James Lusty

Fancasts: The Best Actresses to Play Invisible Woman in the MCU for Fantastic Four 

Here we round out the last of our Marvel Cinematic Universe Fantastic Four fancasts with Invisible Woman. This has been one of the more popular discussions when it comes to who will play the roles of the Fantastic Four. Invisible Women is a multifaceted character who possesses interesting superpowers alongside intellect and leadership qualities. For…

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Let’s B-Reel: Tom Cruise says The Flash is good and Shazam a flop?!

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John Wick: Chapter 4 – Movie Review

Disclaimer: This movie review is a loose transcription from our podcast where we do all our movie reviews – link is at the bottom of this page to listen in! James: Overall thoughts. What do you think? Nayan: I thought it was a fantastic film. Overall, each John Wick film always supersedes the others but…

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John Wick: Chapter 4 – Movie Review

Welcome to our exciting discussion on John Wick: Chapter 4 – find out if it lives up to previous films!

Join us in this lively conversation and stay up-to-date with everything happening in the entertainment world. Before we dive into the review, let me take a moment to ask you to show your support by hitting the follow button and turning on notifications to never miss our content.

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Creed III – Movie Review

Disclaimer: This movie review is a loose transcription from our podcast where we do all our movie reviews – link is at the bottom of this page to listen in! James: Alright, so then what do you think about just the overall thoughts? Nayan: I really enjoyed it. I think usually the third film in…

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Let’s B-Reel: Our Oscar 2023 Predictions and is MCU a Box Office Failure now?!

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Golden Globes Nominations 2023

The Golden Globes Nominations 2023 have been announced. After a few years of controversies and scandals, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) and the Golden Globes continue on. How were the nominations for 2023? One word really comes to mind and that is safe. There is a complementary mix between independent films and blockbusters so…

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Don’t Worry Darling – Review

Florence Pugh adds another powerhouse performance to her repertoire while standing above a film clouded in rumour and conflict. Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling provokes plenty of intrigue but does so little with the material to substantiate to the viewer. Don’t Worry Darling has had one of the most interesting press tours that we have…

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The MovieGainz Roundtable – Episode 24: Where are we at with movie studios?

On today’s show, we cover:

– Warner Bros Discovery cancelling Batgirl
– Lady Gaga confirms her role as Harley Quinn in the upcoming Joker sequel
– The Daniels (directors of ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’) Signing an Exclusive Five-Year Pact With Universal
– Conor McGregor making his acting debut in a Jake Gyllenhaal-Led film called ‘Road House’ for Prime Video
– Our thoughts on the Chris Rock and Will Smith controversy after just seeing Chris Rock live last night
– Our Reaction to The Banshees of Inisherin trailer
– And our box office roundup

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Let’s B-Reel – Episode 24: What is happening with the DCEU?!

On today’s show, we cover:

Today we will be covering…
– Warner Bros Discovery cancelling Batgirl
– Lady Gaga confirms her role as Harley Quinn in the upcoming Joker sequel
– The Daniels (directors of ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’) Signing an Exclusive Five-Year Pact With Universal
– Conor McGregor making his acting debut in a Jake Gyllenhaal-Led film called ‘Road House’ for Prime Video
– Our thoughts on the Chris Rock and Will Smith controversy after just seeing Chris Rock live last night
– Our Reaction to The Banshees of Inisherin trailer
– And our box office roundup

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The MovieGainz Roundtable – Episode 23: Our Coverage of the San Diego Comic-Con 2022

On today’s show, we provide our coverage and perspective on all the major news from San Diego Comic Con 2022 – including the MASSIVE Marvel Studios panel.

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Bullet Train – Review

Judging what this film is aiming to be based on its trailer is perhaps the most challenging part of Bullet Train; in truth, at its most rudimentary elements, this is no more of a thinking man’s movie than Hobbs & Shaw (2019) or The Gray Man (2022). However, its trailer gives off enough distinct style…

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Let’s B-Reel – Episode 23: The Russo Brothers are Wrong, The Cinema is a Special Place!

