Category: Disney+
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Movie review – Robot Dreams
So… This was different, in a good way. How to describe this? It’s a little like Bojack Horseman meets Issac Asimov. Coincidentally, or not, Issac Asimov has a short story titled Robot Dreams, but the story in this animation is not remotely related beyond the dreaming part. The animation is based on a graphic novel…
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Christmas Movie Review – Guardians Of The Galaxy: Holiday Special
This may be a bit late. It was released back in November 2022 but, somehow, we never reviewed it! Now, with all the Guardians Of The Galaxy: Vol 3 kerfuffle. I thought I should take another look and write a few words about it. OK, I know it is a Christmas special but May isn’t…
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RunPee MCU TV Hub
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Nobody doubts the effect that the MCU had on the world of blockbuster films. Especially the superhero/comic book/fantasy sub-genre. What was not quite so expected was the studio’s breakthrough into TV. With the assistance of the newly launched Disney+ service, the MCU had a conduit to the home based, TV watching audience. Well, I say…
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What You Need to See to Understand Ant-Man Quantumania (Five shows that are a must-watch)
Here are the five things you MUST watch before seeing Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania. This is based on the trailers and posters available at press time. It’s due out on the 17th of February, 2023. Which is, like, soon! So this will give you time to prepare. Buckle up, because all signs point to this Ant-Man —…
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Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 – What You Need To Know
I’ll admit that my first watch of Guardians Of The Galaxy left me quite cold. However, I had another look and got hooked! One theme running through the first two films was that Peter Quill/Star-Lord had a couple of cassettes left to him by his Earthling mother. This meant that there was a brilliant 60s/70s…
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RunPee What You Need To Know Hub
We all like a bit of news, gossip, rumor, and speculation about movies! Now that it seems like the world is returning to normal after a terrible pandemic, there is a new fervor surrounding film and TV releases. Sometimes there just isn’t time to read long, flowing articles that speculate on what’s coming over the…
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Ms Marvel on Disney+ — What You Need To Know
Marvel are opening more doors! They’ve taken another comic book character and created a new series around them. This time, though, the character is a teenaged Muslim girl, played by a first-time actor. Who Is Ms Marvel? Ms Marvel is the alter ego of Kamala Khan who worships Captain Marvel to the point of playing…
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Best of British Biographies – Tom Hiddleston
There’s an astronomical term known as the standard candle. This is an astronomical object that has a known absolute magnitude. By knowing this you can use it to compare with other objects and, therefore, work out how big and bright they are. For me, Tom Hiddleston is something of a standard candle in that we’re…
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MCU Disney+ Review – What If…?
Believe it or believe it not, the stuff that gets written here does have the semblance of a plan about it. Despite being spread half way around the world and separated by several time zones we do take the opportunity to chat whenever we can. And we do manage to talk about things other than…