4.02 The Heart of the mother!

When director Darren Aronofsky releases a film, it’s often bound to court controversy. ?Blending an environmental message and Biblical metaphor, mother! instantly divided audiences between those that loathed its excessiveness and those that loved and respected its ambition. ?This week, Steve welcomes ScreenFish guppies Ben Dower and Andrew Eaton as they tackle Aronofsky’s complicated vision…

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X-Men Apocalypse: Just Let Go

The year of blockbusters continues as FOX offers?it’s latest franchise entry into the mix. Although technically a “Marvel” film, the X-Men have long been under the FOX umbrella (thus the reason no crossover with Avengers… yet). After 15 years of the X-men franchise–and depending on whether or not?you count Deadpool—X-Men: Apocalypse?is either the 8th or…

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And the Nominees are… Important?

The announcement of this year’s Academy Awards nominations always brings with it the usual debates. ?Who surprised? ?(Straight Outta Compton!) ?Who got snubbed? ?(Ridley Scott!) Momentum. ?Controversy. ?Favourite. ?Underdog. ?Every year,?all of?these words are used to argue about?the Academy’s picks. ?In fact, I’m even sure that I’ll address these issues as time draws nearer to…

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