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June 19, 2018

Love, Simon picked up an MTV Award – And it was an important one

A short while ago, I posted the list of this year’s winners of the MTV Movie & TV Awards. Amongst 2018’s winners was Love, Simon – a movie I’ve talked about numerous times on It’s A Stampede!. At last night’s awards, Love, Simon received two nominations. Of those two nominations, the movie won one of…

June 18, 2018

Optimus Prime movie could happen

Would you like to see more Transformers standalone/solo movies after Bumblebee hits cinema screens this year? Well, you might just get your wish. The future of the Transformers movie universe is currently up in the air, with no one quite sure if Bumblebee is going to be the first entry in a new TF series, or…

June 18, 2018

Playing Netflix catch-up: The Staircase

This week on Netflix catch-up, I’m playing catch-up on real-life crime series, The Staircase. The show is similar to Making a Murderer, The Keepers and The Jinx and presents an ongoing account of a murder case, including all the twists and turns that go along with it. The Staircase follows the case and subsequent trial(s) of…

June 18, 2018

Toys R Us enters its final days

The US division of Toys R Us has entered its final days of business. The company – which announced in March 2018 that it would close all its US stores – is preparing to shut up shop for good. Toys R Us is expected to close within the next two weeks. Over the weekend, the…

June 17, 2018

So… The Goonies charity screening rocked – and raised lots of money

Earlier today I posted about a charity screening of The Goonies which was taking place at Vue Printworks Manchester to raise money for the We Love Manchester Emergency fund. The event – organised by Norfolk House blood donation centre and Manchester Classic Films – took place at 5pm and was… AWESOME! Not only did the event…

June 17, 2018

The Goonies – Manchester UK charity screening

A ‘heads-up’ for anyone living in or around Manchester. Today, a special charity screening of the 1985 film classic, The Goonies is taking place. The event – which is being held at Manchester’s Vue Printworks – has been set up by the Norfolk House blood donation centre, in aid of the We Love Manchester Emergency…

June 16, 2018

Review: Hereditary (2018)

This morning I popped along to my local cinema to watch new horror movie, Hereditary. Written and directed by Ari Aster, the film stars Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro and Alex Wolff and focuses on a small family, grieving following the loss of a grandparent. How do I best describe Hereditary? Hmm… It’s unnerving. It’s unsettling.…

June 15, 2018

Lucifer survives cancellation

Love Lucifer? Still bummed that the show got cancelled? Oh boy, are you in for a treat! Lucifer has just been saved from the axe! According to Deadline, the show has been picked up by Netflix for a fourth season. Happy? Thought so. Looks like that #SaveLucifer campaign paid off. No word on when Season…

June 15, 2018

Jordan Peele to direct Gargoyles movie?

File this one firmly under ‘rumour’ for now, but news is currently circulating that Get Out (2017) director, Jordan Peele is eyeing up a movie based on Disney’s Gargoyles. I say file this under ‘rumour’ because there seems to be nothing solid on this story and/or it’s all up in the air anyway. The report originated over…

June 15, 2018

Playing Arrowverse catch-up: The Flash – Season 4

Over the past few weeks I’ve been playing Netflix catch-up and Arrowverse catch-up. The shows have included The Rain (great), Dark (so-so), Lost in Space (fun) and Supergirl Season 3 (really enjoyable). This week I’m back in Arrowverse territory, playing catch-up with the fourth season of The Flash. This is the season that sees Team Flash go head-to-head with The Thinker…