On today’s show, we cover:

Today we will be covering…
– Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorcese reteaming
– Will Smith’s 5 minute video apologising to Chris Rock
– Ben Affleck to return as Batman in Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom
– The trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer
– The full trailer for ‘Blonde’ and its release date
– Marvel’s bullying power over the VFX industry
– The full trailer for House of the Dragon
– Tom Cruise to earn over $100 million for Top Gun: Maverick
– The Russo Brothers stance on going to the cinema
– And our box office roundup

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The MovieGainz Roundtable – Episode 21: Pramed – The Podcast Version of Framed.

On today’s show, James introduces us to Pramed – a podcast game inspired by the online game called Framed! We know our movies but James tests our limits on our knowledge of films.

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Thor: Love and Thunder – Review

Coming off the success of Thor: Ragnarok, Taika Waititi’s second entry into the MCU fails in its attempt to mimic the formula that made Thor: Ragnarok work. Thor: Love and Thunder is at its best when it shows our superhero characters explore the most human emotion, love.  After so much loss and constant battles, Thor…

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Let’s B-Reel – Episode 21 – Can the final season of Stranger Things build upon the greatness of Stranger Things: Season 4?

On today’s show, we cover:

– Update on new James Bond
– Obi-Wan Kenobi originally pitched as a film trilogy
– Update on Ari Aster Disappointment BLVD
– Godzilla V Kong sequel release date
– Stranger Things: Season 4 – Vol.2
– Our Box Office roundup

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Stranger Things Season 4: Vol 2 – Review

Stranger Things Season 4: Vol 2 brings together multiple narrative threads together in a pitch-perfect symphony of television magic – establishing itself amongst some of the best TV series of all-time.  You’ll see that in my review of Stranger Things Season 4: Vol.1, I really appreciated the wider scope, clearer vision and the setup for…

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The MovieGainz Roundtable – Episode 19: Buy, Rent, Sell – Fight Club, Se7en, or The Social Network?

On today’s show we are going to be playing Buy, Rent, Sell – we question ourselves on what movies we would buy, which movies we would rent and which films we would sell.

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Elvis – Review

Taking on one of the biggest culture icons of the 20th century, Austin Butler dives deep into the roots of Elvis Presley and provides an extremely invigorating and dedicated performance. The rest of the film matches Butler’s energy, but struggles to tap into the emotional core of the king of rock and roll.  Musical biopics…

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Let’s B-Reel – Episode 19: Will the Jon Snow Spin-off Continue to Tarnish the Game of Thrones Legacy

On today’s show, we cover:

– The Jon Snow spin-off show announced by HBO
– The teaser trailer for Blonde
– Joker 2 a musical?
– The Ezra Miller Saga
– Three films announced from the Avatar: The Last Airbender world
– Obi-Wan Kenobi: Episode 5 review
– And of course, our box office roundup

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Lightyear – Review

It has been over 27 years since the release of Pixar’s Toy Story (1995) – a groundbreaking 3D animated film that dethroned the established powers at the time (Disney) by proving that the mouse wasn’t the only player that could conquer the animated film genre. Within no time at all, Pixar Animation Studios released multiple…

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Box Office Forecast – Lightyear Prediction

How will Lightyear perform at the box office? (see below). Thankfully, I had the assistance of extremely poor critical reviews to assist me in forecasting the opening and total box office for Jurassic World: Dominion. We are lucky enough to attend the Lightyear New Zealand premiere tomorrow, but for now, we will have to rely…

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Let’s B-Reel – Episode 17: The Return of Johnny Depp in Hollywood?

On today’s show, we cover:

– Johnny Depp’s return to Hollywood?
– Morbius Re-Release to Cinemas
– Early Reviews to Jurassic World: Dominion
– Netflix Dropping Frivolous Projects for Big Event Projects
– Deadpool to be Rated R in the MCU
– Our thoughts on Obi-Wan: Kenobi: Episode 3
– And our Box Office Roundup

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The MovieGainz Roundtable – Episode 15: Would you sit in a cinema full of Cats watching Cats

On today’s show we are going to be playing Would You Rather – Movie Edition! We ask some absolutely preposterous questions and as expected, get some crazy answers – join us for some good banter!

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Top Gun: Maverick – Review

I’ve never quite understood the allure of Top Gun – don’t get me wrong, I too marvel at the sight of a fighter jet roaring to life and blaring off the pad of an aircraft carrier. And I, like many young men, have contemplated becoming a pilot simply out of its sheer coolness factor –…

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Let’s B-Reel – Episode 15: Is the She-Hulk CGI As Bad As Everyone Thinks.

