Blog: Is Deadpool the new Mrs Brown’s Boys?
As Deadpool performs beyond expectations and exceeds most other solo superhero movies at the box office, it’s worth wondering what the secret to its success is. The most obvious answer is […]
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Blog: Stadium Scenes
Even outside the sporting genre, some of cinema’s finest finales and most stirring spectacles take place in sports stadiums – or stadia, for all our Latin readers. So here are […]
Blog: Morgan Freeman – Ageing Scienceman
Russian scholar Vladmir Propp famously came up with seven character types that appear in fiction. However, as Propp came up with his theory based on fairytales in 1946, he missed […]
The Goblin Awards 2014
In our annual antidote to awards season, we present the Goblin Awards – the most prestigious movie event in a completely arbitrary period of time. 1. The Watching Paint Dry Award for […]
Happy Birthday Screen Goblin!
So this week marks the first birthday of Screen Goblin. Over the last year we’ve brought you reviews of a huge range of films; from X-Men to X-Men 2, from Oldboy to […]
Blog: Cinematic Crescendos
It’s conventional movie wisdom that the most exciting stuff should happen at the end. But there are some films which crescendo in a notably incredible way, going from humble beginnings […]
Blog: Bar Wars
Anyone who’s been in Norwich city centre on a Saturday night will know that alcohol and crowds are the perfect combination for a fight. It’s almost part of the fun. […]
Harold Ramissed
Harold Ramis sadly died on Monday aged 69, and as BuzzFeed-wannabe The Independent recently taught us, you shouldn’t be put off writing about someone just because you’ve not seen any of their […]
The Best Blog You’ll Read This Year!
In the words of Jigsaw: “I want to play a game. Do you have Kerplunk?” No, the game we’re playing is guess which movie these genuine reviews are referring to: […]
Blog: 5 Luckiest Saves
Our hero is cornered. There’s no way out. All hope is lost. Surely he has a plan? Well, usually he does, but sometimes screenwriters get their characters into such difficult […]
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