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The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #56 – Bounty Bob Strikes Back

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As we leave the truly immersive Celtic folklore world of Dun Darach we stumble and repeatedly fall into our next helping in the Your Sinclair Top 100.  Delivered to us at No.#56 in what seems a rather hurried heap is Bounty Bob Strikes Back and you may need a hat to hide the patches of […]

The Week in Star Wars – No opening crawl for Rogue One, LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens reviewed, Han Solo has “best Star Wars script” ever, James Cameron criticises The Force Awakens and more

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It’s year two of The Week in Star Wars and we’ve got some big news for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a review for LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, news from Han Solo’s solo movie and more… Kicking things off this week with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and it was revealed […]

The Most Disappointing – Independence Day: Resurgence

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Anghus Houvouras shares his disappointment with Independence Day: Resurgence… Terrible movies are fascinating and this day and age seem far more frequent. I don’t want to be one of these bandwagon hopping pitchfork wielding mob types who screams bloody murder over the terrible amount of sequels, prequels, and reboots happening in Hollywood right now. Not […]

The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman Ultimate Edition reviewed, Justice League concept art, Spider-Man: Homecoming set photos, Fox and Marvel crossover rumours and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batmam v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Suicide Squad, Batgirl, Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Powerless, Teen Titans Go!, Gotha, Supergirl, The LEGO Batman Movie, LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #57 – Dun Darach

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After all the “pew-pews” yesterday in Operation Wolf, most of you are no doubt tired and need a well-earned sit down.  Well pull up a chair, get a very big sheet of paper, some pencils, a big rubber, book a week off work and load up Dun Darach – which is No.#57 in the Your […]

Game of Thrones: What Sam Tarly may find at the Citadel

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Tony Black on what Samwell Tarley may find at the Citadel when Game of Thrones returns… You almost forgot about good old Samwell Tarly, didn’t you? Be honest. Season six of Game of Thrones has been stocked so heavy with major plot developments, changing geopolitical situations and lots and lots of characters meeting untimely ends, that […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #58 – Operation Wolf

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We couldn’t arrive at anymore of a different place than like we witnessed yesterday; gone are serene Hyper Sports gamely locations, as today’s Your Sinclair Top 100 game – Number #58 – is a slice of violent, brutal and unabashed slaughter!  Operation Wolf has loaded up and it’s taking no prisoners. Operation Wolf started its gun-toting life […]

Interview with the creator and writer of Marcella, Hans Rosenfeldt

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Kat Kourbeti chats with Hans Rosenfeldt, creator and writer of ITV’s hit crime series Marcella… You come from the world of Scandinavian crime television, which is quite beloved here in the UK. Were there any major differences between UK TV and Scandinavian TV? Any particular challenges at all? There weren’t many differences actually. I thought it […]

Star Trek: Beyond Awful Marketing

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Tony Black on the marketing campaign for Star Trek Beyond… So did you notice this week that a third, albeit fairly brief trailer for Star Trek Beyond went online? Probably not. If you’re in the UK, you’ve been too busy watching Game of Thrones or England disgrace themselves in Europe in more ways than one, […]