Category: Features
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Sith Lords and Starfighters: The Future for Star Wars
There were several new projects announced at Star Wars Celebration, but will they make a difference to the franchise’s downward trend?
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Arwen Proves ‘Lord of the Rings’ Was a Perfect Adaptation
Making changes to an adaptation is risky, but The Lord of the Rings found the perfect balance in how it handled Arwen
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Kids Deserve the Very Best Entertainment
One argument that’s often used to defend a bad movie is that “it’s just for kids”. This usually means that it doesn’t matter about the quality of writing, or how it looks, or if it’s a dumb idea, because it’s not for adults so the standard shouldn’t be set so…
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Aslan, a Female Lion?
Another week brings another disaster waiting to happen in Hollywood. This time it’s the news that Aslan will potentially be played by Meryl Streep in the upcoming adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia from Netflix. Just to be clear here, this is not yet certain. It has been confirmed that that Netflix is in…
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Why Disney Should Have Adapted the ‘Heir to the Empire’ Trilogy
It’s been ten years since Disney made their first cinematic entry in the Star Wars galaxy with The Force Awakens. Whether or not you’re a fan of the movie,it’s certainly one that divides opinion, and there was certainly a better way to deal with the original golden trio of Han…
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It’s Been a Bad First Quarter for Hollywood at the Domestic Box Office
The first three months of 2025 have seen Hollywood put out some big movies, but they’ve all failed to make an impact.
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This is Why the Live-Action Dwarfs Look So Bad in ‘Snow White’
One of the (many) controversies about the recent live-action adaptation of Snow White, is the decision to use computer generated dwarfs, rather than casting actual actors in the roles. This is made all the worse by the fact that the end product on screen looks absolutely horrific, a cross between…
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Is This Really What Marvel Should Be Doing?
The MCU will soon be welcoming the X-Men from the Fox movies, but is this really the direction Marvel should be taking the franchise if they want long-term success?
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The Most Anticipated Summer Movies of 2025
Ticket sales website Fandango has released a list of the top ten most anticipated summer movies of 2025, based on a poll of over 3,500 of its users, and there are some surprising entries on there. It’s been a bad year at the box office so far, with several big…
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Bad and Unfaithful Adaptations Do Matter
There’s an argument that goes around whenever there’s a bad adaptation, remake, or sequel to a beloved property, something like: “If you don’t like it, so what, the original is still there, go watch/read/play that instead.” That’s true, of course, the original is still there, but that doesn’t mean it’s…
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