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As the historic actors’ strike ends, it’s a case of ‘How we got here, how it’s going…’ It’s officially been 118 days – 2nd May – since the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA announced that its members were on strike. The combination of the WGA strike ands the actors’ strike essentially...
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After two Jack Reacher films starring Tom Cruise in 2012 and 2016, which received mixed reviews (decent story and action but controversial casting for a 6ft+ man-mountain of a character), it’s generally conceded that last year’s Reacher tv series finally got all the ingredients of Lee Child’s novels and...
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Ghostbusters has been a generationally successful franchise – the first movie (released waaaaaay back in 1984) being a landmark movie that still works today. Its 1989 sequel was not quite as popular but was still a relative hit. The female Ghostbusters reboot of 2016 was perfectly decent in and...
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With less than three weeks to go until the first Doctor Who 60th anniversary special (the first of three, commencing on the evening of Saturday 25th November and then the following two weekends), there’s plenty of other celebratory programming to keep fans busy. Here’s a round-up, likely with more...
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Marvel‘s shows on the Disney+ platform have been divisive amongst fans – many applauding the characters getting their own shows and the initial ambition and diversity in their styles… but equally the shows have a tendency to start strong and finish weak, perhaps showing their role as ‘filler’ between...
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There’s no shortage of archive material to mine for future features and this coming March, seminal ’80s action series The Fall Guy sees an adaptation, or sorts. Ryan Gosling most recently appeared in Barbie and Emily Blunt was in Oppenheimer (the weirdest double-date of the year) and here they’re...
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Nautilus, originally commissioned in the UK by Disney+ for a potential ten-part series looked to be heading to a watery grave when Disney+ reversed its decision as part of cost-cutting and streamlining its content. However AMC has stepped up and thrown the show a lifeboat (seriously, we can do...
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Ask even the most stalwart fan of Highlander about the progression of a new feature film – a proposed reboot of the core concept and characters – and they’ll likely give you a sigh and knowing look that echoes the fact that the film sequels were a series of...
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After a lot of speculation, both the BBC and Disney+ have confirmed the speculation that the three long-awaited 60 anniversary specials for Doctor Who will begin broadcast from 25th November. These will follow a range of other celebratory events and programmes in the lead up to the technical official...
As the historic actors’ strike ends, it’s a case of ‘How we got here, how it’s going…’ It’s officially been 118 days – 2nd May – since the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA announced that its members were on strike. The combination of the WGA strike ands the actors’ strike essentially...
After two Jack Reacher films starring Tom Cruise in 2012 and 2016, which received mixed reviews (decent story and action but controversial casting for a 6ft+ man-mountain of a character), it’s generally conceded that last year’s Reacher tv series finally got all the ingredients of Lee Child’s novels and...
Ghostbusters has been a generationally successful franchise – the first movie (released waaaaaay back in 1984) being a landmark movie that still works today. Its 1989 sequel was not quite as popular but was still a relative hit. The female Ghostbusters reboot of 2016 was perfectly decent in and...
With less than three weeks to go until the first Doctor Who 60th anniversary special (the first of three, commencing on the evening of Saturday 25th November and then the following two weekends), there’s plenty of other celebratory programming to keep fans busy. Here’s a round-up, likely with more...
Marvel‘s shows on the Disney+ platform have been divisive amongst fans – many applauding the characters getting their own shows and the initial ambition and diversity in their styles… but equally the shows have a tendency to start strong and finish weak, perhaps showing their role as ‘filler’ between...
There’s no shortage of archive material to mine for future features and this coming March, seminal ’80s action series The Fall Guy sees an adaptation, or sorts. Ryan Gosling most recently appeared in Barbie and Emily Blunt was in Oppenheimer (the weirdest double-date of the year) and here they’re...
Nautilus, originally commissioned in the UK by Disney+ for a potential ten-part series looked to be heading to a watery grave when Disney+ reversed its decision as part of cost-cutting and streamlining its content. However AMC has stepped up and thrown the show a lifeboat (seriously, we can do...
Ask even the most stalwart fan of Highlander about the progression of a new feature film – a proposed reboot of the core concept and characters – and they’ll likely give you a sigh and knowing look that echoes the fact that the film sequels were a series of...
After a lot of speculation, both the BBC and Disney+ have confirmed the speculation that the three long-awaited 60 anniversary specials for Doctor Who will begin broadcast from 25th November. These will follow a range of other celebratory events and programmes in the lead up to the technical official...
Surprising almost no-one, the BBC confirmed today that their collaboration with Disney+ on Doctor Who is formally coming to an end. It had long been speculated that the lack...
It’s said that the Doomsday Clock has stood at just a few minutes to midnight’ for a long time, philosophers and pundits alike noting that, if anything, the midnight...
Michael Connelly often has his finger on the pulse of interesting issues, but reading a preview copy of The Proving Ground in a week where the dangers of AI,...
I’ll be honest: I’m a sucker for a good cat-and-mouse story and in this era of fast-evolving tech and surveillance, characters staying one step ahead of their pursuers can...