Category: Film
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James Gunn is Here to Stay
Mark Twain might have said that the report of his death was greatly exaggerated, so James Gunn might say that the report of his departure from DC Studios was greatly exaggerated. Despite Warner Bros. dropping Zack Snyder like a hot potato, they don’t seem to be quite so eager to…
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The Decline of Physical Media
Physical media has become a hot topic lately, as studios move away from it and the market begins to crumble. Meanwhile, an all digital future doesn’t look bright, with big corporations removing entries from your library at will, with no warning and no remuneration. You don’t truly own anything anymore.…
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‘Supergirl’ (2026) Review: This Movie is Kryptonite
I’m beginning to suspect that James Gunn might actually be a Marvel plant within Warner Bros., placed there to ensure the DCU is finished before it’s even begun. There can’t be any explanation otherwise, short of incompetence, for why Supergirl was ever allowed to be made. After Superman had what…
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Hollywood Needs to Visit the Wizard of Oz
Hollywood’s in serious trouble. That’s no longer something that can be dismissed as just an opinion or clickbait nonsense, the numbers are there for everyone to see. Warner Bros. has been sold to Paramount, there’s a Star Wars movie an track to be the franchise’s lowest grossing, DC is foundering,…
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‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’: Is This All?
Star Wars is back on the big screen after a seven-year absence, but there’s a good chance you didn’t know, as Disney have chosen a strange beast to represent their return to cinemas. Rather than waiting for Star Wars: Starfighter which is due out next year, we’ve been given a…
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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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‘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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‘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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