Monthly Archive: August, 2014

How to Fix the Star Wars Prequels

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Much has been said/ranted/shouted about the prequels. Do you live under a rock? No? Then you know what I am talking about; the horrible writing, bland characters and direction, bizarre creative choices and… Continue reading

Oblivion (2013) is underrated

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Oblivion, starring Tom Cruise running, deserves your attention. At the time of its release it was branded as having dull characters, reused ideas from other science fiction films and being generally uninteresting. Now… Continue reading

Happy Valley: A Review

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Happy Valley debuted on BBC back at the tail end of April with very little fanfare. But over the course of it’s six episodes it gained a strong following through word of mouth… Continue reading

An Embittered Love Letter To the Arkham Asylum Games

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Dear Rocksteady, I adore you. You have translated the tone and mood of contemporary Batman comics like no other, better than any film, radio play or novelisation has ever achieved. You invented stories… Continue reading

Lois Lane needs a comic

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So Gail Simone recently made this important point: I just want to write Lois Lane kicking ass forever, all right? Is that so wrong? — Gail Simone (@GailSimone) August 7, 2014 No Ms… Continue reading

The Ice Bucket Challenge that happens to be something to do with ALS.

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  If you’ve been floating around social media over the last few weeks, you will have no doubt encountered the ‘ALS Ice bucket challenge’. It’s a craze that has seen thousands of individuals… Continue reading

Fall TV Preview: Returning Comedies

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Last week I highlighted some of the new comedies and dramas coming to screens in September to kick off the new season of television. This week I shall be doing the same but… Continue reading

Fall TV Preview: Returning Drama

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Last week I highlighted some of the new comedies and dramas coming to screens in September to kick off the new season of television. This week I shall be doing the same but… Continue reading

Fall TV Preview: New Comedy

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  On Tuesday, I highlighted some of the dramas I think will be the highlights/most interesting of the upcoming season of television due to start in September. Today I shall be looking at… Continue reading

Fall TV Preview: New Drama

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It’s August which means that September is just around the corner and therefore a new slate of television shows are about to begin across the major US networks. Some of these will be… Continue reading