Dan Bullock
Founder, Writer and Editor-in-Chief at Critical Popcorn
Film, music, ultra runner, food, NHS worker, founder @CriticalPopcorn, ran Manchester, Berlin, London & Loch Ness!
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criticalpopcorn.com | Dan Bullock |Nick Bartlett |Pete Messum
2007’s Timecrimes was director Nacho Vigalondo’s first feature-length accidental time-travelling cult favourite and Extraterrestrial (or Extraterrestre) was the follow-up; And it’s an impressive comedy-drama studying the human condition, with the addition of a potential alien attack loitering overhead. When Julio (Julián Villagrán), an industrial design student, wakes up in a strange bed one morning he quickly discovers he’s not in his own flat.
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criticalpopcorn.com | Dan Bullock |Pete Messum
“Seeing it on IMAX, it invests you in that world. This is cinema.” says Tom Cruise, and we couldn’t agree more! Critical Popcorn, as a collective, are huge fans of the massive IMAX format – see a host of our review coverage here – as it’s always fun to see the blockbusters shot with IMAX-certified digital cameras, especially when enjoying their exclusive 1.90:1 Expanded Aspect Ratio (EAR).
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criticalpopcorn.com | Pete Messum |Dan Bullock |Nick Bartlett
While last week’s The Well was a sequel to Midnight, this week’s Doctor Who adventure feels like a spiritual successor to Love and Monsters: a Doctor-lite adventure focused on a new character detailing their experiences in the Whoniverse. Penned by Pete McTighe (writer of Jodie Whittaker-era episodes Kerblam! and Praxeus), Lucky Day has all the makings of a great episode yet struggles to fully develop its ideas into something fully cohesive.
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criticalpopcorn.com | Dan Bullock |Pete Messum |Nick Bartlett
To celebrate the release of Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, available to buy or rent at home now (and reviewed here), we’ve got an exclusive featurette to share with you – and it goes behind the scenes to really delve into the depth of why it’s a welcome return to Miss Jones for everyone involved – with insight from all the major cast and crew! Also, if you want to pick up a physical copy, you can pre-order now as all heartfelt laughs, love and awkward shenanigans of Bridget Jones: Mad...
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criticalpopcorn.com | Pete Messum |Dan Bullock |Nick Bartlett
In their post-Avengers: Endgame era, Marvel Studios has expanded their cinematic roster to include new characters as well as returning to old favourites but rarely with an overall sense of direction for the saga.
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