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90’s Comic Book Movies That Deserve More Love

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Marvelous Videos with ten 90s comic book movies that deserve more love… Oh, comic book fans today are so lucky! Back in the day, we were lucky to get one film a year: now, Marvel and DC have ensured that you’ll get nothing short of at least five. Still, we’re not going to complain about what we […]

Wesley Snipes and a Welcome Return to Character Acting

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Wesley Snipes’ recent film work, and there seems to be a welcome shift to the kind of interesting character actor roles he was known for earlier in his career… Wesley Snipes saw something of a career down turn after hanging up his shades for Blade. Of course there have been well […]

John Wick director Chad Stahelski would like to helm Blade reboot for Marvel

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Chad Stahelski, director of the John Wick franchise, has named the superhero movie he would like to helm if given the opportunity at some point in the future. In a recent interview with ComicBook.com, Stahelski revealed he would like to take on the job of directing the upcoming Blade reboot at Marvel Studios -which is set to star Mahershala […]

5 Horrifying Scenes in Superhero Movies

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The superhero genre has always been a misnomer. Yes, there are common tropes involving characters in tights fighting against evildoers, but outside of that basic parameter we have seen such radical differences. From western tropes in Logan to the spy thrills of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, there are many facets the genre can explore. […]

90’s Comic Book Movies: The Good, The Bad, The Awful | Flickering Myth TV

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EJ and Allen discuss the good, the bad, and the awful of 1990’s comic book movies in the latest episode of Flickering Myth TV… We’re truly in the Golden Age of Comic Book Movies right now, but it hasn’t always been this way… In the latest episode of Flickering Myth TV, EJ Moreno and Allen […]

Shades, Leather and New Messiahs in Late 90s Sci-Fi

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Tom Jolliffe looks back on three key sci-fi films at the end of the last century – Blade, Dark City and The Matrix… Towards the tail end of the 20th Century, sci-fi cinema was in something of a rut. A plethora of films were being made, but with a few exceptions, everything seemed to be […]

Mahershala Ali shares Blade artwork on Instagram

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Fans of the MCU should have been deep into multiple re-watches of Black Widow by now, but with that release bumped to October for obvious reasons, they’re having to make do with snippets of news about the next phase of superhero cinema. Stepping from the shadows to provide them with a glimmer of hope is […]

Wesley Snipes is happy for Mahershala Ali and his casting as Blade

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After portraying Blade between 1998 and 2004 in a trilogy of movies, Wesley Snipes has discussed his thoughts on Mahershala Ali taking on the role in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe title. Announced at San Diego Comic-Con, Ali was revealed to be portraying the Daywalker in the further expansion of the MCU by Marvel Studio’s President Kevin […]

What are the Box Office Expectations for Marvel’s Phase Four?

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Marvel’s Phase Four, and what the box office expectations might be… In the wake of the announcement of Marvel’s next phase of superhero movies, and off the back of a run of billion dollar home runs (including the two gargantuan grosses of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame) what can the […]

Hobbs & Shaw and Deadpool 2 director wants to helm Marvel’s Blade

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David Leitch, the director behind the recently released Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, would like to direct the upcoming Blade movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In a recent interview with Screenrant.com, Leitch stated he would like to work on the new Marvel project and working with the lead, Mahershala Ali: “Mahershala is such […]