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Bond. Just not James | a look into the new 007
I assume that everyone noted that the time tested series, James Bond, recently made the rounds in the news headlines with its alleged “popcorn dropping moment”. So first lets get back to basics. The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent as created in 1953 by Ian Fleming. Since Fleming’s death…
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From movies to conspiracies: 50 years from the moon landing
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Musicals – what’s so gay about them?
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Know Your Pride – 50 Years Since Stonewall Riots
Not even halfway into world pride month and there is no avoiding rainbow flags. Make no mistake, it is not to celebrate the Tarxien Rainbows football team. However, Malta is of course a different case since as a country we celebrate pride week between the 6th and 15th of September with the long awaited pride march scheduled for the 14th.…
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A Meh Ending to 7 Great Seasons | Game of Thrones
This year marks the last season of arguably the world’s most currently beloved TV series and with tears in our eyes 1-Up Club would like to say – “Thanks HBO”. It’s hard to believe nowadays but it was a risk to build the series around a mythical world, like a cracked-mirror reflection of medieval Europe,…
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The ‘Waifu’ Epidemic | When it stops being a joke
If you know people who have watched anime, you’ve most probably heard the phrase “2D>3D”. With no context that phrase might leave you slightly baffled. The phrase is really and truly a meme in the anime community, where fans will say that 2D girls are far superior to 3D girls. It’s a funny meme that…
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Why You Shouldn’t Spoil It | Avengers: Endgame
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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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