On today’s show, we cover:

– The She-Hulk trailer
– Harry Potter expanding to HBOmax
– Amber Heard role reduction in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
– Three Thousand Years of Longing Trailer
– Bong Joon-Ho’s Mickey7 casting news
– Strange Things episode times

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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent – Review

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent may serve Nicolas Cage’s own self-portrait for his fans and himself but he is dangerously rivalled by someone who may just command the screen more than him in Pedro Pascal. Nicolas Cage stars as himself in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, facing an ending career and financial crisis….

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The MovieGainz Roundtable – Episode 14: See-Direct: Best Director for a World War III trilogy?!?

On today’s show we are going to be playing another game by Khyan called See-Direct, similar to his last one but we select interesting directors to helm films that may or may not even be in the works!

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How to Please a Woman – Review

Sprinkled with subversive undertones and provocative messages, How to Please a Woman takes pride in its natural use of comedy with a surprisingly charming component. On the surface, it may toy with your moral compass but underneath, the moral is noble. How to Please a Woman follows Gina (Sally Phillips) dealing with difficult situations as…

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Top Gun – Review

Launching Tom Cruise into Hollywood stardom and having state of the art visual effects for its time, Top Gun finds itself to be an entertaining viewing experience even if there is no substance to its narrative. Top Gun follows fighter pilot Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell as he participates in the Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School…

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Let’s B-Reel – Episode 14: Is This James Gunn’s Last Hurrah in the MCU?

On today’s show, we cover:

– Alan Ritchson joining Fast X
– Christopher Walken joining Dune: Part Two
– The ending of the Guardians of the Galaxy
– The incredible reviews to Top Gun: Maverick
– Twitter bots vs the Oscars
– ‘Blonde’ director comments regarding NC-17 rating
– And.. our box office roundup

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The Lost City – Review

Within the first 30 minutes of The Lost City, I felt like a lost lamb; pondering whether I was witnessing a poorly constructed film or just more manufactured tripe made for a specific demographic. I quickly came to the conclusion that I was seeing both of these things. The Lost City is a comedy-adventure film…

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Let’s B-Reel – Episode 12: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson should be Fast X replacement director! 

On today’s episode we cover:

– The live-action Barbie film
– Tobey Maguire playing Charlie Chaplin
– Fast & Furious 10 disaster
– Announcement of the Avatar 2 title and trailer
– Amazing reactions to Top Gun: Maverick
– The ambition of the Spider-Verse sequels
– And.. our Box Office Roundup

A HUGE week of news in the world of movies and TV as CinemaCon delivered big news and we are here to cover it! We’d really appreciate a follow in support of the show and be sure to turn on notifications so you can stay up to date with all of our shows and special episodes dropping weekly. We are active on Instagram, Facebook and MovieGainz.com, if you wish to get in contact with us!

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Let’s B-Reel – Episode 11: Our Reaction to the Thor: Love and Thunder Trailer

On today’s episode we cover:

– The downfall of Netflix
– Interesting details about Lightyear
– Sabrina film to be directed by Michael Sarnoski (Pig)
– Horror franchise IT to get TV spin-off
– Insane budgets for upcoming TV series
– Our reaction to the Thor: Love and Thunder trailer
– And.. our Box Office Roundup

James and Nayan return from well-deserved vacations over the Easter period, to which we are super excited to discuss the big news over the past two weeks. We’d really appreciate a follow in support of the show and be sure to turn on notifications so you can stay up to date with all of our shows and special episodes dropping weekly. We are active on Instagram, Facebook and MovieGainz.com, if you wish to get in contact with us!

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The MovieGainz Roundtable – Episode 9: Our Top 10 and Worst 5 Films of 2021 Revealed

On today’s show we reveal:

– Our Top 10 films of 2022 and,
– Our Worst 5 of 2022

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Let’s B-Reel – Episode 9: Could “Oppenheimer” be Christopher Nolan’s First Oscar Win?

