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We’ll never see Zack Snyder’s Justice League and I’m angry

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Anghus Houvouras is angry that we’ll never get to see Zack Snyder’s Justice League… The best and worst thing about being an opinion based columnist is that the only requirement to write a column is having a strong opinion about something. For the last month or so, I haven’t. I’ve started a few pieces here […]

Does Avengers: Infinity War Ruin Thor: Ragnarok (and The Hulk)?

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Anghus Houvouras on Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, and The Hulk… I really enjoyed Avengers: Infinity War. Not since the original Avengers have I felt this excited about a Marvel movie as well as the urge to see it multiple times. As someone who had been suffering a case of Marvel movie malaise, this is […]

3 Reasons Why I Was Surprisingly Impressed by Avengers: Infinity War

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Samuel Brace with three reasons why he was surprisingly impressed by Avengers: Infinity War… For someone who has fallen out of love with superhero films in the last few years, for someone who has grown tired of the genre, the formula, the interconnected nature of shared universes, I am more than a little surprised by […]

Does the world really need Bad Boys For Life?

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Tom Jolliffe on whether the world needs another instalment of Bad Boys… I recall a time, in my more youthful days. Die Hard was the greatest film ever (okay…it still probably is). Speed was probably second for a time. Then something happened. Michael Bay happened. He delivered a film that, though it was R rated […]

In A Battle Of Kevin Smith vs James Cameron, Let’s Sit On The Sidelines

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Neil Calloway looks at the seemingly endless debate over comic book movies… You’ll often here talk of a culture war; countries that are divided into red states and blue states, leave or remain. It’s good journalistic shorthand, but in reality people are complex, with a range of tastes and opinions moulded by their unique experiences. […]

Exclusive Interview – Michael James Shaw on Avengers: Infinity War, his character Corvus Glaive, and more

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Alex Moreland chats to Michael James Shaw about Corvus Glaive, his Constantine character Papa Midnite, and more… Hi Michael! Hi Alex, how are you doing? I’m very well thank you, how are you? Pretty good, yeah. It’s a beautiful day here in New York, finally the sun has come out. Excellent! So, how did you […]

Venom looks goofy as hell, so why am I now more interested in seeing it?

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Anghus Houvouras on Sony’s Venom movie… If I’ve learned anything from nearly 20 years of writing about movies online, it’s that I appreciate movies that defy expectations. This explains my Marvel movie malaise with everything from Age of Ultron through Captain America: Civil War. I was bored with the Marvel Cinematic Universe because it wasn’t […]

Exclusive Interview – Composer Mac Quayle on American Crime Story, working with Ryan Murphy, and more

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Alex Moreland talks to composer Mac Quayle about American Crime Story, working with Ryan Murphy, and more… So, how would you describe the sound style of The Assassination of Gianni Versace? After working on pretty much all of it, which we’re ready to finish finally the last episode now, I feel like I can best […]

Top 10 Moments of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Ricky Church with his top ten moments of the Marvel Cinematic Universe… 10 years ago, the Marvel Cinematic Universe made its introduction to audiences with the release of Iron Man, starring Robert Downey Jr. in the title role that served as a launchpad for several other films. What a launch it was as the MCU […]