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The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Daredevil, Deadpool, The Fantastic Four, Suicide Squad, Shazam, The Crow, Heroes Reborn and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy, Daredevil, A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, Deadpool, X-Men, Suicide Squad, Shazam, Gotham, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Heroes Reborn, Powers, The Crow and more… There’s less than five […]

Joy Division in Cinema and TV

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40 years after the death of Ian Curtis, Tom Jolliffe looks at the impact of Joy Division in cinema and TV… There have been a few big anniversaries of late. 40 years since Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back was released. 40 years since The Shining came out too. On a more […]

The Crow remake gets another director, Luke Evans may be dropping out

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Relativity Media’s remake of The Crow has picked up a new director, with Deadline revealing that Corin Hardy (The Hallow) has signed on to the project as a replacement for F. Javier Gutiérrez, who vacated the director’s chair in favour of another instalment in The Ring series. In addition to his feature debut The Hallow, […]

10 Essential Revenge Films

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Tom Jolliffe offers up ten essential revenge films… A dish best served cold. The humble revenge film. It’s a long tried and tested formula which still proves immensely popular. There have been innumerable films but that overriding quest for vengeance is always there. Picking 10 essential films in such a wide and all encompassing genre […]

From Shades of The Crow to the Ace in the Pack: Will The Batman Be Great?

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Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to The Batman ahead of its release next year… The Batman has had an odd production filled with all manner of issues. For one, production has suffered the same as many other studio films of late with the presence of a worldwide pandemic. Shutdowns and delays lengthened the process of shooting […]

The Cinematic DNA of The Batman

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Matt Reeves’ The Batman, and the movie influences littered within… So The Batman has settled itself in cinemas across the world. The box office coffers are merrily heaving and the industry itself is given a much needed extra shot of adrenaline to keep death from its door. The verdicts have largely […]

The Crow: A Cursed and Unnecessary Reboot

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the perpetually delayed reboot of The Crow and why it’s both cursed and unnecessary… The uninspired Hollywood reboot. It’s not a new phenomenon, but certainly in the last 15 years, there have been innumerable examples of cinematic reboots. It’s not always the case that the primo IPs, which bring with them […]

Bill Skarsgard to play Eric Draven in The Crow, Rupert Sanders directing

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It’s yet to be announced whether It star Bill Skarsgard will be reprising his role as Pennywise the Dancing Clown in HBO Max’s newly-announced prequel series Welcome to Derry, but the actor does look like he’s got some white face paint to look forward to in the near future as he’s become the latest name […]

The Crow test footage shows Jason Momoa as Eric Draven in aborted reboot

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Having spent the best part of a decade in Development Hell, the long-planned big screen reboot of The Crow looked ready to take flight back in 2016 when it was announced that director Corin Hardy (The Hallow) would be teaming with Jason Momoa to bring life to this new adaptation of James O’Barr’s classic comic […]