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Indiana Jones Without Steven Spielberg?

3 March 2020

The fifth and final Indiana Jones film was announced a few years ago, with Steven Spielberg planned to direct the famous archeologist's final adventure, as he did with every entry in the series. We even wrote an article

The Enigma of Live Cinema

5 December 2019

For all the advances in film quality, special effects, and acting talent over cinema's storied history, the medium itself has remained much the same - movie-goers pay to sit and watch a pre-recorded spectacle on a screen

The Classic Star Wars is Back

26 November 2019

To be fair, I had pretty much given up on Star Wars. Even though I'm a big fan, I called the franchise in its current form a blatant cash cow in a previous blog . I complained about how disappointed I was by the directio

4 Netflix Shows Releasing Soon

30 June 2019

It's summer, and nothing too interesting is on at the cinema. And anyways, if you live in Europe, you probably already spent your monthly cinema money on fans, in the hope that you can survive yet another wave of tropica

Star Wars Episode IX - What We Know So Far

1 May 2019

You don't get the release of a brand new Star Wars Episode every year. Sure, we've been getting one every two years since 2015, but please bare in mind that 2019 will be only the 9th year since 1977 which gets such a dis

The Twilight Zone is Back

29 March 2019

A wise person once said: ' Only three things in life are certain: death, taxes, and the fact that every couple of decades, a revival of The Twilight Zone will inevitably spring up'. While, of course, that's not a direct

Oscars 2019: Predictions vs Results

26 February 2019

The patters of recent years mostly saw The Golden Globes and The BAFTAs awarding a common film with their Best Picture trophy, and the Academy Awards later choosing a different film as their victor. However, this year we

5 Highlights from the 2019 Golden Globes

16 January 2019

The Golden Globes are my favourite of the big 3 that also consists of the Academy Awards and the BAFTAs. My interest in the latter severely declined when Stephen Fry stopped hosting, and while the Globes have indeed been

5 New Series Premiering in 2019

8 December 2018

There's a number of series returning to screens in 2019. Game of Thrones, Peaky Blinders, Stranger Things, (possibly) Fargo... but we all know that, don't we? What we're perhaps slightly less familiar with are the newcom

The Bitcoin Films of 2018 and Beyond

3 December 2018

If there’s one thing cinema likes to explore, it’s controversial subjects, and little has divided the world in recent years to quite the same extent as bitcoin. Hailed by many as heralding a new era of opportunity and in

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle Heading to Netflix in December

24 November 2018

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle arrives on Netflix in December, with the film promising to offer an alternative angle on some well-loved characters. For many fans, the 1967 Disney animation remains the definitive realizatio

4 Facts about Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman'

16 October 2018

It might seem like only yesterday, but actually the last time Martin Scorsese made a gangster movie, the year was 2006. You remember The Departed, right? After all, it won Best Picture at all major award ceremonies the f

6 Upcoming Films from Great Directors (I)

1 October 2018

Now that cold weather is slowly but steadily replacing the summer vibes and any potential leftovers, a seasonal shift is also occurring in the world of films. Lazy, action-heavy blockbusters perfect for a hot summer even

Black Mirror Episodes Becoming Reality: A Look

8 August 2018

Black mirror is a dark revealing series that somewhat sends a chill down our spines. The more than reality events shown in the series somewhat depict our future. This sci-fi drama shows what our future might be like. And

Cannes 2018 Highlights

13 June 2018

Cannes came and went, and under no circumstances could we miss the opportunity of talking about it for a bit. As opposed to the big three of Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Academy Awards, who are all aimed at a primarily main

What We Know About Indiana Jones 5

24 April 2018

Two weeks ago we were talking about Spielberg and his newest film, Ready Player One - which has been doing remarkably well both in terms of reviews and of box office. He has over the years expressed his desire to work on

5 Recent Palme d'Or Winners

15 April 2018

There's less than a month left until my favourite film festival of the year, Cannes, holds its annual awards. A few short days ago it published its Official Selection list, which you can have a look at here . With two-ti