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4 Reasons to Be Excited About Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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Samuel Brace with four reasons to be excited about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story… The teaser trailer for the hotly anticipated Star Wars prequel/anthology movie, Rogue One landed this past week and oh boy, did it impress. Everything from the visuals, aesthetic, character designs to the music, this trailer was on god damn point and […]

The Week in Spandex – Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Deadpool 2, Batman v Superman, Justice League, Suicide Squad, Mystery DC Movies, Batman: The Killing Joke and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Luke Cage, Cloak and Dagger, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Guardians of the Galaxy, Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, Avengers: Ultron Revolution, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Deadpool 2, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Aquaman, […]

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer – Flickering Myth Reaction

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The Flickering Myth Team React… SEE ALSO: Read the Flickering Myth Reactions to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Captain America: Civil War, Suicide Squad, Ghostbusters and more While we wait patiently for Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII, we’ve got another outing into our favourite galaxy far, far away in the form of Gareth Edward’s […]

Jacques Audiard’s films ranked from worst to best

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Matthew Lee ranks Jacques Audiard’s films from worst to best… To coincide with the release of Jacques Audiard’s Dheepan [read our review here], the winner of last year’s Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival, we’re looking through this auteur’s back catalogue. With consistent critical acclaim, we’re here to see if such receptions still hold up, and […]

Batman v Superman isn’t a bad film

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Andy Naylor comes to the defense of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice… Spoilers ahead, you’ve been warned. Okay, here’s a sentence that is going to cause some controversy. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is not that bad a film. Whoa, calm down. It really isn’t. I’m not saying it’s a fantastic movie, I’m […]

Everything that’s wrong with the Batman v Superman soundtrack

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Sean Wilson examines the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice score – and why its relentlessly noisy nature is bad news for everyone… Now, I want to preface this piece by saying that I am a massive fan of Hans Zimmer, truly one of the most innovative and compelling forces in film music (when he […]

Batman v Superman vs. The Dark Knight Rises: The importance of humanity in our superheroes

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Anghus Houvouras on Batman v Superman vs. The Dark Knight Rises and the importance of humanity in our superheroes (spoilers follow)… My favorite sequence from any comic book movie is the final forty minutes of The Dark Knight Rises. This always strikes me as odd because overall the movie is kind of a mess. The same […]

AMC locks down spoiler page ahead of season finale of The Walking Dead

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Tai Freligh dips into the wild west of spoilers for tonight’s season six finale of The Walking Dead… **Warning…potential spoilers ahead for tonight’s season finale of The Walking Dead, so go no further lest ye be spoiled!** Ever since it was announced that uber villain Negan would make his appearance on the finale of season […]

The Crossover Films They Should Make But Probably Won’t

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Neil Calloway suggests some crossover films that should be made… Despite mixed reviews, Batman v Superman: The Dawn of Justice had the highest opening weekend for a superhero movie, enough to guarantee another instalment at least. There’s apparently a 21/22/23 Jump Street meets Men in Black movie coming soon. What are the MCU movies if […]