Did We Ever Know The Real Barney Stinson? – A Fan Theory
So How I Met Your Mother ended about a year ago and we’re still pissed off about it. It stands as one of the most disappointing television finales in history not only in the… Continue reading
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I Keep Forgetting to Review ‘Focus’
Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa Cast: Will Smith, Margot Robbie Plot: A seasoned con man takes a naive grifter under his wing, and the two attempt to balance a budding romance amid pulling… Continue reading
What the New ‘Poltergeist’ Movie is Really About
So they’ve remade Tope Hooper’s (or Steven Spielberg, depending on who you ask) classic horror Poltergeist. This will come as no shock to anyone who’s been alive for the past decade. Unlike most of the… Continue reading
‘Mad Max’ Has Given Us the Most Feminist Action Movie this Decade
I saw Mad Max: Fury Road the other day and it was FREAKING AMAZING. Miller has reminded us that visuals and story should go hand in hand in the cinematic medium, not separated… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Mad Mad: Fury Road’
Director: George Miller Cast: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne Plot: Still running from the demons of his past, former cop Max Rockatansky is trying to survive in the post-apocalyptic desert… Continue reading
Why Did Joss Whedon Just Get Bullied Off Twitter?
I just got shouted in my office by someone who feels this article contained unmarked spoilers. So: Spoiler Warning for Age of Ultron. It has to be said, for all the anti-cyberbullying rhetoric… Continue reading
Does Zack Snyder Think We’re Stupid? A Look at the ‘Dawn of Justice’ Trailer
A couple of years ago the teaser trailer for Man of Steel hit the internet and I wrote a feature about why it didn’t look very good. People were unhappy with this assessment, insisting… Continue reading
Top 10 Superheroes Who DIDN’T Originate in Comics
Comic books and superheroes are intertwined. The medium popularised and evolved the genre and, for most of the age of fictional superheroes, been the only source for caped crusaders. These days it could… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
Director: Joss Whedon Cast: Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlet Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Cobie Smulders, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Don Cheadle, James Spader, Anthony Mackie, Samuel L.… Continue reading
The Geekery Guide: Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
No ‘Age of Ultron’ Spoilers in this article. You may have noticed that movies and television shows based on comics have exploded in quality and popularity this past couple of years. If not,… Continue reading
