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January 25, 2019

Tickets for my first Comic Con of the year are booked… and it’s a good one

Last year, with the exception of one toy fair and a horror film festival, I was unable to attend many of the big events of 2018. This year I plan to correct this oversight by throwing myself into as many geekfests as I can. Tomorrow, I will be attending a 40th anniversary screening of Superman:…

January 25, 2019

Will Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse win the Best Animated Feature Oscar?

This week, the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards were announced. Amongst the various films that appeared on the nominations lists was Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Into the Spider-Verse is currently in the running for the title of Best Animated Feature – but will it win? Hmm… The nominees for Best Animated Feature are as…

January 24, 2019

She-Ra renewed for second season – and it’ll stream pretty soon

Netflix has renewed She-Ra and the Princesses of Power for a second season! Hurrah! When will Season Two of She-Ra air? How about April 26th! Taking to social media, DreamWorks TV announced the news via the official She-Ra account. Yep, we’re just three months away from brand new episodes of She-Ra and the Princesses of…

January 22, 2019

Black Panther has made movie history

Black Panther has been nominated for the Best Picture award at the 91st Academy Awards. With this nomination, Black Panther is now the first super hero movie to ever be nominated for a Best Picture Award. This is history in the making. In addition to the Best Picture nod, the Marvel movie has also been…

January 21, 2019

I’ve finally watched an episode of Titans and…

Tonight I sat down to watch the first episode of Warner Bros.’ new TV show, Titans. The series – exclusive to DC Universe in the US – is available to stream on Netflix in the UK. As a comic book nerd and a fan of super heroes I really want to tell you how much…

January 21, 2019

How tall is Kevin Hart?

1.63m tall. Kevin Hart is 1.63 meters tall. If you came to this post because you Googled the question ‘how tall is Kevin Hart?’, then the answer you’re looking for is 1.63 meters. If you prefer the answer in feet and inches, then Kevin Hart is around 5ft 3inches tall. Of course, if you didn’t…

January 20, 2019

The Gifted Season Two: Episode 12 – Live blog

Season Two of X-Men spin-off show, The Gifted continues on UK TV screens tonight with episode 12. I’ll be blogging along live from 9pm, so why not follow along too. If you’re running a little bit behind, then here are the blog entries for: eMergence, unMoored, coMplications, outMatched, afterMath, iMprint, no Mercy, the dreaM, gaMe changer, eneMy of My eneMy. and meMento. Read, digest and then come back for more.…

January 20, 2019

What is happening with The New Mutants film?

This year, two X-Men movies are due to hit cinema screens: X-Men: Dark Phoenix and The New Mutants. Both movies are being released by 20th Century Fox and both were originally due out in 2018. The first – X-Men: Dark Phoenix – is scheduled to hit cinema screens in June and unless it is rescheduled…

January 20, 2019

How many Bridget Jones movies are there?

In 2001, Bridget Jones’s Diary opened in cinemas. The romantic comedy – an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Helen Fielding – was a big success and led to follow-up films. But how many Bridget Jones movies are there? _____ Bridget Jones movies in order To date, there are three Bridget Jones…

January 19, 2019

It’s Saturday – I geeked out again with a toy hunt

Last Saturday, you may recall that I geeked out – spending the day conversing and immersing myself in geek things (toys, movies etc). This Saturday has been more of the same. Between episodes of Baywatch and What’s Up Doc? (see my previous post for details), I also found time to go on a toy hunt…