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The Ten Best Musical Films of the 2010s

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Tom Beasley taps his toes and sings along merrily with ten of the best movie musicals of the decade… The musical is one of the most unusual genres in Hollywood. In the early days of the “talkies”, much of the studio system ran on these movies. They were the oxygen keeping the film business afloat. […]

How Has CS:GO Remained At The Top For So Long? 

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This is a sponsored post produced in partnership with Unikrn… Counter-Strike: Global Offensive stands out as one of the great success stories the video gaming industry has ever seen. It has now more than seven years old and it remains hugely popular this day, which is pretty remarkable when you consider how quickly most games […]

Gremlins at 35: The timely return of Joe Dante’s controversial creatures

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With Gremlins returning to UK cinemas this week, George Nash takes a look at how its satire remains timely, over three decades on…  Thirty-five years on from its initial release, few films have come to epitomise the notion of not judging a book by its cover quite like Joe Dante’s iconic ’80s cult creature comedy, […]

The Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child variant covers revealed

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Back in September it was revealed that Frank Miller is returning to the world of The Dark Knight Returns this December, teaming with artist Rafael Grampa for the one-shot The Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child, and now we’ve got a look at the various covers for the special from Grampa, Miller, Paul Pope, Joelle […]

October Horrors 2019 Day 31 – Mandy (2018)

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Mandy, 2018. Directed by Panos Cosmatos. Starring Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache, Bill Duke, and Richard Brake. SYNOPSIS: The happy lives of Red and his girlfriend Mandy are ruined by the arrival of a sinister cult leader and his deranged minions, forcing Red into a surreal and increasingly bloody quest for revenge. HAPPY HALLOWEEN […]

October Horrors 2019 Day 30 – Ghost Stories (2017)

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Ghost Stories, 2017. Directed by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman. Starring Andy Nyman, Martin Freeman, Alex Lawther and Paul Whitehouse. SYNOPSIS: Professor Philip Goodman, an investigator specialising in debunking fraudulent physics is tasked with solving three mysterious and seemingly supernatural events. Among the horror genre, we have many different sub-genres lurking within it, and while […]

The Personal History of David Copperfield leads 2019 British Independent Film Awards nominations

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The nominations for the 2019 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) have been announced today, with Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History of David Copperfield leading the pack with ten nominations in total including Best British Independent Film, which it will contest with Bait, For Sama, The Souvenir and Wild Rose. Also enjoying multiple nominations this year […]

October Horrors 2019 Day 8 – Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

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Bride of Frankenstein, 2019. Directed by James Whale Starring Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Elsa Lancaster and Ernest Thesiger. SYNOPSIS: After his original creation has run amok, Dr Henry Frankenstein is recruited by his old mentor Dr Pretorius to collaborate on a horrific new creation; a bride for the monster. If there is one thing horror […]

October Horrors 2019 Day 4 – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

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A Nightmare on Elm Street, 1984. Directed by Wes Craven. Starring Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakely, Johnny Depp and Robert Englund. SYNOPSIS: A group of teens are all suffering from a spate of recurring nightmares in which they are stalked by a scarred psychopath with a knifed fingers, quickly discovering that if they die […]