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Will Andy Serkis be playing a live-action role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens?

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Thomas Roach on Andy Serkis’ role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens… With Star Wars: The Force Awakens being one of the most anticipated films of 2015 there is always going to be a great deal of speculation from fans. The film has wrapped production and the cast have all been sworn to secrecy in […]

Interview with Joe Lynch, director of Everly

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david j. moore chats with Joe Lynch, director of Everly… Writer/director Joe Lynch has distinguished his filmmaking career by taking projects that are fairly different than one another. From the underrated Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007) to Knights of Badassdom (2013), and finally to this year’s Everly, Lynch seems determined to keep himself fresh […]

Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Movies of 2014

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Flickering Myth’s writing team present our top ten movies of 2014… As 2014 draws to a close, we’re already salivating over what’s in store for us in 2015, but before we get to the New Year it’s time to revist our favourite films from the past twelve months. As usual, our writers here at Flickering […]

Zeb’s Top Ten Comic Books of the Year (and a couple of honorable mentions)

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Zeb Larson’s Top Ten Comics of 2014 (and a couple of honorable mentions)… Every top ten list is colored by the reviewer’s preferences, and my list is no exception. I’m most interested in comics that try and deal with some part of the human experience, whether it’s war, crime, violence, home, race, or sex. Most […]

Minorities in film and casting controversies: The right person for the right job?

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Alice Rush on minorities in film and casting controversies: the right person for the right job..? Like most years 2014 had its fair share of film controversies. The Interview nearly sparked a war between America and North Korea (I use the word ‘nearly’ very loosely), Nymphomaniac attracted criticism for unsimulated sex scenes and Transformers: Age […]

Is Suicide Squad an attempt to copy the success of Guardians of the Galaxy?

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Thomas Roach on whether Suicide Squad is an attempt to copy the success of Guardians of the Galaxy… Something many people point out is that comic book movies tend to be unoriginal and will borrow from one another for ideas. It’s been said that Captain America: Civil War – which will pit heroes Iron Man […]

The Callow Way – The Global Box Office in 2014

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This week Neil Calloway looks at what made money in 2014, and what to expect at your local multiplex in 2015… What’s the highest grossing film of 2014? I’d have guessed Guardians of the Galaxy, and with regard to US box office, I’d have been correct. Internationally however, the highest grossing film of 2014 is […]

Why Batman may not get a solo movie in the DC Cinematic Universe

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Thomas Roach on why Batman may not get a solo movie in the DC Cinematic Universe… When it was revealed that The Dark Knight would appear in the follow-up to Man of Steel, fans were super excited at the concept of seeing Batman and Superman in the same movie. Ben Affleck’s casting received some backlash, […]

Is Iron Man 4 closer than we think?

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Thomas Roach on whether Iron Man 4 is closer than we think… A few days ago Robert Downey Jr. took to his Facebook page and teased us with Iron Man 4. With Phase Three having been announced a few months back there was no sign of a fourth Iron Man movie, but it was revealed […]