Category: Features
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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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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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‘Dune’ (1984) An Odd Slice of ’80s Sci-Fi
I first saw David Lynch’s Dune several years ago, and let’s just say that I was unimpressed. But, after watching Dune: Part Two, I rewatched it, wondering if it was really as bad as I remembered. It was. It’s hard to know where this movie actually goes right, there’s just…
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‘Star Wars’ Has More Problems Than Just Kathleen Kennedy
Whether Kathleen Kennedy leaves Lucasfilm or not, the problems facing Star Wars go much deeper
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What Does the Poor ‘Brave New World’ Box Office Mean for the MCU?
We now have the numbers for Captain America: Brave New World’s second weekend at the domestic box office, and it’s not good news. Over the weekend of the 23rd February, the movie brought in $28 million dollars. This is a drop of 68% from its debut, when it had an…
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