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With the rerelease of Blade Runner‘s 2007 ‘Final Cut’ this week, our writers slice together some notable nods to films with special editions and alternate cuts in our latest Scrapbook. Blade Runner: The Final Cut Blade Runner is possibly the ultimate ‘alternate cut’ film, with five discrete and distinct edits to...

After the monumental success that was 2012’s Skyfall, mixed feeling of excitement and concern are a given for the eventual followup. Skyfall hit that perfect balance of nostalgia and modernisation, largely aided by its release on James Bond’s 50th anniversary, making whatever came next in the franchise a slightly worrying prospect. With the...

Many of us binge on Netflix marathons but probably don’t munch brains with hot sauce. iZombie is a new comic book adaptation (yes another one) created by the same people who make the successful shows  Arrow and The Flash. The show centres on our medical student protagonist, Liv, who gets...

The Babadook is a rare horror film that contains a very meaningful message, and is one of the best horror experiences in recent years. It will frighten, unsettle and make hearts race on several occasion. Following the story of single mother Amelia (Essie Davis), The Babadook explores the crumbling...

The first trailer for action-comedy, Pixels, pits Adam Sandler against an onslaught of alien invaders. Why? Well, as explained in the trailer, in 1982 NASA sent a time capsule into space containing classic video games. Donkey-Kong, Pac-Man, and Space Invaders are just some of the beloved characters that an...

One mark of a good film is if it can overcome the language barrier and entertain people of any nationality. Oscar-nominated Wild Tales (Relatos salvajes) achieves this and delivers one of the best foreign language experiences out there. Wild Tales consists of six separate stories, all with a constant...

Third season fatigue is a common enough pitfall for most shows. For a series like House of Cards, where the lead is, at best, an antihero and, at worst, the most reprehensible character around, the risk is all the more pertinent. How do you keep audiences invested in the...