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Francois Ozon’s Career in Five Films

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Sara Hemrajani looks at Francois Ozon’s career in five films… Francois Ozon is one of contemporary French cinema’s most celebrated auteurs. He’s a prolific filmmaker who releases a film nearly every year – however, the quantity doesn’t diminish the quality. Ozon’s features are recognised for their impressive aesthetics, creative storytelling, excellent casting choices and interesting […]

Why Christopher Nolan Must Direct A Bond Film

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Neil Calloway argues that Britain’s best director must direct Britain’s biggest franchise… So it seems like the news that Syncopy will be producing the next Bond was at best premature and at worst totally untrue. It’s a shame, because the possibility that Christopher Nolan is going to direct a Bond film is too great to […]

Why Yondu is the best character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Anghus Houvouras on Yondu and why he’s the best character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe… (Lots of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 spoilers. You don’t want to read this column before you’ve seen the film.) James Gunn had to fight to convince the Marvel brass to let Michael Rooker play Yondu in the original […]

The Week in Spandex – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, The Defenders, Inhumans, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Logan Noir and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Defenders, Inhumans, Runaways, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Logan, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Justice League, Suicide Squad 2, The Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, […]

One Problem With a Game of Thrones Spinoff and One Rule That Must Not be Broken

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Samuel Brace on HBO’s Game of Thrones spinoffs… With news breaking that HBO are indeed working on a spinoff for the impossibly popular fantasy drama Game of Thrones, one’s mind tends to drift to thoughts of just what the potential series could entail. We know that there are four different spin-offs being pursued, with the […]

Alien: The Best & The Worst Sequels, Prequels and Spin-offs

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Ben Robins ranks every single sequel, prequel and spin-off from the Alien series, ahead of the latest addition, Alien: Covenant.  With the long-awaited Alien prequel/sequel Covenant very nearly upon us, it’s time to once again dig up one of sci-fi’s longest-running franchises, to finally, and definitively, separate the classic, from the garbage. Few expected a […]

Gotta Collect ‘Em All in Pokemon Sun and Moon: Guardians Rising

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The Pokémon Sun and Moon  expansion had descended on the Kidzania microcosm. An 80,000 square foot city located in Westfield where, who runs the world? Why, the next generation of course – children! Luckily for us we had the land to ourselves and got our hands on the trading card game’s new expansion, Pokémon Sun and Moon: Guardians Rising …By […]

Analysing the Five Post Credits Scenes from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

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Liam Hoofe takes a look at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’s five post credit scenes… Post credit scenes have become a trademark of the MCU over the years. Whether they are expanding the universe, rounding off a joke seen in the movie, or giving us a brief teaser for an upcoming project, the post-creds […]

Exclusive Interview: James Cosmo discusses The Pyramid Texts

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Paul Risker chats with actor James Cosmo about The Pyramid Texts… “To be that man for those days that we filmed it and to go through that emotional journey was something that I’ll never experience again” reflects veteran screen actor James Cosmo on playing the old reminiscent boxer Ray in The Pyramid Texts. In an […]