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The Top 10 Limited Series TV Shows of 2021

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Liam Hoofe with his top 10 limited series of 2021… In a year where most of us have still spent more time in the house than we would have liked,  television and streaming services have been our best friends. From surprising hits like Squid Game to returning favourites like Succession, most of us have consumed […]

Ranking 2021’s Superhero Movies from Worst to Best

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Liam Hoofe ranks 2021’s superhero movies from worst to best… Unless your name is Martin Scorsese, chances are you were happy to see superhero movies return to the big screen in 2021. While there have not been as many as in previous years, there has still been plenty of variety, with Marvel providing us with […]

The Best Netflix Original Movies & TV Shows of 2021

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EJ Moreno on the best Netflix Original Movies and TV Shows of 2021… From Squid Game to Fear Street, Netflix has dominated pop culture in 2021. We had Bo Burnham songs go viral on Tiktok, while more prestige fare like The Power of the Dog swept the awards. Hell, while it’s not in this countdown, […]

Visually Stunning Adult Animated Movies You Need To See

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Marvelous Videos presents visually amazing adult animated movies you need to see… We’ve noted previously that western filmmakers tend to group any type of adult animation as a comedy of some sort. They evidently don’t trust that going more dramatic will draw in viewers and so hope that humor will do the work for them. […]

Nine Gems from Cannon Films

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Marvelous Videos presents nine gems from Cannon Films… If you grew up in the 80s, chances are you became (intentionally or unintentionally) familiar with a production company called The Cannon Group, Inc. They were responsible for an influx of action pictures throughout the 1980s that featured to some of the most iconic action heroes we […]

Shaun’s Top 50 Films of 2021

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Shaun Munro presents his top 50 films of 2021… And like that, 2021 has come to a close. While hardly heralding cinema’s great return at the box office, the past 12 months have seen the industry inch closer to something approaching “normality,” even as mid-budget films largely seemed to enjoy much greater success streaming at […]

Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in December 1981

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Andrew Newton on the video games we were playing back in the day… It’s time to cast your minds back as we take a look at what was new on the computer games scene in December 1981.  This month saw the release of a computer that came to be known by nearly all schoolchildren for […]

Home Alone and Home Alone 2 vs. Every Sequel and Rip Off

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Home Alone 1 and 2 in comparison to every sequel and rip off which followed, and the secret of Chris Columbus’ success… It’s Christmas season and by law you will at some point be watching Home Alone. It might also come to pass that you’ll follow up the original seasonal classic, […]

Christmas Turkeys: In Defence of Santa Claus: The Movie & Jingle All The Way

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Tom Jolliffe evaluates the positives of a couple of festive turkeys… For every festive slice of gold, there are a number of films which don’t quite hit the right notes. There’s been something about the Christmas movie in years gone by that has often felt like they’re pumped out to be ready for the season. […]