Justice League/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1

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Chris Cooper reviews Justice League/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1… Two of comics greatest teams team up for the very first time! Something terrible has happened in Angel Grove! When the Command Center is breached and the teleporters are damaged, Zack is flung into another universe, where he’s mistaken for a villain by a mysterious masked vigilante. […]

Ben Affleck on the tonal shift of Justice League

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With Ben Affleck doing the promotional rounds for his new film Live By Night, we’ve heard him responding to many questions about the status of The Batman, leading to an entire ‘will he, won’t he direct?’ saga. Well, in an interview with Cineplex, Affleck has been asked about his next outing as Batman in November’s […]

Ben Affleck to reportedly film The Batman in Los Angeles

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Just a day after news came out that Ben Affleck was not yet happy with the script for The Batman and could walk away from the project if it didn’t meet his standards, some new reports claim that a filming location has been chosen for the production. While Christopher Nolan primarily used Chicago, New York, and Pittsburg to act as Gotham City in the Dark […]