On today’s episode we cover:

– The Ezra Miller controversy
– Will Smith’s resignation from the Academy
– The first reactions to the third Fantastic Beasts film
– House of the Dragon release date announcement
– The cast of Nolan’s upcoming Oppenheimer film
– And… Our box office roundup

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The MovieGainz Roundtable – Episode 8: A Review Roundup

On today’s show we review:

– CODA
– The Power of the Dog
– King Richard
– Drive My Car
– Nightmare Alley
– Licorice Pizza

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A MovieGainz Special – A slap in the face to the Oscars

On today’s special episode we cover:
– The Will Smith and Chris Rock chaos
– The Academy Awards ceremony
– The fan favourite categories of the Oscars
– The major categories of the Oscars

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The MovieGainz Roundtable – Episode 6: We Collect Physical Media…Do You?

On today’s show:

– Why we buy physical media
– Is physical media too expensive?
– Our favourite piece from our collection
– Will physical media stay around

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Let’s B-Reel – Episode 6: Deadpool 3 moving forward, do we want it? No, not really.

On today’s show, we cover:

– The Warner Brothers release slate changes
– Florence Pugh & Austin Butler joining Dune: Part Two?
– The Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer
– God of War TV series announcement
– An update on Deadpool 3
– The Boys Season Three trailer
– The Directors Guild Awards, Critics Choice Awards and the BAFTAS
– Our box office roundup

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The MovieGainz Roundtable – Episode #4: The Perfect Movie Going Experience.

On today’s show:

– A film that has shaped our personality.

– Our perfect movie going experience.

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Let’s B-Reel Episode #4: Avengers vs X-Men, Should This Be the Next Avengers Movie?

On today’s show:

– The Batman securing a China release date
– Kevin Feige’s comments on the next Avengers movie
– Peacemaker being renewed for Season 2
– The trailer for Elvis
– Spider-Man: No Way Home surpassing Avatar at the Domestic Box Office
– Uncharted surprising box office results

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Box Office Forecast – The Batman Prediction

What will The Batman make at the Domestic and Worldwide box office? (see below). Well this prediction is particularly tricky, things are still drastically unpredictable in todays climate but you can feel pretty confident that The Batman will overcome many of its obstacles. This is The Batman box office prediction. Since May 1939, Batman has…

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Belfast – Review

Belfast gives off the scent of a life-long passion project made reality; one that the visionary behind this film had been waiting his entire life for the opportunity to create; to turn the pictures in his head into images on-screen. It’s not all that surprising that it’s taken this long for this film to get…

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Peacemaker – Review (Episodes 1 – 7)

Were you feeling underwhelmed by the Peacemaker character in The Suicide Squad? Or did you perhaps love the character and wanted more? Well James Gunn’s Peacemaker will settle those sentiments as it is as boisterous as The Suicide Squad while not being afraid to explore the dark humanistic traits of Peacemaker. As they say, give…

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Box Office Forecast – Uncharted Prediction

What will Uncharted make at the Domestic and Worldwide box office? We’ll be covering the majority of Hollywood blockbusters and determining their potential at the box office. It’s clear that a lot of nuance is still required when interpreting and discussing box office as we are still in the midst of the pandemic. The Omicron…

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Encanto – Review

Encanto has all the key ingredients to fit in alongside the best of Disney’s impressive animated features yet slips into a formulaic approach – stripping its chance to stand-out from anything that has come before it.  Encanto follows a Colombian family who possess the power of Encanto, a magical gift granted to every member of…

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Spider-Man: No Way Home – Review

Spider-Man: No Way Home is an extremely dense film to unpack with so many shifting parts to balance in order for it to work. Jon Watts achieves a purposeful equilibrium in the storytelling while executing what might be the most emotionally resonant MCU film to date.  The film directly follows Spider-Man: Far From Home following…

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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Review

Despite the fierce intimacy shared by Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 falls into the same trap as Spider-Man 3 except it doubles down on misguided character motivations and incoherent storytelling. There are a ton of terrible storytelling decisions that play out here and the movie would honestly be in complete shambles…

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Spider-Man 3 – Review

There are a ton of odd storytelling decisions and character motivations that make little sense at play here – mostly contrived of studio interference. Rewatching this in 2021, Spider-Man 3 contains so much of the key ingredients that so many superhero films miss today.  It’s an incredibly tall task following the greatness of Spider-Man and…

