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It’s been a long-standing joke that Aquaman seemed to be the runt of the comics litter – or more accurately the tiddler in the sea of superheroes. The simplistic and bright orange costume and his ability to talk to the creatures of the sea were often played as a...
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M. Night Shyamalan burst onto the scene with 1999’s superb The Sixth Sense, still considered a classic slice of cinema. Much was predicted for the writer / director but his 2000 follow-up, Unbreakable – also featuring Bruce Willis, now alongside Samuel L. Jackson – was not quite what was...
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Godzilla has been a mainstay for eastern cinema for decades but his Hollywood vacations have been more problematic. The 1998 version starring Matthew Broderick and Jean Reno promised a croc of epic proportions but turned out to be a crock of something else entirely. In 2014, Warner Bros. tried...
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Anyone familiar with pop-culture in modern times would likely be cautiously thrilled by any sentence that includes the words ‘Buffy‘, ‘reboot‘ and ‘Joss Whedon‘. Every so often the idea of continuing the mythology that became Whedon’s signature work, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, gets discussed and the general feeling seems...
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Though it’s been known for several weeks now, the SDCC panel for The Walking Dead was the first time that the cast and AMC have officially acknowledged that Andrew Lincoln will be departing the hit show at some point in the forthcoming season (which, once more, is due to...
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The first season of CBS All Access’ Star Trek: Discovery series got mixed reviews. Though the production got off to a problematic start behind the scenes with changes in staff and significant delays before its eventual debut this past spring, most critics found things to like in the finished...
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In a shock development James Gunn, director of the Guardians of the Galaxy, who was due to attend the SDCC this weekend, has exited the franchise after several old tweets surfaced. Though Gunn insists the multiple postings were meant to be darkly humorous and dated back to a time...
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And here we go again – with some friends old and new… The main cast – excluding Bradley Walsh, who had filming commitments elsewhere – were all in attendance with new showrunner Chris Chibnall. It was the first real opportunity for the cast to openly talk about the feelings...
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The SDCC (San Diego Comic Con) officially runs from Thursday to Sunday, the ultimate gathering of comics, multimedia and the general fantastical. However as the event has expanded in physical size it’s also filling out every available moment, including a preview night on the Wednesday that was once on...
It’s been a long-standing joke that Aquaman seemed to be the runt of the comics litter – or more accurately the tiddler in the sea of superheroes. The simplistic and bright orange costume and his ability to talk to the creatures of the sea were often played as a...
M. Night Shyamalan burst onto the scene with 1999’s superb The Sixth Sense, still considered a classic slice of cinema. Much was predicted for the writer / director but his 2000 follow-up, Unbreakable – also featuring Bruce Willis, now alongside Samuel L. Jackson – was not quite what was...
Godzilla has been a mainstay for eastern cinema for decades but his Hollywood vacations have been more problematic. The 1998 version starring Matthew Broderick and Jean Reno promised a croc of epic proportions but turned out to be a crock of something else entirely. In 2014, Warner Bros. tried...
Anyone familiar with pop-culture in modern times would likely be cautiously thrilled by any sentence that includes the words ‘Buffy‘, ‘reboot‘ and ‘Joss Whedon‘. Every so often the idea of continuing the mythology that became Whedon’s signature work, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, gets discussed and the general feeling seems...
Though it’s been known for several weeks now, the SDCC panel for The Walking Dead was the first time that the cast and AMC have officially acknowledged that Andrew Lincoln will be departing the hit show at some point in the forthcoming season (which, once more, is due to...
The first season of CBS All Access’ Star Trek: Discovery series got mixed reviews. Though the production got off to a problematic start behind the scenes with changes in staff and significant delays before its eventual debut this past spring, most critics found things to like in the finished...
In a shock development James Gunn, director of the Guardians of the Galaxy, who was due to attend the SDCC this weekend, has exited the franchise after several old tweets surfaced. Though Gunn insists the multiple postings were meant to be darkly humorous and dated back to a time...
And here we go again – with some friends old and new… The main cast – excluding Bradley Walsh, who had filming commitments elsewhere – were all in attendance with new showrunner Chris Chibnall. It was the first real opportunity for the cast to openly talk about the feelings...
The SDCC (San Diego Comic Con) officially runs from Thursday to Sunday, the ultimate gathering of comics, multimedia and the general fantastical. However as the event has expanded in physical size it’s also filling out every available moment, including a preview night on the Wednesday that was once on...
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...