With Disney releasing ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ on the 14th of December 2017 and then ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ only five months later, the Star Wars franchise couldn’t be more high profile. However with the Solo standalone film failing to catch the success it expected, Disney could be looking at a near 80 …
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Paddington 2 – The Problem With a Toothbrush
Paddington bear was created in 1958 and has been featured in two feature length films since then. I’m about to try and explain the biggest mistakes made in Paddington and it all comes down to a humble toothbrush. This was the initial mistake that sparked my hunt for other possible inaccuracies in the film and …
The First Female Doctor Who: How Will She Do?
Doctor Who has become more than a TV show it’s part of British culture. If you ask anyone from the UK if they have heard of the show and they are bound to say yes. We all know by now the blue police box which forewarns his arrival; the signature Sonic Screwdriver; the over-the-top wacky …
Incredibles 2 More Incredible than The Incredibles
The announcement of Incredibles 2 has been very exciting for animation fans all over the world. Is it time to look back at the first adventure for the Incredible family? In the original Incredibles movie I find that as great as the character and background design is, that it’s slightly weak compared to the character …
Adopted Supers
As the world waits for the return of the famous Pixar heroes teaser posters have started to be released. But from the Incredibles promotional posters I have noticed something. Something big, something that could tear the whole franchise apart. Ears. Let me explain, whilst looking at the posters for facts for my last article about …
Is Wall-e Pixar’s Greatest Achievement?
This charming movie is by far one of my favourite Pixar films ever. In quick summary Wall-e follows the story of a waste disposal robot and Eve, an earth searching robot, who meet on planet earth. The film follows Wall-e and Eve’s adventures on board the Axiam ship and also humanity as it begins to …
The Oscars 2018
Every year Hollywood’s best and brightest gather at the academy awards to show praise to the best films and filmmakers of the year and this year was no exception. But with all the stellar films nominated this year one offering rose to the top of the pool. Guillermo Del Toro’s The Shape of Water received a whopping 13 nominations ultimately …
Mean Girls: The Musical
“You can’t sit with them but you can sit in the audience.” Mean Girls the Musical is due to be coming to the stage in 2018. The musical will be based on the popular film ‘Mean Girls’ directed by Mark Waters. Since its release in 2004 Mean Girls has been a definite favourite for many …
Christmas Ads
Every year, as it starts to get colder, you can hear the sound of big retailers rejoicing. This is when their profitable and highly-anticipated Christmas adverts are put out there for the nation to see. Often these ads have been in the works since January, and are the first sign of the festive season for …
Something Strange This Way Comes
With the imminent arrival of Stranger Things Season 2, Kate Finlay recounts the magic of Season One and explains why those that haven’t watched it should catch up on one of Netflix’s finest offerings. THE first season of Stranger Things flickered onto our screens more than a year ago now. For everyone with a Netflix …