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October 17, 2018

Jodie Whittaker scores big Doctor Who debut

It’s official – Jodie Whittaker is a hit with Doctor Who audiences. Was there ever any doubt? Oh, wait, yes there was – from a lot of naysayers who didn’t want to see a female Doctor. *Shakes head* Well, despite the initial backlash that both Whittaker and the BBC faced when the actress was cast…

October 16, 2018

Guess who will appear in Annabelle 3?

Here’s some good news if you’re a fan of The Conjuring Universe. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga – better known as Ed and Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring (2013) & The Conjuring 2 (2016) – will be appearing in the forthcoming Annabelle movie. The actors who usually sit out of the spin-off movies will be…

October 16, 2018

Why is The Black Cauldron Disney’s black sheep?

Over the weekend I published news that Walt Disney is to release a MAMMOTH movie box set featuring 55 films. The set – The Disney Classics Complete Movie Box Set – will be available on DVD (priced at £200) and Blu-ray (priced at £250) and will contain pretty much all of Disney’s Animated Classics (with a…

October 16, 2018

Blue Peter turns 60

Today, October 16th 2018, children’s television programme, Blue Peter turns 60 years’ old. The show, which has been on air continuously since 1958, is the longest-running children’s series in the world. If you live outside of the UK you probably have no idea what Blue Peter is, however for the rest of us the show…

October 15, 2018

Why cancelling Iron Fist is probably for the best

Over the weekend, Marvel’s Iron Fist was cancelled. The show – which stars Finn Jones as Danny Rand aka the Immortal Iron Fist – will not return following the conclusion of its second season. At present there’s no news on if Jones will reappear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, although as it’s worth noting he…

October 14, 2018

The Gifted Season Two: Episode 1 – Live blog

X-Men spin-off show, The Gifted begins its second season tonight with episode one, eMergence. In the UK, the show is broadcast at 9pm on FOX and we’re approximately three weeks behind our US cousins. Last season, as the show aired, I blogged along LIVE (via the Honcho-SFX blog) to offer up my thoughts and comments…

October 13, 2018

Disney is releasing a boxset of every Walt Disney Animated Classic

Ever wanted to own every Walt Disney Animated Classic? Well, now you can… …sort of. Walt Disney is releasing a mammoth-sized boxset of all its Walt Disney Animated Classics. The set will include 55 movies, with each film appearing as per its release order (1937 up until 2018). In order to future proof the set…

October 13, 2018

Netflix has cancelled one of its Marvel shows – can you guess which one?

Netflix has cancelled Iron Fist. The series will not return following the conclusion of its second season. In a statement, via Deadline, Marvel said: “Everyone at Marvel Television and Netflix is proud of the series and grateful for all of the hard work from our incredible cast, crew and showrunners.” Marvel and Netflix added. “We’re thankful…

October 13, 2018

Review: Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

This afternoon I popped along to the cinema to watch Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween – the follow-up to 2015’s Goosebumps. The movie is currently previewing in select UK cinemas, with a general release set for the back-end of next week. I am a big fan of the original Goosebumps, believing it to be a real…

October 12, 2018

Review: Venom (2018)

Last week, Venom hit cinema screens. The film opened to impressive box office figures, but less than impressive reviews. Prior to Venom‘s debut my feelings towards the movie (as previously stated on this blog) were less than stellar. In short: The trailers didn’t impress me, I wasn’t convinced this was a movie that the world…