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Film Review – Shazam! Fury Of The Gods (2023)
The DC Cinematic Universe has been living in the shadows of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) for a very long time; it seems to be a never-ending catch-up. In 2019, Shazam! gave DCEU fans a glimmer of hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Now, four years later, Billy Batson is…
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Film Review – Black Adams (2022)
Will DC ever get their ultimate comic book movie? One day they might, sadly it won’t be with Black Adam. Dwayne Johnson won’t be the ‘franchise Viagra’ that helped give a new life to the Fast & Furious franchise. This film delivers what we have seen many times, a half-baked dull superhero film. Lets get…
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Film Review – Thor: Love And Thunder (2022)
It’s the long awaited return of the Space Viking and The God of Thunder. Chris Hemsworth once again is Thor in another space adventure directed by Takia Waititi which people will know from What We Do In The Shadows, Jo Jo Rabbit and the previous Thor film, Thor: Ragnarök. Which was hailed as an revelation…
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Film Review – Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)
It’s the long overdue conclusion to the Jurassic World/Jurassic Park franchise. Is it the ending it deserved ? sadly no. Should have Jurassic Park have ended with film 3… Yes. Jurassic World where like The Transformers films. They started fine popcorn fodder only to become a cash cow which became quantity rather than quality. Jurassic…
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Film Review – Mary And The Witch’s Flower (2017)
No one can deny Studio Ghibli has opened the eyes of the Western world to the magic of Japanese Animation (Anime). With Ghibli as we know it slowly rising from their hiatus, there’s going to be a lot of young pretenders for the crown. Studio Ponoc is one of those studios with Mary And The…
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Film Review – Alice Through Looking Glass (2016)
On her return to Wonderland, Alice says “Curiouser and curiouser” easily sums up own thoughts on the big screen return to Lewis Carroll‘s fantasy world. Alice Through The Looking Glass we find ourselves 6 years after Alice In Wonderland, a film that divided fans, critics whilst delivering over $1 billion at the box office worldwide. Money…
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Blu-ray Review – Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)
Whilst many have attempted and failed to deliver a coming of age story with sincerity as well as the charm it seems the masters of animation Studio Ghibli seem to have found that winning formula. Once again they show the world how it’s done with broomsticks, talking cats, deliveries, growing pains and been independent, step…
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