Season five is almost here It has been almost three years since Detective Chief Inspector John Luthor last graced our screens. The Idris Elba-starring cop show has been one of the best British dramas of recent years, with Elba’s no holds barred performance helping to create a character that could easily hold his own against […]

8 years ago

Looking for a flatshare, anyone? Living with people is hard. Anyone who’s had to move to a new place knows the hell of searching for a flat, endlessly replying to adverts on flatshare websites, and traipsing off to meet with endless randos and trying to work out if they are secret heroin addicts or pyromaniacs […]

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Monopoly has come in almost as many versions as family arguments it has caused There has been Star Wars Monopoly, Simpsons Monopoly, Monopoly Junior, various different country versions, special football team editions…. Just recently they announced ‘Millennial Monopoly’ – which was actually more aimed at your Daily Mail-reading uncle than real millennials – and also […]

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That’s exactly what he’d say if he was guilty For anyone who remembers the 1990s, Les Dennis was the friendly face hosting Family Fortunes. With good humour and endless patience, he would never crack when some old dear would say that turkey was something that people would take to the beach, or be completely unable […]

8 years ago

Everything is awesome! The LEGO Movie is great. Everyone expected it to just be a feature-length advertisement for the Danish building blocks. But actually, it turned out to be a riotously funny film, that also had a lot to say about creativity and expressing yourself. Then again, any movie that has a cast that includes Chris Pratt, […]

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At least there is less risk of salmonella here Earlier this week, Patrice Evra made the whole of the internet feel physically sick when he posted an Instagram video himself licking a raw chicken, and suckling its toes. He then released another video, explaining his actions, saying “I just kissed the meat and cuddled the […]

8 years ago

Pedants, assemble! Late on Thursday evening, the trailer for the new live-action The Lion King remake was released. And it looks pretty incredible. It is just like the classic 1994 animated original, only rendered lovingly in state of the art, 3D CGI imagery. Only, there is a problem – people keep calling it ‘Live action’ (we’re […]

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Treat yourself Yesterday was Thanksgiving in America, which means that Black Friday is today. Yes, the international holiday dedicated to celebrating capitalism has well and truly infiltrated British culture. And while you can get loads of bargains from lots of different storess over the weekend, Black Friday is a really good time to get a […]

8 years ago

What an atmosphere Do you think your team creates a good atmosphere in the stadium? Well, we’re not going to necessarily argue with you, but the odds are they probably aren’t as good as Boca Juniors. The Argentinian club opened the doors to La Bombonera for a training session, ahead of Saturday’s second leg of […]

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Will he be a John Wick action figure? Toy Story 4 is finally on its way, after many years of behind the scenes troubles. And last week, we got the first two trailers, introducing several new characters – one debuting Forky, voiced by Arrested Development’s Tony Hale; the other featuring Ducky and Bunny, played by […]

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The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has been an American tradition for nearly a century The annual November tradition sees the streets of New York filled with ominous inflatable likeness of beloved kids characters, as well as perky pop performers playing popular hits. This year, however, the parade was infiltrated by an oversees menace: anime. Alongside […]

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So many wasted afternoons come flooding back Seth MacFarlane loves a good cutaway. Family Guy is known for a few things, but in particular it is infamous for the scenes where someone goes “This is like the time when…”, and it then cuts to a scene of Peter or whoever being in a film parody. […]

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Venom was great Seriously, ignore the reviews. It was just all about Tom Hardy going batshit crazy. Tom Hardy walking down the street mumbling inherently to himself. Tom Hardy, rummaging through bins, looking for rotten chicken. Tom Hardy, screaming in a posh restaurant then jumping in the lobster tank. So much fun. Anyway, it seems […]

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Mr Blobby thunderously tumbling through a TV set, destroying everything and generally causing havoc is a pretty obvious metaphor for the current state of Theresa May’s Brexit negotiations Ok, that is not exactly high-level satire. But it was kind of what happened on ITV1 today. Loose Women got Mr Blobby on to speak about Brexit. That […]

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It can only be a matter of time Ok, going against the popular opinion here, but there is nothing inherently wrong with remakes. Several classic movies, like The Thing, Scarface and The Departed are remakes, and everyone loves those. And even those remakes that are bad – which is a lot of them, we’ll admit […]

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About damn time Brooklyn Nine-Nine is one of the finest sitcoms of the modern era. While it initially appeared to be just the adventures of Andy Samberg’s Detective Jake Peralta, it quickly become one of the best ensembles shows around. Every single one of Samberg’s co-stars – Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, […]

