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What the New ‘Poltergeist’ Movie is Really About

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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

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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’

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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?

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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

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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

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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’

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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

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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

10 Potential ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequels (That Are Totally Canon)

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So after a long time I have finished reading The World of Ice and Fire. This not unsurprisingly dense tome provides an in-depth account of the world of Westeros from before written history to… Continue reading

Exclusive Interview with Wolfgang Bylsma, Co-Founder of Gestalt Comics

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I know a lot of our readers are in the United States. Something like 90% of the regular readership. I also know that a lot of you like comics. Because of this, there… Continue reading