Flickering Myth

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Michael Bay is a disgusting, deplorable director – and he should be ashamed of himself

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Luke Owen is not a fan of Michael Bay and his Transformers movies…Last night I was unfortunate enough to stumble upon a film I’ve not seen in nearly a decade. It’s an epic failure of a movie, an odious mess of horribly-shot action, gross depictions of women, bizarrely-placed racism and woefully bad writing. The movie […]

Hot Rod to appear in Transformers: The Last Knight

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As production continues on Transformers: The Last Knight, Paramount Pictures has confirmed another new face to the franchise and its a name longtime Transformers fans will well recognize. Hot Rod, the rambunctious and rebellious young Autobot, has been revealed as a member of the cast in what seems to be a repainted deco of Bumblebee. Hot Rod was […]

Michael Bay reveals that Barricade is returning for Transformers: The Last Knight

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Having featured in 2007’s Transformers and the 2011 sequel Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Michael Bay has revealed that the Barricade is returning for Transformers: The Last Knight, with Bay sharing a photo of the Decepticon in his police car vehicle form… SEE ALSO: Michael Bay reveals new look for Bumblebee in Transformers: The Last […]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows will introduce fan favorite villain Krang

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During Rolling Stone’s recent interview with director Michael Bay, the filmmaker took a video call from visual supervisors of ILM to go over a few ideas and concepts for both Transformers 5 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.Furthermore, one of Bay’s remarks is a major clue that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out […]

The Directors We Love to Hate

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Tom Jolliffe takes a look at some of cinemas most hated directors…When all is said and done with a film, everything boils down to one thing: The individuals verdict. You’ll love films, you’ll hate them, you’ll be totally indifferent to some. This then rings true of individual aspects in a film, from cast, to perhaps […]

Quit While You’re Ahead: Why Bad Boys 4 is Too Much of a Good Thing

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the prospect of Bad Boys 4 after the success of Bad Boys For Life…Bad Boys For Life, a long awaited third entry in the franchise, came out earlier this year to not only the best reviews of the series, but a surprisingly strong opening weekend on its way to almost $420 […]

Broken Arrow at 25

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Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at John Woo’s somewhat forgotten sophomore Hollywood effort, Broken Arrow, which turns 25…Remember Broken Arrow? Memory a bit hazy? Well John Woo’s second Hollywood film, a box office hit at the time, turns 25. In 1996 we were seeing a decided shift away from the kind of heroics usually […]

Michael Bay and the Finer Points of Bayhem

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Tom Jolliffe on Michael Bay’s unique approach to cinematic destruction…In the mid-1990s a young upstart director burst out of the music video scene and blazed into the action genre with the kind of blustering gusto very few helmers have managed before or since.When I was growing up as a young teen, the cinema of Michael […]

Ryan Reynolds reportedly pitched a Deadpool Kills Fox’s Marvel Universe movie to Marvel Studios

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Although Ryan Reynolds has said on numerous occasions that Deadpool 3 remains in development, we’re yet to get any kind of official word from Disney and Marvel as to the future of his Merc with a Mouth following the Mouse House’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox.It’s expected that the X-Men and Fantastic Four will be […]