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Is Fantastic Four the worst blockbuster ever?

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Anghus Houvouras on whether Fantastic Four is the worst blockbuster ever… This summer has been rough on some of the most notable big budget franchises in Hollywood. Jurassic World and Furious 7 set new highs for their respective franchises. Avengers: Age of Ultron delivered a solid sequel that made mad bank. Mission: Impossible delivered the […]

The Attractions That Would Make Star Wars Land Perfect

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This week, Neil Calloway has some ideas that could make Disney’s Star Wars Land the ultimate theme park… You’re probably aware that Disney, not content with making new films in the Star Wars series, are going to create a “Star Wars Land” at their Theme Parks. Announced at the recent “D23” Disney event (it’s like […]

The Week in Spandex – Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Jessica Jones, Marvel’s Most Wanted, Deadpool, Wolverine 3, Batman v Superman, Man of Steel 2, The Crow and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Marvel’s Most Wanted, Guardians of the Galaxy, Fantastic Four, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Gambit, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Man of Steel 2, Suicide Squad, […]

Guy Ritchie’s films ranked from worst to best

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Matthew Lee ranks Guy Ritchie’s films from worst to best… To coincide with the release Guy Ritchie’s latest comedy spy caper The Man from U.N.C.L.E., we’re looking back on his prior films to see how they stand today. Let’s see if time has been either kind, or harsh, towards his back catalogue. Sometimes retrospect can add further appreciation to […]

Why does every superhero movie feature the Military-Industrial Complex?

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Anghus Houvouras on superhero movies and the military-industrial complex… To say that comic book movies have become formulaic is like saying that Michael Bay enjoys explosions and hot women. It’s painfully obvious and hardly a revelation. I sat through Fantastic Four last week, and like many of you checked out around the halfway point, and […]

Will PlayStation’s Bare Autumn Help Xbox Close The Gap?

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Samuel Brace on whether PlayStation’s bare autumn could help Xbox to close the gap… PlayStation is winning. There is no doubt about it. In all likelihood the Sony console is 10 million units ahead of Microsoft’s Xbox One. Now, Xbox isn’t doing badly, not by any stretch of the imagination, but PlayStation 4 — for […]

When a Flop Film Isn’t a Flop Film

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This week, Neil Calloway looks at how public perceptions can affect how a movie is thought of… Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past ten days, you’ll know about the fallout from the Fantastic Four movie, which bombed at the box office during its opening weekend, and was on the receiving end […]

D23 Interview: Chris Evans and Anthony Mackie on Captain America: Civil War

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Yesterday Marvel Studios gave fans in attendance at Disney’s D23 Expo the first look at the Phase Three-launching Captain Amercia: Civil War. As yet, the footage hasn’t been released online, but you can read a description of it here, and we’ve also got an interview with Chris Evans (Captain America) and Anthony Mackie (Falcon) talking […]

Interview: Colm Meaney talks about Hell on Wheels

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Paul Risker chats with Hell on Wheels actor Colm Meaney… Actor Colm Meaney who brings Dr. Thomas Clarke Durant (1820-1885), Vice President of the Union Pacific Railroad during the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad to life in AMC’s Hell On Wheels, exclaims enthusiastically: “Absolutely, and that’s one of the reasons for doing the show.” The […]