In part two of their 2019 special, Charlie and George continue to look back at some of the bigger blockbusters of the year as well as some streaming highlights. There’s reviews of dystopian dust-up, Alita: Battle Angel, Tarantino period-piece Once Upon A Time in Hollywood and the blood-soaked Rambo epilogue, Last Blood. George and Charlie also provide some topline thoughts on all things Disney, from their live-action remakes of Dumbo, Aladdin and The Lion King, as well as Mar

A slight change from the usual light-hearted round-up. Following some recent news, George McGhee shares his thoughts on male suicide, mental health and toxic fandom. Think of it as a Public Service Announcement of sorts. You know, like the ones you used to get at the end of He-Man and M.A.S.K. episodes. By now, you’ve no doubt heard the tragic news of Keith Flint (frontman for the band, The Prodigy) taking his own life earlier this week. The Prodigy were a huge influence on

Daredevil Cancelled At Netflix In a shock move, only months after the release of the critically acclaimed third season, Netflix recently announced they are cancelling Daredevil. It follows the cancelling of (less popular and successful) Marvel Netflix shows Iron Fist and Luke Cage. The move comes as a surprise to all involved in the show, with the producers busy working on ideas for the fourth season. The key reason appears to be the new Disney + streaming service, which wil

Roald Dahl comes to Netflix This week, Netflix announced they are developing an animated series based on the works of legendary author Roald Dahl. The titles include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, it’s sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator’, The BFG, The Twits, Matilda, George’s Marvellous Medicine; Boy: Tales of Childhood, Going Solo, The Enormous Crocodile, The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, Henry Sugar, Billy and the Minpins, The Magic Finger, Esio Trot; Dirty Bea

Disney Streaming Service Whilst they may be slowing their output on the big screen, Disney has big plans for their franchises with their new streaming service which aims to take on the likes of Amazon and Netflix. Over recent weeks more shows have been announced for the service, now known as Disney +. In the Star Wars camp, there’s two prequel series in the works. First up is The Mandalorian, from showrunner Jon Favreux, set between the fall of the Empire and the rise of the

We’ve seen fan trailers for 90s style Avengers, but what if the film was actually made in the 1990’s? Who would star in the very extensive line-up? Well, the very talented concept artist @houseofmat has put together some interesting and believable choices – especially considering Tom Cruise was attached to Iron Man before RDJ came on board. What do you think of his choices? Who would you cast? Let us know in the comments! Share this: Tweet #1990s #Comicbook #Marvel

In a nutshell: Blade (Wesley Snipes) is the Daywalker – a half-human, half-vampire who dedicates his life to waging war on all vampires, who hide in a secret society. When rogue vampire Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff) decides the vampires should be ruling humanity and attempts to resurrect the vampire Blood God, Blade is the only hope of stopping him. Review Believe it or not, there was a time before the onslaught of successful Marvel movies.  However, the late 1990s was a diffe

To coincide with one of this year’s biggest film releases; Avengers: Infinity War, Retro Ramble decided it was time to go back to 1998 to review Marvel’s first successful movie: Blade! Join Charlie and George as they don their leather trenchcoats and delve into the sexy vampire underworld you never knew existed. From blood raves and Wesley Snipes kicking ass (one henchman at a time) to the wonderful camp of Udo Keir, 90’s pop collars and pounding, pounding techno music! As we