HERE’S JOHNNY!

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The Shining (1980) is undoubtably a masterpiece of a movie. Based on Stephen King's dark and twisted 1977 novel, directed by Stanley Kubrick in his prime and with Jack Nicholson at his menacing best, it's a complete thrill-ride, a rush, utterly enthr

MARK TATULLI: THE INTERVIEW

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With the release of his new book "Short & Skinny" we had the chance to interview Mark Tatulli, a man who is very talented with a pen in his hand. He first came to our attention via his brilliantly dark comic strip Liō but with a career which incl

LIVE REVIEW: FUTURE BODIES

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We were lucky enough to be invited along to the press night for Future Bodies this week, a play which is part of the Manchester Science Festival and running at HOME Theatre from Fri 28 Sep 2018 – Sat 13 Oct 2018. The tagline is... The future is comi

CLASSIC SIMPSONS – SEASONS 2 TO 8

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How can we possibly have a website about pop culture without talking about The Simpsons. We're talking Classic Simpsons. Arguably they had an impact on the 90's like The Beatles did on the 60's. A mark of their success could be measured on marketing,

TOP 10 SEGA MEGA DRIVE GAMES

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Whassssssssssuuuuuppp! Wait, what? We have to go even further back? Ok, well I can't quite find an advertising slogan to greet you with from the early 90's but yes it's time for us to delve right into nostalgia as we proudly present you our combined ...

READY PLAYER ONE

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Have you seen it yet? I wasn't in a rush to but events transpired that I ended up seeing it twice within a week. A rare thing these days, but no regrets because it's a romp! Definitely one for a younger audience, albeit not too young - The Shining cr...

COMIC BOOK MOVIES LEAGUE TABLE

It's a debate for the ages, one which will never truly be decided, but we're gonna have a stab at doing so in the fairest way possible - which is the best modern day comic book movie? We all know it's The Dark Knight, but how to justify such a thing?...

TOP 10 SNES GAMES

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It's high-time we put a new Top 10 list on this website, it's just crying out for one and it's down to me to decide on a theme, so as I'm currently going through a phase of reliving my youth through stockpiling retro video games I've decided to publ...

DELAYED REVIEW: ERIN BROCKOVICH

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Before sitting down to watch Erin Brockovich for the first time (18 years after it's release) I asked my wife if it was going to be a "difficult watch". She knows exactly what I meant by this and most of the time it's simply "will it make me cry?". I...

THE MATRIX: WHAT WENT WRONG?

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What went wrong with The Matrix sequels? First of all, what went right? Well the freeway chase, as long as it is, is fantastic. Very cool idea with the apparating twins too which played out some awesome scenes. As unreal as it felt that you...