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October 23, 2018

This year’s Arrowverse crossover just got more exciting

WARNING: SPOILER AHOY! This year’s Arrowverse crossover, Elseworlds continues to increase in size and scope with the addition of yet another hero! And this hero is a blast from the past! For those keeping track, the forthcoming crossover – which runs across one episode of Arrow, one episode of The Flash and one episode of Supergirl…

October 22, 2018

Kathleen Zellner – The driving force of Making a Murderer Part 2

In late 2015, Making a Murderer landed on Netflix and became a must-see, much discussed TV show. It was water cooler television, which everyone had an opinion about. The first season of Making a Murderer told the story of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey who were convicted over their involvement in the murder of Teresa Halbach.…

October 22, 2018

Wonder Woman 1984 has been delayed

The release of Wonder Woman 1984 has been delayed. The movie – a sequel to 2017’s Wonder Woman – was originally set to make its debut in November 2019. The film has now been rescheduled for release during June 2020. Wonder Woman 1984 star, Gal Gadot broke the news via Twitter. She said: “Super excited…

October 22, 2018

Halloween scores big at the box office

Halloween (2018) has had a fantastic opening weekend. The movie – a sequel to John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978) – has taken just over $90 million at the worldwide box office since it’s opening on Friday. Bolstered by positive reviews and excellent word of mouth, Halloween took $77,501,000 at the US box office, with a further…

October 21, 2018

The Gifted Season Two: Episode 2 – (Not) Live blog

X-Men spin-off show, The Gifted returned to UK TV screens last weekend, to kick off its second season. The show returned with episode one, eMergence and this week it’s back with episode two, unMoored. Last week I blogged along LIVE to offer up my thoughts and comments about the new episode. This week, as I spent the evening at…

October 21, 2018

Review: Halloween 2018

**THE FOLLOWING POST IS A DISCUSSION ABOUT HALLOWEEN (2018) WHICH CONTAINS A COUPLE OF (VERY) MILD SPOILERS. NOTHING TOO MAJOR, BUT YOU’VE BEEN WARNED.** Last night, myself, my husband and one of my best friends went to the cinema to watch Halloween (2018). The movie – a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978) – stars…

October 20, 2018

Netflix has just cancelled another Marvel show

Sweet Christmas! Hot on the heels of Iron Fist‘s cancellation, Netflix has just cancelled another show – Luke Cage. A joint statement by Marvel Television & Netflix (via Variety), said: “Unfortunately, ‘Marvel’s Luke Cage’ will not return for a third season. Everyone at Marvel Television and Netflix is grateful to the dedicated showrunner, writers, cast and…

October 19, 2018

The Goonies is on Netflix

Whoop whoop! Just a quick one… I appreciate that A LOT of new content has landed on Netflix over the past couple of weeks (Making a Murderer Part 2, Daredevil Season 3, The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell, The Haunting of Hill House etc), but you may also like to know that The Goonies (1985)…

October 18, 2018

Caroll Spinney to bow out of Sesame Street

Caroll Spinney is leaving Sesame Street. The puppeteer – who has brought life to Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for almost 50 years – is to step down from his role. Spinney will film one final episode this week, to mark the show’s upcoming 50th anniversary celebrations, and then he will retire. *Wipes tears…

October 17, 2018

Watch: The Kid Who Would Be King trailer

20th Century Fox has released the first official trailer for The Kid Who Would Be King. The new movie – from writer/director Joe Cornish – stars Rebecca Ferguson, Louis Ashbourne Serkis and Sir Patrick Stewart. The film is scheduled for release in February 2019. Here’s the synopsis: “Old school magic meets the modern world in…