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Spider-Man – Review

A lot has happened in cinema and the wider world since the year 2000. In fact, those who are proficient at their movie trivia may even know that the marketing material for Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man included imagery of the World Trade Centre buildings. While it’s certainly not a pleasant piece of trivia to reflect on,…

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Top Ten Most Anticipated 2022 TV Shows

If our most anticipated films of 2022 weren’t an indication of the ludicrous year of entertainment ahead, perhaps this list of television shows will be. From fantasy stories of grand scale, to smaller comedy-dramas, and off-beat Sci-Fi’s; there’s so much to choose from next year, our anticipation is almost too hard to contain! Here are…

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Don’t Look Up – Review

Adam McKay’s bombastic, erratic, cocaine-induced directorial style builds towards a timely cataclysmic message. Don’t Look Up zooms in on the societal climate we live in today covering particular aspects such as the social media age and misinformation. There is a persistent spotlight on the fixation of our current human flaws which may become overbearing but…

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Last Night in Soho – Review

When I first viewed the marketing material for Last Night in Soho, two emotions swept over me that I couldn’t quite wrap my finger around, until now. The first feeling was a sense of anticipation for what looked like a fresh avenue for renowned director Edgar Wright. The second was a small degree of trepidation…

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Eternals – Review

So, what do we have here? A 2 hour 36 minute MCU origin story that spans over thousands of years which consists of 10 major characters. Sounds impossible to pull off but Marvel Studios brought in the Academy Award winning director Chloe Zhao to helm this ship. The results? A clunky and low-energy film with,…

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Halloween Kills – Review

Something, something, Halloween Kills my hope for the next film.  Halloween Kills is director David Gordon Green’s attempt at following up his surprisingly spooky 2018 soft reboot of the franchise. This film is a literal direct continuation of the previous film, down to the minute; Halloween Kills attempts to build on the momentum of its…

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Dune – Review

For the better part of half a decade the common line uttered from avid book-readers and seasoned film-makers has more or less been the same; simply, that Dune was logistically and narratively unadaptable. The presiding thought being that the gargantuan scale of its world and intricacy of its lore would be the barrier between what…

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Venom: Let There Be Carnage – Review

When Venom released, it took a great deal of brain power to truly understand and interpret that wacky, messy, eccentric, incoherent beast of a film. Truly, the lunacy that the film elicits is something I can’t truly put into words today but I still didn’t have the best time for that film. Fast forward to…

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Hawkeye – Initial Thoughts (Episodes 1 & 2)

When it comes to the founding Avengers who started it all, Hawkeye has always been the least interesting and can usually be found on the wrong side of a joke. Well, does the new Disney+ show Hawkeye succeed in its attempt to place the background hero under the spotlight? Not exactly, it seemingly uses Hawkeye’s…

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – Review

Despite an impressive diversification of the 24 prior Marvel Cinematic Universe films, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings finds a way to pleasantly surprise its audience with MCU-formulaic entertainment and a heart that packs a punch. The film follows the story of Shaun (Shang-Chi) attempting to live a normal life in San Francisco…

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Finch – Review

Finch is one of those films that makes you ponder what audience it was made to target – why Tom Hanks is attached to it, and what the general thinking of it was in the writers room. Now, to be clear, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with Finch, it’s a reliable film, if not…

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TOP 10 HARRY POTTER FRANCHISE FILMS

There are few films out there that are capable of capturing a warm sense of magical wonder; the Harry Potter franchise are perhaps the pivotal example in cinema of this feeling being translated on-screen. From the harrowing journey of children growing up in a dark wizarding war, to the peculiar journey of a Magizoologist in…

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Finally! Trailer and Images for Spider-Man: No Way Home have Officially Dropped, Confirming Multiverse Rumors

The official trailer for Marvel’s incredibly anticipated Spider-Man: No Way Home has finally arrived following a blurry leaked version hit social media yesterday. The trailer follows Peter Parker (Tom Holland) struggling to cope with the public response to him being publicly outed as Spider-Man by Mysterio – following on from the post-credits scene of Spider-Man:…

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Free Guy – Review

If the trailers were your first introduction to Free Guy then it would be no surprise if you came to any sort of negative preconceived notion about this film – I know I did. The marketing this film posits leads almost anyone with experience in film flops to assume that Free guy would be no…

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