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BFCC 3/19

Once more unto the (geeky) breach, dear friends… I booked my ticket for last weekend’s Film & Comic Con when Indira Varma was still listed as a guest, but sadly she cancelled due to “work commitments”, for the second time … Continue reading

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The FBI’s Most Unwanted 4: Naah-Ram-Ew!

[Contains icky inbred SPOILERS!!!] It looked like Scully was going to get a relatively easy ride in the fourth season of The X-Files… right up until she was diagnosed with terminal cancer, that is. Most normal people would hear this … Continue reading

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Areida Abandoned

[Contains desegregated sword-and-sorcery SPOILERS!] Picture this: A gorgeous young woman is put under a spell which compels her to follow every command she’s given without question or pause, and even to forget what’s she’s seen, heard and done while under … Continue reading

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“Meanwhile, Back In The Bafta-Cave…”

They were partners-in-crime in The Dark Knight Rises, and now Anne Hathaway and Juno Temple are sisters-in-arms! In the sense that they’re hugging. See? Um… I didn’t really have anything to say here, I just wanted to post that picture.

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Putting The “EE” In Squeee!

I can’t afford to go to the cinema as often as I’d like these days, so I didn’t have much invested in the main awards at the BAFTAs last night. That said, I thought Paloma Faith got things off to … Continue reading

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An Implausible Princess

This isn’t a particularly original or insightful observation, but I think it’s sad that so many of the shows/movies that Disney aims at impressionable young girls encourage them to drink the Cult of Celebrity Kool-Aid, by focussing on protagonists who achieve their happy … Continue reading

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What Is It Good For?

Considering the critical mauling that Bride Wars (2009) received when it was first released, I was expecting to hate it… but in the end, I found myself chuckling quite often, and (almost) getting a bit teary at the end. Of … Continue reading

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The Devil Hates Logic

[Warning: This post will contain SPOILERS!!!] This week my horoscope warned me that I may be tempted to betray my principles and “sell out”, but that I must listen to my conscience and nurture my nobler instincts, no matter how much … Continue reading

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