The story of the horse Dream Alliance was an inspiring one because it is about a working-class syndicate breeding and own a winning racehorse. It serves as the basis for the British comedy-drama Dream Horse. Jan Vokes (Toni Collette) is a shop worker and bartender in the Welsh Valleys. She has experience breeding animals like racing […]
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Godzilla vs. Kong Review
The MonsterVerse has been building up to this event for years, the ultimate clash between America and Japan’s greatest monsters. After such a long wait a question has arisen, was it worth the wait? Following the events of the previous movie, Godzilla is the undisputed King of the Monsters. This has led to Monarch putting Kong in […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast Episode #18: Movie Franchises and Cinematic Universes
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss Hollywood’s increased dependence on movie franchises and the art of making a cinematic universe.
Multi-Platform Releasing: the Future of Film Distribution?
The pandemic has been the big disturber to many businesses and industries, including the film industry. The long closure of cinemas and the backlog of unreleased films has led to studios looking for alternative methods of distribution. Warner Brothers planned to release most of the 2021 slate in cinemas and on HBO Max simultaneously, with films […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #17: DCEU and Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the current state of the DCEU and Zack Snyder’s version of Justice League.
Superman: Red Son Blu-ray Review
DC Comics has a great legacy of making Elseworld stories about their popular characters. One of the most famous was Mark Millar’s Superman: Red Son which showed what would happen if Superman was brought up in the Soviet Union. In 1955 the Soviet Union announced to the world that they have Superman, changing the balance […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #9: The Future of Cinema
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the future of cinema.
Warner Brothers, HBO Max, and the Future of Film Distribution
Since the pandemic has struck the film distribution model has been disrupted. Many companies have tried and failed to make a profit from the Premium Video-on-Demand. Warner Brothers have made the radical decision to release all their 2021 scheduled films in cinemas and HBO Max at the same time. Reactions to Warner Brothers’ has been […]
Ready Player One Review
Nostalgia, Video Games, and Geek Culture have dominated the zeitgeist for over a decade. Ernest Cline’s novel Ready Player One smashed these ideas together and after it was a publishing success, led to it being adapted as a big-budget film by Steven Spielberg. In 2045 a lot of people escape their troubles by going into […]
Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max: Warner Brothers’ Risky Gamble
2020 has been a strange year due to the pandemic and had a massive effect on the film industry. Studios have been struggling to deal with it and on 17th December Warner Brothers have announced there are going to release Wonder Woman 1984 in cinemas and on HBO Max at the same time. This could […]