Category: Features
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3 Reasons why Mad Max: Fury Road proves that CGI could become good again
You know the argument: CGI has taken over today’s cinematic landscape, delivering special effects that either toe the uncanny valley between comfortably artificial or creepily real, or taking precedent over any ‘real’ action taking place in the movie… Read More >
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Cannes surprises no one with flat footwear ban
Ah yes, it’s that time again! Get ready for a bevy of who-wore-what media coverage, far too much attention on Leonardo DiCaprio’s yacht-hopping antics, and a bunch of news relating to films you’ll ultimately miss in theatres and then talk about watching on Netflix at some point – it’s Cannes Film Festival time! But in… Read More >
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Avengers: Age of Adolescence – Is it Time We Grew Out of Superhero Movies?
The world loves superheroes – that’s what the box office tells us; cape-wearing, spandex-sporting beings with unnatural abilities saving the world’s citizens from destruction and, concerning those of us in real life, boredom. Avengers: Age of Ultron is a gleeful blast of comic-book sugar of the type Marvel Studios have been perfecting since 2008’s Iron… Read More >
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The Master of the Light: Andrew Lesnie’s greatest moments
Following his death, there’s been an outpouring of love for cinematographer Andrew Lesnie’s work from film fans all over the world. Best known as the man who shot Middle-Earth, he worked with Peter Jackson on the Lord of the Rings films (and the latest Hobbit trilogy to boot); but apart from giving New Zealand’s tourism… Read More >
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The MCU Diary – Guardians of the Galaxy
In this series, I’ll be watching all the movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far. Working through the films one-by-one, I’ll dig into the good – and bad – of the immensely popular franchise, starting with 2008’s Iron Man, and ending with 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Read on and refresh yourselves with these characters before Avengers: Age of… Read More >
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The MCU Diary – Captain America: The Winter Soldier
In this series, I’ll be watching all the movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far. Working through the films one-by-one, I’ll dig into the good – and bad – of the immensely popular franchise, starting with 2008’s Iron Man, and ending with 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Read on and refresh yourselves with these characters before Avengers: Age of… Read More >
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The MCU Diary – Thor: The Dark World
In this series, I’ll be watching all the movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far. Working through the films one-by-one, I’ll dig into the good – and bad – of the immensely popular franchise, starting with 2008’s Iron Man, and ending with 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Read on and refresh yourselves with these characters before Avengers: Age of… Read More >
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The MCU Diary – Iron Man 3
In this series, I’ll be watching all the movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far. Working through the films one-by-one, I’ll dig into the good – and bad – of the immensely popular franchise, starting with 2008’s Iron Man, and ending with 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Read on and refresh yourselves with these characters before Avengers: Age of… Read More >
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The MCU Diary – The Avengers
In this series, I’ll be watching all the movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far. Working through the films one-by-one, I’ll dig into the good – and bad – of the immensely popular franchise, starting with 2008’s Iron Man, and ending with 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Read on and refresh yourselves with these characters before Avengers: Age of… Read More >
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