Author: Domonic Riley
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‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Trailer Reaction: Cameos and Cuteness
With just three months to go until Star Wars returns to the big screen, we finally have a full-length trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu, which appears to give a very good indication of what to expect from the movie. The trailer opens with a shot seemingly riffing off The…
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Narnia is Not Epic Fantasy
The Netflix Chronicles of Narnia adaptation has finished filming and is now in post-production for a release in November this year. There are lots of reasons why I’m not confident in this adaptation (more on that here), but one I’ve not seen mentioned anywhere might seem counter-intuitive to fans, but…
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Why Do We Need a ‘Stranger Things’ Spin-Off?
We’ve only just seen the end of Stranger Things, but already Netflix are preparing to wring all they can from the property before it fades out of relevance, with the trailer and release date conformation for Stranger Things: Tales From ’85, the show’s first spin-off. Probably the best way to…
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‘The Wrecking Crew’ Review: Double-Barreled Star Power Can’t Save This Generic Action Flick
The Wrecking Crew is a low-budget action movie that was quietly dropped on Amazon Prime with practically no marketing. Sounds like a good time, right? It stars Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista as two estranged brothers. They are forced to reunite when their father dies, and as the circumstances surrounding…
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I Have No Faith in Netflix’s Narnia Adaptation
If I had to choose a single book to take to a desert island, it would probably be The Chronicles of Narnia (the seven-in-one omnibus edition), so there’s nothing I’d like more than to see a good adaptation of it onscreen. Sadly, I don’t think that will ever happen now.…
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Where Next for ‘Star Wars’?
Star Wars is back in the loop, with the “news” that Kathleen Kennedy is once again leaving her role as Lucasfilm president, to be replaced by Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan. We’re also getting the first Star Wars film in seven years, due to hit theatres in May. With all…
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Films and Fiction is Now on YouTube
I’ve a big update to bring you about about Films and Fiction. After months of deliberating, I’ve finally gone and set up a YouTube channel! So now alongside my blog posts, I’ll also be delivering videos with reviews, breakdowns, and my takes on all things pop culture. It’s only fitting,…
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‘Primitive War’ Review: Brilliant, Old-School Dino Action
It’s not the best time to be a movie fan, but every so often something comes along that’s a real spark of creativity and passion. So it is with Primitive War, the dinosaur-filled action movie by Luke Sparke, based on the novel of the same name by Ethan Pettus. The…
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Hollywood Needs to Make More Movies Like This About AI
A trailer has released for the film Mercy, starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Fergusson. It might not be a cinematic marvel, in fact it looks bland and uninspired, the kind of movie you’d expect to find on Netflix. But at least in concept it’s the kind of movie Hollywood should…
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Has James Gunn Already Sunk the DCU?
Superman has come to the end of its domestic run, with a total gross of $354M. I don’t know if it’s worth trying to argue that this movie is, at best, a middling success, as since the claim that it made $125M profit, people just seem to be running with…
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