A new trailer just caught our eye this morning from the forthcoming release of Wonder Woman 1984 and it is cracking good. But first a selection of toys from the film, mainly featuring Gal Gadot as Diana Prince (aka Princess of Diana of Themyscira, aka Wonder Woman). Here’s a longer …
Read More »Latest set from LEGO is right up our alley
A Diagon Alley set of 5,500 pieces is impressive enough, when completed you’ve all of the must-visit shops, such as Ollivanders, Flourish & Blotts, and Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes but it is the detail in each one that makes it truly stand out. The set is around 11 inches tall, 40 …
Read More »Totally Bodacious – Bill and Ted are coming back
It is over 30 years since their most Excellent Adventure and almost 30 since they embarked on a (far too soon after the first) quite questionable Bogus Journey. And now, ladies and gentlemen on this, Bill and Ted day they are trending across social media as the trailer for their …
Read More »Some of the best board games we’ve played in 2019
Another stonking year for the board and party game market, a raft of new titles, the emergence of new categories, sales still on the increase and the promise of even more gaming goodness in 2020 – For now here are some of our favourite (not-too-intense) lighter weight games for some …
Read More »Wizard of Oz – 80 years young
So, my youngest daughter is heading toward double digits now but still the Wizard of Oz was watched by her a multitude of times when she was younger and I think the film is still a right of passage for pre-schoolers? Of course most of them get scared by the …
Read More »Spider-Man Far From Home is having a very good week
Having a web-tastic first week at the box office Spider-Man Far From Home took $27 million on Wednesday — a record for a Marvel Cinematic Universe film. This, the 23rd Marvel movie, so far it has earned a whopping $65.5 million in its first two days from 4,634 North American locations …
Read More »LEGO Movie 2 – set selection may well make you skinter
With 20 new sets devoted to this instalment, an apparent ear-worm song that’ll get you more than “Everything is awesome” and a shedload of additional merchandise for you to get all spendy with part two looks set to eat your greens. Here’s the ones we’re hankering after:
Read More »New Disney animation hits UK screens this weekend – we’re loco about Coco
We’re looking forward to going to see Disney’s latest animation this weekend. From the folk behind Toy Story and Inside Out this Pixar adventure looks mighty fine. As one may expect, the toy line isn’t too shabby, the entire Disney line can be seen HERE
Read More »Embrace the force as The Last Jedi storms into cinema
It’s here. Episode 8 is finally here! The build up to Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi has been long and painful but with Luke, Rey, Kylo and the gang gracing the silver screen this week we’re feeling the force! So much so we thought we’d put together a list of …
Read More »Paddington via Peru
One of the most eagerly awaited films for Q4 has to be Paddington, from a lone bear plucked from a Selfridges shelf (they don;t just sell kit for keeping stuff cold) by Michael Bond for his missus Brenda and named simply after the station near his home in 1956 …
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