A good knight in
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Joe Cornish hides his inspirations in plain sight. Take Alex Elliott, the name of the 12-year-old hero of his latest film. Elliott’s a salute to the bike-flying protagonist of E.T. And Alex? Half a Scrabble hand away from Excalibur. Both movies took root in the imagination of the teenage Cornish and here’s the result: shining Arthurian myth bolted to Spielbergian suburban fantasy.
It’s a pointedly timely retelling of the legend. “People’s hearts grew hopeless and hollow,” intones the opening voiceover. “The country became lost and leaderless.” No, we’re not live from Leeds with this week’s Question Time – these words accompany a beautifully rendered animated sequence depicting the age of Camelot – but the parallels with modern times are soon rammed home. Cutting to the 21st century we see shuttered high streets and headlines declaring “GLOOM” in big, fun-killing letters. Perfect conditions for Arthur’s sorcerous half-sister, Morgana, to return and seize power – unless the true heir to Excalibur steps forward...
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THE DYING DAYS
RUSSELL T DAVIES, NCUTI GATWA AND MILLIE GIBSON LOOK AHEAD TO THE TWOPART SEASON FINALE
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BEWARE THE DUCHESS!
Oh, it’s been such a laugh.
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Demon Daze
Archie launches its first Premium Event as Judgment Day comes to Riverdale
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JEDI SLAYER ONE
A STAR WARS MURDER MYSTERY FROM THE CREATOR OF RUSSIAN DOLL? SFX GOES BACK TO THE HIGH REPUBLIC ERA TO INVESTIGATE THE CASE OF THE ACOLYTE
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Children Of The Evolution
Nu-heroes assemble in Marvel's brave new Ultimates universe
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Atlas Smith And J-Lo
Atlas director Brad Peyton on his intergalactic AI actioner
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Pride Of Place
Wedding bells ring for Mystique and Destiny in this year's Marvel Voices: Pride
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EightLegged Freak
The director of the Alieninfluenced Sting talks about his spider horror
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Beauty And The Beast
Director Bertrand Bonello talks his vision of an artificial tomorrow in The Beast
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Paint It Black
The Orphan Black story continues with Echoes, a new series set 30 years after the original