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The long-awaited sequel is finally happening Space Jam is the perfect example of one of those things that is objectively awful, but also kind of wonderful. It is a sneaker commercial turned into a ‘feature length’ movie that is barely is barely 80 minutes without credits. It turns beloved pop culture characters into corporate shills. […]

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For some people, Christmas doesn’t officially start until they see the Coca-Cola advert with the trucks For others, it is watching Elf. Or maybe, it is hearing Mariah Carrey on the radio. But for me, the true beginning of the festive season only comes with the first news story about people being ripped-off by a […]

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He was fired in January following sexual assault allegations being made against him Former WWE wrestler Enzo Amore was removed from the crowd at Survivor Series on Sunday night, after posing as a fan and trying to disrupt the show. Amore – real name Eric Arndt – was fired from WWE in January following the […]

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Hardy received the award for his services to drama Tom Hardy has been made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE). The Legend actor received his medal from Prince Charles on Saturday. Actor Tom Hardy has been made a #CBE for services to drama. He received his award from The […]

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This doesn’t happen every day Personally, I struggle with the gym. I’ve been meaning to join a new one for about a month now, but work, and life, and hangovers, keep getting in the way. However, if I knew there was a chance – even just a tiny chance – of The Rock turning up […]

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Warning: this is definitely not for the squeamish Actor David Arquette is best known for two things: starring as Deputy Dewey in the Scream movies; and marrying Courtney Cox in the late 1990s. He is also famous – or infamous – for another thing. In the early 2000s, at the height of his fame, he […]

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The shortcut takes you to their catalogue of Marvel movies and shows Netflix have just added a lovely little tribute to the late Stan Lee. The legendary Marvel Comics writer and editor died this week at the age of 95. Over his 70 year career, he helped create the likes of Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Hulk, […]

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Red Dead Redemption 2 did win the Critics Choice Award though Are you spending your gaming hours slowly riding a horse across a snowy mountaintop? Or do you prefer to spend most of your time being killed by teenagers on Fortnite? Voters for the 2018 Golden Joystick Awards would seem to fall in the latter […]

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Something something something get schwifty Rick and Morty has had a quite an incredible rise. Starting out as a late night show on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim block, it is now a bone fide international phenomenon. Even if you’ve never seen it, you’ve definitely had multiple people bore you at parties telling you how amazing […]

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A collector bought the 70 year old film for £3 A 70-year-old Disney cartoon which had been long considered ‘lost’ has been discovered in Japan. Entitled Neck & Neck, the two minute short features Oswald The Lucky Rabbit – the character Walt Disney first had success with, before he created Mickey Mouse. The film was […]

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Apparently Nintendo doesn’t like money One of the biggest recent success stories in gaming has been Nintendo’s line of mini consoles. The NES Classic and SNES Classic are miniature recreations of the iconic machines, pre-loaded with plenty of classic games ready to play. They have been so successful, that Sony have straight up borrowed their […]

8 years ago

Even better than 2 Fast 2 Furious The long rumoured Bad Boys threequel is finally happening. We know it is happening because Will Smith and Martin Lawrence got together to shoot an Instagram video to announce it. And if it is on Instagram, it must be true. Now, the title appears to have been confirmed. […]

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If you are finding Red Dead Redemption 2 a bit slow, these little tweaks could greatly improve your experience Red Dead Redemption 2 has generally been acknowledged as a masterpiece. A fitting sequel to the beloved original, it is probably Rockstar’ most impressive game to date – a massive, sprawling cowboy saga, with a whole […]

8 years ago

John Cena is a man of many talents Wrestler. Actor. Rapper. Fluent Mandarian speaker. He might seem like the perfect human being. But the way I see it, there are exactly two big problems with John Cena. They are: 1: There is only one of him. 2: He isn’t in a boyband. Thankfully though, those […]

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Dirt Man could be coming soon When Stan Lee died at the age of 95 earlier this week, he left behind him an incredible body of creations. Amongst the many iconic characters he co-created are Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Black Panther, the Silver Surfer, and Daredevil. And that […]

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Stan Lee died on Monday Tributes have flooded in for legendary comic book writer and editor Stan Lee, following his death this week at the age of 95. Lee spent the majority career at Marvel, co-creating their most iconic characters. Following his passing, the company have posted this moving video tribute to the great man. […]

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The cast are getting back together to celebrate ten years of the show Since the release of The Inbetweeners 2 back in 2014, the cast have been very busy working on things like betting adverts, and mobile phone adverts (and some really good things, like Friday Night Dinners). Now it has been confirmed that Simon […]

