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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 Force Awakens–we’ve truly hit a…

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 it’s a problem that’s affected…

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 sum up my reaction to…