Location
Nottingham, United Kingdom
School
Nottingham Trent University
Expertise
The Sopranos, The Wire, Ridley Scott
- Nick has been unloading his geek-related brain matter across various platforms with his first ever film review being for Batman Begins, which he still believes is the best Batman film ever.
- His first ever interview was with Andy Samberg for Hot Rod, where they both expressed their love for living legend, Ian McShane.
- He still regularly watches Ted Lasso win at darts or Paulie from The Sopranos get confused about interior decorators.
Experience
Having studied film and television for three years, Nick spent a long time writing about what he loved for Moviepilot, Screen Rant, Dexerto, and Jumpcut as a side hustle. Eventually, he took the plunge as a freelancer and joined Looper in 2022 and then SlashFilm in 2024, where he could finally apply his secret talent of 'punmanship' to those who need it.
Education
Nick has a B.A. in media film and television also involved focusing on European and British cinema, as well as mainstream television.
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Paramount is looking for a director for a live-action Call of Duty movie. Here are five reasons the studio should hire Yellowstone head honcho Taylor Sheridan.
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Comedy Shows
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Horror Shows
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Superhero Movies
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Superhero Shows
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Superhero Shows
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A famous battle from Game of Thrones inspired a moment from Stranger Things season 5, as did the films Jurassic Park and Home Alone.
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Romance Movies
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The Notebook is considered one of the best romance movies ever made, but it was very nearly adapted by a filmmaker known more for horror.
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Castor was one of the standout characters in Tron: Legacy, and actor Michael Sheen hopes that we'll see him in future installments.
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Horror Movies
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Superhero Movies
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Should Scarlet Witch return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the future, there's one famous Marvel Comics storyline that Elizabeth Olsen would like to avoid.
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Superhero Shows
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As much as the Marvel Zombies animated series has in common with the original comic books, it deliberately made a major change to the undead themselves.
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Tron: Ares stands on its own storywise within the greater Tron franchise, but does tease a possible future connected to Tron: Legacy.
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Superhero Shows
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James Gunn seriously considered including a Marvel Cinematic Universe crossover in Peacemaker season 2 (and isn't ruling out the idea in the future, either).
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As if making an action movie isn't challenging enough, one of the stars of Predator: Badlands had to perform their scenes without being able to see a thing.
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Superhero Movies
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James Gunn had some initial doubts about making the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, but eventually came around to the idea to achieve this goal.
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Drama Shows
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HBO's crime drama Task has revealed the identity of the mole on the FBI task force. Is there a chance they'll redeem themselves before the series ends?
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Drama Movies
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Jack O'Connell has had an incredible 2025 thanks to horror films like Sinners, but in 2014, he appeared in three different war movies.
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Thriller Movies
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After signing up to star in Edgar Wright's The Running Man film adaptation, Glen Powell knew exactly what to ask his Top Gun: Maverick co-star Tom Cruise.
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Superhero Movies
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Zack Snyder has a number of comic book movies under his belt, even beyond the Snyderverse. So we've rounded them all up and ranked them.
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Interviews
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Here are the props that Slow Horses head writer Will Smith took home from the set of the Apple TV+ spy drama, following his exit from the show.
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TV News
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The latest episode of James Gunn's Peacemaker features a shocking revelation, and sets up an intriguing potential confrontation for a supporting character.
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Superhero Shows
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The latest episode of Peacemaker season 2 featured a pretty big cameo from James Gunn's ever-expanding DC Universe, so of course we have to talk about it.
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The Avatar franchise could do with a more complicated antagonist, and it seems that's exactly what Avatar: Fire and Ash will give us (judging by the trailer).
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Superhero Shows
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The best character in the animated Marvel Zombies show is a combo of two MCU characters, and the finale episode leaves us with a tantalizing possibility.
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