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Hail Hydra: Nick Spencer, Captain America, and the increasing reliance on shock value

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Anghus Houvouras on Nick Spencer, Captain America, and the increasing reliance on shock value… Hail Hydra. Two words that broke the internet last month after writer Nick Spencer debuted his epic new arc on Captain America. The reveal on the final page seemed to imply that Captain America has been a deep cover agent for […]

You Should Be Watching… Inhuman Condition

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Tony Black on why you should be watching Inhuman Condition… Let me fess up from the beginning – Inhuman Condition was made by a friend, someone I’ve known for quite some time, so I’ll do my best not to let bias creep in during my thoughts on his brand new web series, released on YouTube via […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #48 – Renegade

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After the peace and quiet has passed with a few rounds of Tetris, it’s only right our attention returns to some real action.  What better way to do this that with smacking somebody in the teeth, then following this up with high-kick, knocking them straight off the edge off a train station!  Obviously we’re not advocating this […]

Star Trek: Beyond Political Correctness

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Anghus Houvouras on Sulu’s sexuality in Star Trek Beyond… “God save us from people who mean well.” – Virkram Seth Diversity has become such a buzz word and used so frequently that it has almost lost all value. All we hear about is the need for more diversity in entertainment, constantly berated with columns about Hollywood’s lack […]

VOD is Beating Cinema, and Maybe, Just Maybe, That’s a Good Thing

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Samuel Brace on the rise of VOD… Sometimes you have to go off the beaten path to find quality films these days. Gone is the time where you could solidly rely on what was top billed at your local cinema to be the cream of the crop. Those days are well and truly over. If you […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #49 – Tetris

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After the adrenaline, wheelie filled world of Enduro Racer we need a come down, and what better game to take with us to our quiet corner than the one resting at Number #49 in the Your Sinclair Top 100, which is Alexey Pajitnov’s classic Tetris. Tetris is the game that quite possibly everybody on the […]

Forget The BFG, Spielberg ain’t past it yet…

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Tony Black on what the future holds for Steven Spielberg following the box office disappointment of The BFG… This week, The BFG joined this year’s list of ‘illustrious’ flops, at least in the US where it tanked hard as it released off the back of Indepedence Day: Resurgence and the much more successful Finding Dory. […]

The Week in Spandex – Suicide Squad images galore, Justice League and The Flash casting, Batman’s kill count, Thor: Ragnarok begins filming, Gambit to shoot next year and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Suicide Squad, Justice League, The Flash, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Gotham, Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Batman: The Killing Joke, Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants, LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Gotham City Breakout, Teen Titans Go!, […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #50 – Enduro Racer

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It’s time to kick our gaming up a gear, leaving the frantic and addictive Robotron in the distance for we’re now bunny-hopping and tearing up the place as we arrive at No.#50 in the Your Sinclair Top 100.  Dig out the Kick Start theme music and play it at full volume as Enduro Racer has just […]