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Is Cinema Really Dead If Scorsese Says It Is?

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Henry Bevan on whether cinema is really dead… The ‘cinema is dead’ narrative has gone around for a while. It is normally spouted by some blogger who wants to get across their “hot take”. But, sometimes, someone of note joins in, and as 2016 came to a close, a director trifecta chimed in — Martin […]

Rogue One passes $900 million worldwide, Disney now has the five biggest movies of 2016

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Disney’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story continues to dominate the multiplexes around the world, pushing its worldwide haul to $914.4 million in its fourth weekend to become the fifth biggest film of 2016, having overtaken Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and The Secret Life of Pets. This means Disney now has the top […]

The Week in Spandex – Doctor Strange, Thor: Ragnarok, Moon Knight, The Punisher, Logan, The New Mutants, Justice League, Wonder Woman, The Batman and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Amazing Spider-Man 3, Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Moon Knight, Doctor Strange, Black Panther, Hawkeye, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Punisher, Captain America: Civil War, Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, Spider-Man, Big Hero 6: The Series, Logan, Deadpool/Wolverine, […]

How Civil War Ruined Ant-Man, or Moments Matter More in Marvel Movies Than Motivation

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Anghus Houvouras on the Marvel Cinematic Universe putting moments ahead of character motivation… I recently watched Captain America: Civil War again on Netflix. As pure pulpy popcorn picturesque entertainment goes, it’s a harmless romp. Over the last 18 months I’ve kind of cooled on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and a lot of fellow fans and […]

Disney becomes first studio to gross over $3 billion domestically in a single year

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2016 was certainly a great year for The Walt Disney Company, with the studio setting a record at the worldwide box office, having pulled in $7.6 billion in total between January 1st and December 31st. Well, Disney has also set a record on the homefront too, with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story helping push its […]

2016 sets a new domestic box office record with $11.36 billion

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Hollywood is celebrating a record year at the North American box office, with THR reporting that 2016’s releases grossed $11.36 billion combined, up 2.1% from 2015’s previous record of $11.14 billion. Disney led the way with the three biggest releases of the year in Finding Dory ($486 million), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ($430 […]

Deadpool tops the list of the most pirated movies of 2016

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After unveiling the most pirated TV shows of the year earlier this week, Torrent Freak has now revealed the ten most-pirated movies of 2016, based upon the number of illegal downloads on BitTorrent over the past six months. There aren’t really any major surprises here, save perhaps for the lack of Zootopia, which is the […]

Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Movies of 2016

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Flickering Myth’s writing team present our top ten movies of 2016… As 2016 draws to a close and we ring in the New Year, Flickering Myth’s writers have been putting our collective heads together to vote on the best cinematic offerings from the past twelve months. As always, we’ve voted on our individual top ten […]

The Week in Spandex – Deadpool/Wolverine, Logan, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange 2, The Punisher, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Captain Underpants and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Deadpool/Wolverine, Logan, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Animated, Doctor Strange 2, Black Panther, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Punisher, Luke Cage, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Shazam, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham, The LEGO […]

The Highest Grossing Movies of 2016

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Luke Owen charts the highest grossing movies of 2016… The box office battle of 2016 is now in the books, and Disney are the ones wearing the king’s crown. Their domestic totals are very impressive, and their worldwide takings are even better. As with the opening weekends, The House of Mouse holds six of the […]