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The Best Year for Blockbusters: 1999

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Anghus Houvouras with a discussion on which year had the best blockbusters. First up, 1999…. The Case for: The Matrix Fight Club The Sixth Sense American Pie Galaxy Quest Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut Bowfinger The Blair Witch Project Deep Blue Sea The Case Against: Star Wars […]

The Callow Way – Why We Like Special Forces Movies

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This week Neil Calloway looks why American Sniper is breaking box office records… I’ve read a lot about American Sniper since it was released; about the fake plastic babies it uses instead of real children, about how Michael Moore said snipers were cowards (and then backtracked and said he liked the film), about how it […]

The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, X-Men: Apocalypse, Deadpool and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Justice League, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Gotham, Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Constantine, Batman vs. Robin, Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Agent Carter, […]

Sundance 2015: Films to look out for at this year’s festival

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Scott Davis on films to look out for at Sundance 2015… It’s the most wonderful time of the year, when many of Hollywood’s big hitters gather together to be awarded a variety of different prices on the Awards circuit, culminating with the 87th Academy Awards on February 22nd. But on Thursday weekend in west USA […]

The Selma Solution: Boycott the Academy Awards

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Anghus Houvouras calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards… I’m frustrated. Another year, another round of Oscar nominations, and another outpouring of anger about the lack of female and minority nominees. Right now a legion of entertainment bloggers are hammering keys like monkeys trying to write Shakespeare to tell me the world ain’t fair. […]

Interview: Matthew Vaughn talks Kingsman: The Secret Service, X-Men: Days of Future Past, James Bond and Fantastic Four

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Flickering Myth chat with Matthew Vaughn… Out in cinemas on at the end of the month, Flickering Myth Podcast host Luke Owen sat down with Kingsman: The Secret Service director Matthew Vaughn to talk about the movie, leaving X-Men: Days of Future Past to work on it, thoughts on James Bond and what he makes […]

Interview: Mark Millar talks Kingsman: The Secret Service, James Bond and The Fantastic Four

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Flickering Myth sits down with Mark Millar… Out in cinemas at the end of the month, Flickering Myth deputy editor and podcast host Luke Owen sat down with comic book writer and legend Mark Millar to talk about Kingsman: The Secret Service, his favourite James Bond, working with Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman and his […]

The Superhero Spin-Off: Will a Black Widow solo movie ever be made?

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Pim Razenberg on whether a Black Widow movie will ever be made… Back in October the announcement of Marvel Studios’ Phase Three movie slate surprised everyone with the absence of a movie centred on Scarlett Johansson’s superspy Natasha Romanov, a.k.a. Black Widow. Long rumoured since the introduction of Black Widow in Iron Man 2, many […]

The Oscar Race or the Oscar Master Race: Sexism, Racism, and the All-White Award Show

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Anghus Houvouras on the Academy Awards and a lack of diversity… ‘Armchair quarterback’. It’s a popular phrase here in the United States, referring to those know-it-all fans who sit in their armchairs yelling at the screen during a football game. Some d-bag who is certain that he or she can make better decisions than the […]