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Is the Color Edition of ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Worth Buying?

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Author/Illustrator: Bryan Lee O’Malley Publisher: Oni Press Plot: 23 year old Canadian slacker and bass player Scott Pilgrim is dating a high schooler. He’s also haunted by visions of a pink haired girl… Continue reading

Movie Reviews: ‘American Reunion’

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NB: If you’re one of our Australian readers it’s called ‘American Pie: Reunion’. Same film different poster art (although, strangely, the title card of the film is ‘American Reunion’). Directors: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘My Week With Marilyn’

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Director: Simon Curtis Cast: Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne, Emma Watson, Dame Judi Dench, Dougray Scott Plot: During the filming of British film The Prince and the Showgirl the legendary bombshell Marilyn… Continue reading

Top 10 Songs Performed in Movies (That Aren’t From Musicals)

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Movies entertain us as both visually and audibly, and it’s easy for audience members to under-appreciate the role that music can play in making up the complete experience of a movie. This is,… Continue reading

Movie Review: ’21 Jump Street’

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Directors: Phil Lord Cast: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson, Dave Franco, Rob Riggle, Ice Cube, Ellie Kemper, DeRay Davis Plot: Jenko and Schmidt found themselves on the opposite ends of the social… Continue reading

Batman Movie Villains: Burton Edition

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Recently we published a three-part series taking an in-depth look at the villains used in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dark Knight’ Trilogy comparing how the characters are constructed in the comics to how Nolan re-interpreted… Continue reading

Top 5 Superhero Games (That Make You Feel Like a Superhero)

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We can certainly understand why video game producers are so quick to snap up comic book and superhero properties. They’ve got a dedicated fanbase, they feature larger-than-life characters and the gameplay mechanics are… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Raid: Redemption’

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Director: Gareth Evans Cast: Iko Uwais, Donny Alamsyah, Ray Sahetapy, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno Plot: An elite squad of SWAT team cops infiltrate an apartment building that houses the infamous crime lord Tama… Continue reading

The 4 Reasons ‘The Hunger Games’ Trilogy Will Disappoint

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There’s this book called The Hunger Games that was recently adapted into a movie. You may have heard of it, since it’s been crazily popular and hyped up the butt. We loved the… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Hunger Games’ Revisited

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We already posted a rather gushing review of The Hunger Games when the movie arrived in cinemas (review found here). Having arrived at cinemas via the hype train and coming of the back… Continue reading