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Desperate Video: Jaws, Kong, Disney, Depravity And Corruption

Our latest collection of video features from our YouTube channel covers everything from banned books to Disney novelties.

The Marvel Super Heroes Top Trumps Of 1977

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The comic book heroes – and villains – of the Mighty World of Marvel make their fascinating and occasionally baffling card game debut.

Dali’s Destino – The Last Great Disney Film

The unlikely collaboration between two of the 20th century’s iconic artists that took fifty years to complete.

Why I Hate The Cinema

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A film lover’s arguments against the dubious pleasures of the movie-going experience.

The Things You Think Are Precious I Can’t Understand: Cover Versions That Miss The Point

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In which introspective, personal studies of human frailty and despair are turned into vacuously bouncy dancefloor bangers, metal misfires and saccharine pop show tunes.

The Misadventures Of Tommy Kirk

The one-time Disney star had a career dogged by scandal, but his movies – and his life – are a fascinating study of changing 1960s culture.

Trailer Trash

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The release of the trailer for the revival of an exhausted franchise is not a major cultural event.

The Condescending Sexism Of ‘Feminist’ Superhero Cinema

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The constant implication in superhero films, that women are inherently powerless with their destinies shaped by the actions of men, does not seem a particularly empowering narrative.