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Robert Rowan had been at the club for four years Brentford FC have announced the death of the club’s Technical Director Robert Rowan, aged just 28. Rowan died on Monday, November 12th. He had been at the club for four years. Rowan joined Brentford in late 2014. He was appointed Head of Football Operations in […]

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Stan Lee’s greatest gift was simply being a born entertainer Stan Lee, the co-creator of Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, The Fantastic Four and X-Men, died aged 95 on Monday. Born Stanley Lieber in 1922, he had already led a memorable life before he dreamt up the heroes that made him famous. He started as an […]

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A good move for good boys arf arf I luv you hoomans by why. every november do you. decide you shoot big explosion in sky. in park where i chase squirrel and footballs Thunder. is bad enough. but why you need to make more big bangs in sky. i bark and bark and bark but […]

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In the UK, at least, baked beans are synonymous with Heinz True, a lot of supermarket own brands basically taste the same. But when you think of baked beans, you imagine blue, black and gold can. Beans, in tomato sauce, it’s simple, they go well with toast, or with a full English, you don’t need […]

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There’s a scene in Louis Theroux’s latest documentary that harks all the way back to the days of Weird Weekends Love Without Limits, the first of three new films, sees Theroux investigate the world of polyamory, or the lifestyle of having romantic relationships with multiple partners for the more vanilla of you out there. At one […]

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Red Dead Redemption 2 is not a game for kids It is a long, complicated adventure, with deliberately slow, considered gameplay, and a lot of thematic moral ambiguity. Oh, and it is also full of violence and murder and brothels and stuff. Red Dead Redemption 2 is rated 18 in the UK, and Mature 17+ […]

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Batman Ninja is completely bananas What is the best Batman movie? A lot of people will say The Dark Knight. Some will say the 1989 Batman with Michael Keaton. A very particular type of nerd with point to Mask of the Phantasm, the spin-off from the 1990s animated show. And I person love the hilarious […]

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Naomi Watts has been cast in the show George RR Martin has revealed the title of the first of the highly-anticipated Game of Thrones prequel shows. He confirmed the series will be entitled The Long Night in a blog on his website. Last week, Oscar-nominated Australian actress Naomi Watts was cast in he show. “I […]

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“Are you not entertained?” A sequel to Gladiator is on the way, according to a report from Deadline. And most importantly, original director Ridley Scott is on board. The 2000 historical epic was nominated for eleven Oscars and won five, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Russell Crowe. Crowe starred as former Roman General […]

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A new generation is set to be scarred for life The 1978 animated movie Watership Down has traumatised multiple generations of kids. What looks like a sweet cartoon about talking bunnies is actually a devastating allegory about war, death and freedom. It is basically Apocalypse Now, but with rabbits. Despite being a staple of afternoon […]

8 years ago

Brilliant aim The Boston Red Sox won the 2018 World Series at the end of October – their fourth win in 15 years. To celebrate the win, they held a street parade in Boston. It was exactly how you’d expect it to be: thousands of adoring fans packed the streets, while the team paraded through waving […]

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The Suicide Squad spin-off is taking shape Ewan McGregor looks set to play the villainous Black Mask in the upcoming DC Comics movie Birds of Prey. The spin-off from Suicide Squad will see Margot Robbie return as Harley Quinn and team up with several other female heroes, including Jurnee Smollet-Bell as Black Canary, Mary Elizabeth […]

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“We back!” Bad Boys 3 is finally, finally, finally happening. For real, this time. Yes, we know there have been many rumours and stories about it happening for years. But this time, it is actually happening. How do we know? Because Martin Lawrence and Will Smith got together to tell us. Smith posted an Instagram […]

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Todd LaTourrette also appeared in the George Clooney film The Men Who Stare At Goats An actor who claimed to be a wounded war veteran has admitted that he lied about his military career to help him get roles. Todd LaTourrette, who is bipolar, cut his own arm off during a psychotic episode after he […]

8 years ago

This is probably for the best Oh, Kanye. You put out some of the greatest records of the modern era, inspire a generation, and then let us all down by wearing a MAGA hat. For those of you not keeping track, Kanye has repeatedly stated his love for Donald Trump, hung out with the President […]

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John Cena has also dropped out, following the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi WWE superstar Daniel Bryan has been pulled from the company’s controversial Crown Jewel show in Saudi Arabia. It comes after reports that he was refusing to participate in the widely criticised show. This news comes just a day after John Cena was […]

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The ultimate career opportunity Do you like roast dinners? Do you like Yorkshire puddings? Do you wish to escape the rat race and find a career that you can really get your teeth into? (Get it? “Get your teeth into”, because it is food, eh? Nevermind). Anyway, this could be the answer to all your […]

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