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Ben Sherlock

About Ben Sherlock

Ben Sherlock is a writer, comedian, filmmaker, and all-round great guy. He writes reviews, features, and lists for Screen Rant and Game Rant. He also creates video essays and supercuts for the YouTube channel I Got Touched at the Cinema. Previously, he wrote for Taste of Cinema, Comic Book Resources, and BabbleTop.

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X-Men '97 Should Embrace What Made The Original Series Great

Marvel Studios is bringing back the classic X-Men animated series as X-Men '97. This reboot needs to embrace what made the original show so great.

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Ironheart Is Already Falling Into The WandaVision Trap

With rampant fan theories about the MCU's introduction of Mephisto, Marvel's Ironheart series is already falling into the same trap as WandaVision.

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Can The MCU Still Use The Council Of Reeds After Rick And Morty?

The Council of Reeds is a fun concept the MCU could use to expand its multiverse. But Rick and Morty's Council of Ricks might have stolen its thunder.

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This Offbeat Time Travel Movie Has HG Wells Chasing Jack The Ripper To The 1970s

Time After Time sees Jack the Ripper using HG Wells' time machine to travel to the 1970s. Wells chases him there and ends up falling in love.

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Secret Invasion Could Be Marvel's Andor

With its darker themes and ground-level espionage storyline, Secret Invasion has the opportunity to do for the MCU what Andor did for Star Wars.

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer Was Inspired By This Cult Classic Zombie Movie

Night of the Comet is a cult classic sci-fi horror movie whose badass female zombie killers inspired the creation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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Barry Is Bill Hader's Trial Run For The Horror Genre

Bill Hader's next project after Barry is a horror movie, and he's testing the waters of horror filmmaking in the final episodes of his HBO series.

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The Last Of Us: 5 Emmy Nominations The Show Deserves This Year

HBO has started submitting episodes of The Last of Us for Emmy consideration. Which award nominations does the hit video game adaptation deserve?

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Every Marvel Cinematic Universe Movie, Ranked By Rotten Tomatoes

The MCU has built up a lengthy catalog of movies, but which are the best and worst among them? We consulted Rotten Tomatoes to find out.

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5 Lessons Superman: Legacy Should Take From Past Superman Movies

Before kicking off the new DCU with Superman: Legacy, there are a few key lessons that James Gunn can take from Supes' previous big-screen outings.

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Andor Season 2 Might Have A Pacing Problem

After Andor season 1 covered just one year, season 2 is covering four years in the same amount of time, which could lead to pacing issues.

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Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 Shows There's More Than One Way To End A Character's Journey

The arcs of Logan and Tony Stark suggest there's only one way to conclude a character's journey. But Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ends differently.

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The 5 Best Needle-Drops In Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3

With songs by Radiohead and Florence + the Machine, the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 soundtrack has some of the best needle-drops in the trilogy.

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Patty Jenkins Should Still Get To Direct A Star Wars Movie

Patty Jenkins' sincere approach to the Wonder Woman films, vanquishing the word "cheesy" from her vocabulary, is perfect for the Star Wars franchise.

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What Is The Best Way To Structure The TV Adaptation Of The Last Of Us Part II?

There has been some fan speculation about linearizing The Last of Us Part II in the HBO adaptation, but the game's structure is crucial to its impact.

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Batman: The Brave And The Bold Needs To Go In An Entirely Different Direction

The Batman reboot in James Gunn's DCU, The Brave and the Bold, needs to take a totally different approach than Matt Reeves' concurrent Bat-franchise.

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DCU: James Gunn Has One Big Advantage Over Kevin Feige

The fact that James Gunn has the eye of a director gives him an advantage over Marvel's Kevin Feige in his new role as the mastermind of the DCU.

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Every Evil Dead Movie, Ranked (Including Evil Dead Rise)

Evil Dead Rise has been met with critical and commercial success, but how does it compare to all the previous movies in the Evil Dead franchise?

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Has Marvel Secretly Decided To Ignore The Eternals?

Marvel Studios usually can't wait for franchise crossovers, but they seem to be ignoring Eternals after its critical and commercial disappointment.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger's Meta-Action Comedy Was Ahead Of Its Time

Last Action Hero was dismissed by critics and audiences in 1993, but its self-aware deconstruction of movie tropes was decades ahead of its time.

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