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Black Panther (or The Unintended Racism of Ignorance)

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Anghus Houvouras on Black Panther (or the unintended racism of ignorance)… Political Correctness is a virus that infects well-intentioned people and turns their good-natured arguments into a laughable folly. We see this happen from time to time in the entertainment business when people talk about diversity in the Hollywood studio system. Hollywood is white. Real […]

Blu-ray Review – Wonder Woman (2017)

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Wonder Woman, 2017. Directed by Patty Jenkins. Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, David Thewlis, Danny Huston, Elena Anaya, Ewan Bremner, Lucy Davis, Eugene Brave Rock, Emily Carey, Lilly Aspell, and Saïd Taghmaoui. SYNOPSIS: After a fighter pilot crash lands on her home island, an Amazonian princess leaves the safety of her […]

The Search for Steve Trevor continues in preview of Trinity #21

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The search for Steve Trevor continues this week in Trinity #21, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of DC Comics… “MAN DOWN” part two! Deimos and his armies have besieged the Trinity—so why is Steve Trevor helping the enemy?! Wonder Woman, Batman and Superman fight their way […]

Comic Book Review – Dark Nights: Metal #6

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Ricky Church reviews Dark Nights: Metal #6… Anyone who has been reading Dark Nights: Metal will know how increasingly crazy or ‘out there’ the event series has gotten over its run. Scott Snyder has taken a lot of cues from Grant Morrison in crafting such a meta-commentary heavy event ladled with examining the nature of stories and […]

‘Man Down’ begins in Trinity #20, check out a preview here

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Trinity #20 hits comic book stores this Wednesday, kicking off the new story arc ‘Man Down’. Take a look at a preview of the issue here… “Man Down” part one! As the Trinity deals with the fallout of the battle for Skartaris, each set out to search for the missing Steve Trevor. But looming on […]

Wonder Woman was the most profitable superhero movie of 2017, and most profitable DCEU film to date

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Warner Bros. scored a rare win for the DC Extended Universe last year with Wonder Woman. Not only did it win over fans and critics alike, but it also went on to gross $822 million around the globe. While this was less than Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man: Homecoming ($880.2 million) and second to Batman v […]

Preview of The Brave and The Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman #2

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The Dark Knight and the Amazon Princess continue their team-up this Wednesday with the release of The Brave and The Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman #2; check out a preview of the issue here courtesy of DC Comics… Batman finds himself drawn further into a world of Celtic myth and supernatural mysteries as Wonder Woman calls […]

Are We Losing Objectivity? Critics and Joe Public Succumb to Hyperbolic Overstatement

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Tom Jolliffe on whether the lavish praise from critics or utter derision from the public for a film is always justified… There seems to be a trend in films recently. There are films which come out with a level of relevance that mean that the reaction to said film is under the microscope from pre-release, […]

Lynda Carter on Wonder Woman being snubbed at the Oscars, open to appearing in the sequel

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Despite being nominated by the Producers Guild of America at the 2018 PGA Awards, Warner Bros.’ DC blockbuster Wonder Woman not only found itself missing out on a Best Picture nomination at the Academy Awards, but was also shut out entirely at the Oscars – something that left TV’s Wonder Woman Lynda Carter feeling very […]