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March 9, 2018

Why is the Captain Marvel movie set in the 1990s?

Next year sees the release of Marvel Studio’s Captain Marvel – a female-led comic book movie starring Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson. The film will introduce Captain Marvel (aka Carol Danvers) into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and will be set in the 1990s. But why is Captain Marvel set during the 1990s? Well, it…

March 9, 2018

Toys R Us USA reportedly facing liquidation

And the bad news continues for Toys R Us. Just over a week ago, the UK division of Toys R Us entered administration. Now it looks as if the problems continue for the US arm of the business – months after the retailer filed for bankruptcy. According to USA Today, Toys R Us USA is…

March 8, 2018

Watch: Captain Phasma deleted scene

The latest edition of The Star Wars Show has hit YouTube and with it comes a pretty cool deleted scene from Star Wars: The Last Jedi. A cool deleted scene featuring Captain Phasma. Although brief, the deleted scene provides a bit of character development for Phasma – something sadly missing from the movie itself. The…

March 7, 2018

The Last Jedi expanded novel released

A novelisation of Star Wars: The Last Jedi hits bookshelves tomorrow – promising a lot more content than you might expect. Written by Jason Fry – with input from The Last Jedi director, Rian Johnson – this official novelisation of the movie expands on what was shown on the big screen thanks to the inclusion…

March 6, 2018

Deadpool is now on Netflix – That’s your evening sorted

Ladies and gentlemen, Deadpool (2016) has been added to Netflix UK. Nothing else needs to be said, right? OK, I’m pretty sure you’ve watched Deadpool a million times already, but maybe tonight is the night where you take it up to a million and one. Or, if you’re really in the mood, why not a…

March 5, 2018

The apocalypse is here – Cadbury’s is producing less chocolate

It’s official, the end is nigh – Cadbury’s is producing less chocolate than usual. Why? Blame the weather! Thanks to the recent double-whammy of ‘The Beast from the East’ and Storm Emma, the UK is currently experiencing a water shortage. Despite the fact we’ve spent the last week surrounded by frozen water, all that cold…

March 5, 2018

Congratulations to The Shape of Water on the Oscar win

This morning I posted the list of recipients of this year’s Academy Awards, but at the time of posting I didn’t have time to say much about the winners. So, first and foremost what a great win for The Shape of Water, picking up Best Picture! Well done! I honestly thought Three Billboards would be…

March 5, 2018

The winners of The Academy Awards 2018 are…

The winners of the 90th Academy Awards are: Best Picture: The Shape of Water Best Actress: Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Actor: Winner: Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour Best Supporting Actress: Allison Janney – I, Tonya Best Supporting Actor: Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Director: Guillermo Del…

March 4, 2018

Has The Greatest Showman won you over yet?

At the tail-end of 2017, the Hugh Jackman-starring musical, The Greatest Showman hit cinemas. Released at a time where two titanic performers (Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle), a couple of well-known properties (Paddington 2 and Murder on the Orient Express), and a bunch of Oscar-nominated movies (Three Billboards, The…

March 2, 2018

Ignore the snow – Misery is on Netflix

Still trapped in your house because of the rather severe weather conditions? Yep, me too. Ah well, rejoice in the fact that one of the best snow-bound movies is now on Netflix. And it’s one of the best snow-bound movies because… well… the main character, Paul Sheldon, is snow-bound. The movie is of course, Misery…