I stopped getting Empire a while ago as it got to the point that the only section I read was Kim Newman's Video Dungeon.
I'm just not really interested in blockbusters any more and this is the mag's bread and butter, which is fair enough, but sometimes it really feels like I'm reading a big advert for whatever next 'big' movie's coming along.
I've currently got a subscription to the amazing Little White Lies, which is not only a thing of beauty, but they try to look at the less obvious films on offer. My main bugbear is it's 'out of 5' rating system, but that's only a minor niggle and something that just gets on my wick in general.
Alas it's only bi-monthly, but £20 for a year's subscription is definitely worth it.
I also get Sight & Sound every month because once you get over it's often overriding pomposity the articles and interviews are absolutely fascinating and Kim Newman does his best reviews in here, unlike Empire where he get's lumbered with often perfunctory reviews and star ratings.
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