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Such is the influence of Marvel on contemporary cinema that I must confess to having thought first of Anthony Hopkins and Tom Hiddleston when Of Gods and Warriors, the second feature by director David L. G. Hughes, introduced Odin and Loki. Here, the duo are – as they should be – gods of Nordic legend rather than celestial superheroes. As for their film, a sound opening rapidly becomes very – very – silly.
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Joe Cole is both pulverised and pulveriser is Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire’s brutal adaptation of 2014 Billy Moore memoir A Prayer Before Dawn. It takes just minutes for the film to scar the eyes and ears by equal measure. Consider that fair warning; this isn’t for the squeamish.
As has been widely reported this week, James Gunn has been removed by Disney from the production of the upcoming final film of the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy.
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