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Is Disney+ Going to Take Over Our Screens?
A few weeks ago, my colleague wrote about how the future for show business and the silver screen was now mainly in the hands of the internet and its streaming services, mainly Netflix, and quite rightly so. However, who would have thought, that since that article came out, Netflix would have at one point lost…
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Do All Villains Have To Be Bad? | Joker
At the beginning of April the official trailer for JOKER starring Joaquin Phoenix was released. The excitement is palpable as we’re marking our calendars to its premiere on October 4th 2019. This film will present the Joker as failed comedian Arthur Fleck, a name never before seen in any Batman media. The film is planned to take a number…
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What’s With the Prejudice Against Anime?
There are some interesting divisions in pop-culture. There are those who live following the Kardashians, others who can describe the Avengers as well as their closest friends, etc. The oddity is when the different tribes of pop-culture start to turn on each other but the sub-group which seems to get the most judgement from a large…
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PC Gaming – All-nighters Aren’t Only for Studying
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How Netflix Took Down The Channels We Used to Love
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Disney Remakes Aren’t Stopping Anytime Soon
The trailers of the upcoming Disney live-action remakes have generated a mixed array of reactions. This year we have Dumbo (March 29), Aladdin (May 24) and The Lion King (July 19). There are seventeen Disney live-action remakes in development with big hitters lined up such as Mulan (March 27, 2020). That’s hardly surprising given how much success the recent reimagining of their classic animated movies…
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Captain Marvel | Marvel’s First Female Lead
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Of Myspace and MSN | The Internet before Facebook
The internet is a vast place, ever since its inception, it’s been growing to the eternal “wonderland” it is today. However, as all things, it has changed, drastically. So, unlike the Fortnite kids of today, us that have a little more internet experience can remember some of the old knick-knacks of this miracle of human…
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From Homophobic Tweets to Black Spiderman – What’s Diversity like in Pop Culture?
This Sunday night the Oscars go live to be viewed around the world. But this year the focus shifted from the glitz and glamour, and the star-studded nominations. It is, now ex-host, Kevin Hart that has stolen the show. Hart quit from hosting after homophobic tweets from his past resurfaced and caused public outrage. It…
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2019, Welcome Back Star Trek
Bird's Eye View 