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Infernal Affairs (2002) vs The Departed (2006) – Face Off

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Chris Open on — the underbelly of a seedy city entwined with organized crime. The police force’s desperate continued attempts to root it out. On one side, a mole in the police force, foiling their plans at every turn, struggling...

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James Cameron vs Steven Spielberg: Face Off

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Chris As Steven Spielberg is currently enjoying a huge success with the excellent WEST SIDE STORY, critically if not so much commercially, we thought what better time to reassess the merits of one of cinema’s greatest living directors. Despite a minor...

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Star Wars: Prequel Trilogy vs Sequel Trilogy – Face Off

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Chris The vast Star Wars universe is currently enjoying a major renaissance on the small screen with the widely-praised live-action Mandalorian series, a successful salvation from the pit of Sarlacc for Boba Fett, the long-awaited return of Jedi legend Obi-Wan Kenobi in his own...

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Mortal Kombat (1995) vs Mortal Kombat (2021) – Original vs Remake

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Chris Ah, the 1990s. What a time to be a gamer. Sega and Nintendo were at war with one another, while over in arcades, every kid was dumping their entire allowance into a fighting game known as Mortal Kombat. Created...

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The Terminator (1984) vs Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) – Face Off

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Chris We have had no problem courting controversy with our Face-Off series; it’s only natural that pitting two beloved properties, or sometimes personalities, against each other will get people fired up. And that’s just how we like it! But this...

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Harry Potter vs Lord of the Rings – What’s better? Face-Off

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Chris In recent times, superhero flicks still hold an Iron Man grip on the mainstream box office while the fantasy genre is seeing its own resurgence of high-quality book adaptions on streaming services. The global TV sensation Game of Thrones blasted through...

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King Kong (2005) vs Kong: Skull Island (2017)- Face Off

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Chris Over the years, there have been many weird and wonderful odd couple romances on the silver screen yet one of the most enduring on-screen trysts is between a very large ape and a young actress named Ann Darrow in...

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The Rock (1996) vs Con Air (1997) – Face Off

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Chris At the onset of Nicolas Cage’s career, he established himself as a comedic star with a great stage presence in movies like Raising Arizona. From there, he found success in other genres before receiving critical acclaim and winning an...

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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) vs Tomb Raider (2018): Original vs Remake

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Chris Lara Croft needs no introduction. If you grew up in the 90s, you remember her one-of-a-kind shape racing across your monitor in the Tomb Raider games, one of the earliest blockbuster video game franchises. And, of course, anything that...

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Taken (2008) vs The Grey (2012) – Face Off

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Chris Since Pierre Morel’s Taken was released in 2008, it kicked off the action phase of Liam Neeson’s storied career. The mind-blowing box office success quickly turned the film into a franchise and made Neeson a bona fide action star....

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