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6 days ago | 
criticalpopcorn.com | Pete Messum |Dan Bullock |Nick Bartlett
It was difficult not to feel trepidatious heading into Doctor Who’s season 2 finale. Last year’s Empire of Death ended the Fifteenth Doctor’s first season on a disappointing note: a perfectly watchable final episode that didn’t resolve the season-long mysteries in a particularly satisfying way (even if it’s easy to see why certain creative choices were made). The Reality War, on the other hand, is a complete mess of an episode from start to finish.
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1 week ago | 
criticalpopcorn.com | Pete Messum |Dan Bullock |Nick Bartlett
To celebrate the release of The Alto Knights, a gripping New York crime thriller from the hitmakers of Goodfellas and The Irishman, starring Robert De Niro in a dual role, and available to buy on Blu-ray and DVD on June 2nd from Warner Bros, we’ve got two copies on Blu-ray to giveaway!The film follows the true story of New York’s most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello (De Niro) and Vito Genovese (De Niro), as they vie for control of the city’s streets.
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1 week ago | 
criticalpopcorn.com | Dan Bullock |Pete Messum |Nick Bartlett
Adapted from the real-life 2018 nature memoir by Raynor Winn, with the screenplay by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, The Salt Path takes us along on the journey of Raynor (played by Gillian Anderson) and her husband, Moth (Jason Isaacs), who decide to walk the 630 miles of the South West Coast Path, from Minehead in Somerset to Poole in Dorset, as their only resort after they lose their home.
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1 week ago | 
criticalpopcorn.com | Pete Messum |Dan Bullock |Nick Bartlett |Matt Dennis
To celebrate the release of Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl, available now on Blu-ray and DVD from Picturehouse Entertainment, we’ve got two sets of prizes, which includes a fabulous merch pack, to giveaway!When the glittering Las Vegas revue ‘Le Razzle Dazzle’ announces it will soon close, glamorous showgirl Shelly (Pamela Anderson) must reconcile with the life she has built as she plans her next act.
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1 week ago | 
criticalpopcorn.com | Pete Messum |Dan Bullock |Nick Bartlett |Matt Dennis
As we race towards next week’s season finale, it’s interesting to reflect on this season of Doctor Who as a whole. The Story & the Engine is definitely a favourite from this run, while The Well is a nice horror piece that works much better than it arguably should (given its sequel status). The season opened with The Robot Revolution and Lux: two fun adventures that felt a bit too familiar to really stand out.
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2 weeks ago | 
criticalpopcorn.com | Dan Bullock |Nick Bartlett |Pete Messum |Matt Dennis
Man, I love a bit of Stephen King, and the lingering balloon of Pennywise continues to terrifying nearly 40 years after the book first hit the shelves, and now we’ve got a new HBO show on the way in the form of It – Welcome to Derry!In the UK, it’ll show on Sky this Autumn, as well as the streaming service NOW, and the good news is that it’ll be properly set in the world of King’s “IT” universe.
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2 weeks ago | 
criticalpopcorn.com | Dan Bullock |Nick Bartlett |Pete Messum |Matt Dennis
Welcome back to my build for the Hachette Partworks 1:8 scale model of the Batman Tumbler! We rumble ever closer to the latter stages of this bulky, beautiful beast – and now we’re finally starting to get into actual electronic movement, and it’s quite exciting. As you’ll see from my shots below, the various shape of our Tumbler is coming together and I wish we could get it all done together, but I’m enjoying the process now.
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2 weeks ago | 
criticalpopcorn.com | Dan Bullock |Nick Bartlett |Pete Messum |Matt Dennis
Alongside my appreciation for fantastic film things, I have a deep love for music of all varieties – and not just movie scores, – although head here for some stunners as I also reviewed some must-have vinyl – and it’s been exciting to see the resurgence of the record, and it’s heroically competing with digital streaming right across the board, with some huge vinyl sales reported in the past year or two.
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2 weeks ago | 
criticalpopcorn.com | Pete Messum |Dan Bullock |Nick Bartlett |Matt Dennis
Eurovision meets Die Hard in this week’s episode of Doctor Who, touted as the most expensive single episode of the series to date. It’s appropriately timed as well, being broadcast on the day of the Eurovision final. For people who are both Eurovision and Doctor Who fans, this could be their favourite night of the year; but for the Doctor and Belinda, this may prove to be one particularly challenging adventure.
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3 weeks ago | 
criticalpopcorn.com | Dan Bullock |Pete Messum |Nick Bartlett |Matt Dennis
To celebrate the special edition release of Sci-Fi Lullabies by the indie/alternative legends Suede, from Demon Music, we’ve got 2 copies of the 3xCD set to giveaway! Originally released in 1997, Sci-Fi Lullabies remains a stunning collection of their B-sides, showcasing some of the band’s finest work. This expanded edition brings together the original set alongside a newly compiled second volume.
