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March 26, 2018

The Toys That Made Us gets a second season

The Toys That Made Us has been renewed for a second season. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the show has been renewed for another season, along with a number of other Netflix shows including Queer Eye, Nailed It! and Drug Lords. The team who oversee the social media account for The Toys That Made Us…

March 26, 2018

Watch: Mark Hamill returns to the Star Wars Universe

Still upset about the events of Star Wars: The Last Jedi – specifically a certain scene concerning everyone’s favourite Jedi Knight? Well, maybe the video at the bottom of this post will make you feel a lot better about that particular… ahem… outcome. The team over at Lucasfilm have uploaded a new episode of animated…

March 26, 2018

Watch: DC Entertainment’s WonderCon 2018 Publishers Panel video

Over the weekend, annual comic book, sci-fi and film convention, WonderCon 2018 took place at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The event was attended by numerous guests, including many high-profile writers, producers and artists. As part of the event, DC Entertainment held a special Publishers Panel streamed live to fans worldwide. The event…

March 25, 2018

Black Panther just overtook The Avengers at the US box office

Black Panther (2018) is now officially the highest grossing Marvel Studios movie in the US. The film has just surpassed The Avengers (2012) at the domestic box office, having achieved a take of $630,916,236 (in comparison to The Avengers‘ US total of $623,357,910). This is a fantastic achievement. So, where does Black Panther rank when…

March 25, 2018

And then, this happened…

Sometimes I just don’t know when to stop eating and that’s when things like this happen – I eat an entire chocolate egg filled with ice cream. I’m not entirely sure why I am sharing this, as this isn’t the usual content you’d find on It’s A Stampede!, but maybe I just need to confess…

March 24, 2018

Would you pay to see a movie shot on an iPhone 7?

Would you pay to see a movie shot on an iPhone 7? I just did. But would you? I just got back from the local cinema, having spent a couple of hours in the company of Unseen – a new horror-thriller from director, Steven Soderbergh. The film – about a young business woman who ends…

March 24, 2018

Saying goodbye to The Mighty Thor: The importance of Jane Foster’s plight

**THE FOLLOWING POST CONTAINS MILD SPOILERS FOR THE MIGHTY THOR ISSUE #705. IF YOU WANT TO REMAIN SPOILER FREE, THEN STOP READING NOW.** What an emotional week it’s been. On Thursday, after 25 years, I bid farewell to The X-Files when the series finale brought the adventures of Mulder & Scully to a close. Today,…

March 24, 2018

The Greatest Showman soundtrack on par with Adele’s 21

The soundtrack to The Greatest Showman is the UK’s No.1 album for the eleventh week. The album has now equalled Adele’s 21 to become the only other album within the last 30 years to retain the No.1 spot for 11 weeks. Adele achieved this feat in 2011. In total, The Greatest Showman soundtrack has remained…

March 23, 2018

Watch: Jason David Frank in Power Rangers: Shattered Grid trailer

BOOM! Studios is kicking off its big Power Rangers event, Shattered Grid with something special – a prelude trailer featuring Jason David Frank. The actor who played the Green Ranger in Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, appears in the video as Lord Drakkon – a dark version of the character from an alternate universe. The trailer –…

March 22, 2018

Review: The X-Files finale

**Warning: The following post includes MAJOR SPOILERS for The X-Files Season 11 finale – My Struggle IV. If you have not watched the episode and you want to remain spoiler free, then stop reading now. You’ve been warned.** As a long-time fan of The X-Files (I’ve watched it since the beginning) I’ve been preparing myself…