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The Marvel Cinematic Universe Indie Director Conundrum

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Tom Jolliffe on Marvel Studios bringing indie directors into a huge studio set up to direct its pictures… Indie cinema has been on something of an upsurge in recent years. Whilst there is still the general feeling that mainstream entertainment, namely anything under the Disney wing, is monopolising the cinemas, we’ve still seen an increase […]

Modern Mainstream Film: Passable and Disposable?

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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 […]

The Spiderwick Chronicles series adds Momona Tamada and Alyvia Alyn Lind

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The Disney+ series The Spiderwick Chronicles has made more additions to its cast. According to Deadline, Momona Tamada (The Baby-Sitters Club) and Alyvia Alyn Lind (Chucky) will have recurring roles. They will star alongside leads Lyon Daniels (We Can Be Heroes) as Jared Grace, Noah Cottrell (Punky Brewster) as Simon Grace, Mychala Lee (Truth Be Told) as […]

Lin-Manuel Miranda joins Disney+’s Percy Jackson series as Hermes

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Lin-Manuel Miranda is the herald of the gods, as Deadline reports that the filmmaker, singer, and performer will star in the upcoming Disney+ Percy Jackson series, set to star as the Greek god Hermes. Miranda will play “the messenger god who looks out for travelers and thieves and is a bit of a trickster himself. […]

Star Wars: Andor Episode 10 Review – ‘One Way Out’

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Chris Connor reviews the tenth episode of Star Wars: Andor… Andor has built a huge degree of tension and stakes through its episodic storytelling, allowing the various threads to intertwine and feel a key part of the series. Here in the tenth episode ‘One Way Out’, the thread of the past two episodes of the […]

Stranger Things’ Shawn Levy in talks to direct a Star Wars movie

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Following the recent small-screen success of Obi-Wan and Andor it appears Lucasfilm are expanding the four corners of their Star Wars galaxy back onto the big-screen once again with the news that Stranger Things and Deadpool 3 director Shawn Levy is in talks to direct his own Star Wars movie.  Deadline reports that Levy is in […]

Zootopia+ animated series trailer released by Disney+

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Disney+ has released the first trailer and images for Zootopia+, the upcoming limited animated series which dives into the lives of some of the more intriguing residents featured in the 2016 movie; check them out here…   “Zootopia+” heads back to the fast-paced mammal metropolis of Zootopia in a short-form series that dives deeper into […]

The Book of Boba Fett Paradox

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Tom Jolliffe looks at a major reason why Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett is underwhelming: its title character… Some folk have that shining moment in the sun. There’s something they’ve done and they can dine out on it forever. You could be an average football player, but score a winning goal in a […]

The Death of DVD?

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Tom Jolliffe on the latest nails in the coffin for physical media… 2020 begins. The movie going landscape sees a theatrical distribution model propped up by Disney and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Meanwhile, streaming services are on the up with Disney+ on the way and a host of other streamers vying to move into original […]