How Sharknado changed cinema forever

Every now and then, a film will come along that changes cinema as we know it. Goodfellas. The Blair Witch Project. That One With The Blue Aliens That Was Really Pretty in 3D. And now, there’s another film we can add to that list: Sharknado. Yes, Sharknado. The one with …

30/08/2016

Chris Smith

This weekâ€™s new DVDs: The Big Bang Theory, Legends of Tomorrow, Narcos and more!

Another week, another new crop of DVDs on the musicMagpie Store! Here’s what’s new… The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Ninth Season Season 9 of the ridiculously popular US sitcom sees everyone’s favourite science nerds (although the Stranger Things kids are strong challengers) dealing with marriage, pregnancy and family issues, …

30/08/2016

Chris Smith

New Releases

Magpie Recommends: The best new and upcoming music, featuring Izzy Bizu, Myrkur, S U R V I V E & more!

Finding new music to listen to is pretty daunting, with tons of new albums hitting shelves (or whatever the internet equivalent is) every week. Luckily, we’re here to help. Every Wednesday, we’re going to share some of the albums we’ve been listening over the past week, as well as some …

24/08/2016

Chris Smith

New Releases

This week’s new DVD releases: WWE, The Jungle Book and more!

WWE: Money in the Bank 2016 This year’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view event saw Seth Rollins take on Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, while Dean Ambrose, Alberto Del Rio, Cesaro, Chris Jericho, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn duked it out in the centrepiece Money in the …

23/08/2016

Chris Smith

This weekâ€™s new CD releases: De La Soul and more!

There’s a bumper crop of new albums hitting the musicMagpie Store this Friday, so let’s get straight to it! And the Anonymous Nobody… ”“ De La Soul Bona-fide hip hop legends De La Soul funded their 9th album on Kickstar, raising over $110,000 in just under 10 hours. Early singles …

22/08/2016

Chris Smith

This weekâ€™s new DVD releases: Criminals, Zlatan and more!

Criminal Kevin Costner plays a death row inmate who is given the powers and thoughts of a deceased CIA agent (played by Ryan Reynolds) in order to finish an important mission. It goes about as well as you’d expect, and soon CIA boss Quaker Wells (Gary Oldman) is on Costner’s …

19/08/2016

Chris Smith

New Releases

Is Suburra one of the best crime thrillers ever?

Crime pays – in the movies at least. Filmgoers have long been obsessed with the lives and crimes of career criminals, from honourable family man Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather to the coke-fueled paranoia of wise guy Henry Hill in Goodfellas, and what drives them to commit their evil …

16/08/2016

Chris Smith

This weekâ€™s new DVD releases: Batman v Superman, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 and more!

We’ve got a bumper crop of new DVDs on the musicMagpie Store this week, from epic superhero battles to big fat Greek weddings. Oh, and Dolph Lundgren fighting a shark. Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Although he saved the world from General Zod, a lot of people aren’t happy …

04/08/2016

Chris Smith

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