Before “Netflix and Chill” there was dinner and a movie, the popular default setting for the first date, and for good reason. Dinner allows you to observe how your date eats (very important) and whether or not they can leave their phone alone, allowing you to decide if it’s a...
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Some genres seem to have no limits. Comedy, science fiction, action, and horror continue to evolve, inspire and produce a regular output of films every year. But the Western, a genre known for its American iconography, examines masculinity and violence on a seemingly finite frontier. It is comparatively rare to...
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Giles Allen-Bowden considers the reasons why Wolff's new novel, Fire and Fury, should not be made into a TV series.
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Life doesn’t make narrative sense. It’s a confusing mess in which you are your own main character and simultaneously an extra or supporting role in the lives of others, too. And yet there are films that attempt to present real-lives whilst also making narrative sense. These films are broadly characterised...
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In 2018’s The Meg Jason Statham will battle a 70-foot shark to the death. Having outlived the radioactive giant bugs of the Cold War, it is time to hail the ruling jaws of the B Movie animal kingdom: sharks, and give them the credit they deserve. Of all the beasts...
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Two Doctors refuse to regenerate - Giles Allen-Bowden refuses Peter Capaldi's swansong, 'Twice Upon a Time'.
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Boar writers and exec offer up their selection of some of British TV's absolute best Christmas specials and episodes.
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Giles Allen-Bowden looks at the use of childhood favourites, like Scooby Doo, in new adverts and the role of familiar names in big business.
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Life finds a way... as do profitable franchises!
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There was an idea to bring together a group of remarkable people. So when we needed them they could fight the battles that we never could. There is hype. And then there is hype for Avengers: Infinity War, the culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 3 and the beginning...
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With Donald Trump’s first visit abroad as President, dystopian film recommendations seem as relevant now as they did when he was first elected.
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Giles Allen-Bowden breaks down the trailer for 'The Last Jedi', the forthcoming Star Wars installment.
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A refreshingly different superhero film? Gilles Allen-Bowden reviews Logan, the film which concludes Wolverine's story.
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