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Movie Review – Ghost Stories (2017)

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Ghost Stories, 2017. Directed by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman. Starring Andy Nyman, Martin Freeman, Paul Whitehouse, and Alex Lawther. SYNOPSIS: An academic and arch-sceptic is drawn into a quest to disprove the reality of three inexplicable cases of supernatural activity. Adapted from a successful stage play that first toured the UK in 2010, Ghost Stories is […]

14 new images from Marvel’s Black Panther

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Empire Magazine has released a batch of images from next year’s first Marvel superhero outing Black Panther featuring T’Challa/Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o), Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan), Okoye (Danai Gurira), Zuri (Forest Whitaker), W’Kabi (Daniel Kaluuya), Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Ayo (Florence Kasumba), Everett Ross (Martin Freeman), Ulysses Klaue (Andy Serkis), Shuri (Letitia […]

Steven Moffat teases possible fifth series of Sherlock at Comic-Con

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Although all signs have pointed towards the fourth series of Sherlock being its last – including comments from both Benedict Cumberbatch and co-creator Mark Gatiss – it seems that Steven Moffat isn’t quite ready to rule out the possibility of a fifth series for the popular BBC show. Speaking at the San Diego Comic-Con yesterday, […]

Sherlock’s co-creator isn’t sure series 5 will ever happen

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One of the co-creators for hit drama Sherlock thinks the show’s end may have come. The series began back in 2010, and has only managed four seasons in that significant period of time. This is mainly due to the scheduling of the show’s two stars, Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.Mark Gatiss claims that this is […]

Mark Gatiss doesn’t know if we’ll see more Sherlock

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Prior to the premiere of Sherlock series four on New Year’s Day, there was a lot of talk that the latest season could be the final run of episodes for the beloved BBC drama. Back in October, Benedict Cumberbatch indicated that the fourth series “might be the end of an era”, only for Steven Moffat […]

Sherlock Series 4 Episode 3 Review – ‘The Final Problem’

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Tori Brazier reviews the third and final episode of Sherlock series four… Well, after the usual teasing references to it over previous episodes, Sherlock finally pulled on the deerstalker again – but you’d be forgiven for missing this detail in a series finale rammed with tests, puzzles and challenges galore, for the characters and audience […]

Sherlock’s series 4 finale ‘The Final Problem’ suffers a new ratings low

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Last night the BBC aired the finale of the fourth series of Sherlock, with ‘The Final Problem’ slumping to a ratings low for the show with 5.9 million viewers overnight. The previous week’s ‘The Lying Detective’ had pulled in 6 million viewers in overnight ratings, down considerably from the opening episode ‘The Six Thatchers’, which […]

10 Great Buddy Cop Movies Not Written or Directed By Shane Black

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To coincide with the release of The Nice Guys, Kieran Fisher recommends 10 other buddy cop movies worth checking out… This weekend marks the release of Shane Black’s new film The Nice Guys, starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe as a law enforcement duo investigating a missing persons case.  It also sees Black return to […]

Sherlock Series 4 Episode 1 Review – ‘The Six Thatchers’

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Tori Brazier reviews the first episode of the eagerly-awaited fourth series of Sherlock… It’s been three years since the last series of Sherlock aired, and with suggestions that this fourth run could be the last, expectations are at their peak. Last January the BBC aired a one-off, stand-alone Victorian-set Sherlock caper – ‘The Abominable Bride’ […]