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Marvel’s initial forays into the superhero blockbuster realm are gracing Disney+ as the latest comic book adaptation, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe this week. This new release marks the fourth cinematic endeavour to portray the original superhero family, following on from Roger Corman’s unreleased 1990s …

*This article may contain minor spoilers for Fantastic Four: First Steps*. Marvel’s latest cinematic spectacle, Fantastic Four: First Steps, is on the cusp of its grand debut and has already stirred up a storm of controversy before even hitting the silver screen. A vocal minority has kicked up a fuss …

The Fantastic Four: First Steps hits cinemas this weekend as Marvel’s First Family makes their debut into Disney’s MCU. The superhero team had two previous incarnations from when the rights were owned by 20th Century Fox, starting with 2005’s Fantastic Four and 2007’s Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. …

A gritty modern Western is hailed by fans as an underrated “masterpiece” and is Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. The Proposition (2005) is set in 1880s Australia and tells the story of two outlaw brothers, Charlie Burns (played by Guy Pearce) and Mikey (Richard Wilson), who are apprehended during a …

The Fantastic Four: First Steps arrives in cinemas this weekend, marking the third iteration of Marvel’s First Family on the big screen. This reboot is the first time the superhero team has featured in Disney’s shared MCU. The original cast starred in two solo movies before a dark reboot that …

Happy Gilmore 2 is one of the most highly anticipated new comedy movies of the year, following an almost 30-year wait for the much demanded sequel. The follow-up to the hit 1996 comedy revisits unconventional golfer Happy, who comes out of retirement to pay for his daughter Vienna’s (played by …

Many people love a good horror film. While some film fans can’t think of anything worse than feeling like they are constantly on edge and scared – but for others it makes them feel alive. According to Dr Jonny Dudley, Psychology lecturer at ULaw, watching horror films can be “naturally …

A gritty neo-Western drama streaming has is “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes, and a fan has urged anyone who hasn’t seen it to do so “immediately”. Hell or High Water (2016) tells the story of bothers Toby and Tanner Howard (played by Chris Pine and Ben Foster, respectively), who resort …

Tom Hanks is well-known not just for his roles in some of the most beloved films in cinema history, but also for being an avid movie fan himself. In 2013, the Oscar-winning actor held a thread titled “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit and revealed that one of his favourite films …

Denis Villeneuve has been hired to direct the next James Bond movie and the latest rumour is that the likes of Tom Holland, Harris Dickinson and Jacob Elordi are in the running to replace Daniel Craig as 007. These three are among the stars with the best odds in the …