Your final edition of The Week in Star Wars for 2017 has the latest on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, some troubling news about Solo: A Star Wars Story and more… This edition of The Week in Star Wars is dedicated to the memory of Carrie Fisher. We miss you, princess. Let’s kick things off […]
Archives for 2017
Denis Villeneuve rules out an extended cut of Blade Runner 2049
This year’s acclaimed sci-fi sequel Blade Runner 2049 clocked in at a meaty 2 hours of 44 minutes – a lengthy running time which has been suggested as one of the reason’s why the film failed to hit big at the box office. However, director Denis Villeneuve’s early “assembly cut” of the film ran for […]
Vin Diesel named highest-grossing actor of 2017
With 2017 drawing to a close, Forbes has published its list of the top ten highest-grossing Hollywood stars of the year, with Vin Diesel nudging out his Fast & Furious co-star Dwayne Johnson to lead the way with $1.6 billion at the worldwide box office thanks to Fast & Furious 7 and xXx: Return of […]
Movie Review – The Strange Ones (2017)
The Strange Ones, 2017. Written and Directed by Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein. Starring Alex Pettyfer, James Freedson-Jackson, Tobias Campbell, Gene Jones, Owen Campbell, Marin Ireland, Will Blomker, and Olivia Wang. SYNOPSIS: Mysterious events surround two travelers as they make their way across a remote American landscape. On the surface, all seems normal, but what […]
Preview of Sherlock: The Great Game #6
Sherlock: The Great Game #6 is out this coming Wednesday, and we have a preview of the issue for you here courtesy of Titan Comics; check it out… After an intense struggle, the Golem escapes, sparing the lives of Sherlock and John. Back at the gallery, the bomber calls, using a child as a hostage, […]
Rumoured details on LEGO’s Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts 2018 sets
Back in August it was rumoured that LEGO would be reviving its Harry Potter theme in 2018 with a series of Collectible Minifigures based on characters from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, and now we have a report regarding five potential sets due to hit shelves this coming year. According to Brick Fanatics (via The Brick […]
Preview of Transformers vs. The Visionaries #1
IDW launches its new crossover series Transformers vs. The Visionaries this coming Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview of the first issue for you here; check it out… Cybertron has been invaded. The Transformers encounter unwelcome guests at the heart of Cybertron—and they may not have their hosts’ best interests at heart. Refugees from another world, […]
Bright is a big success for Netflix with 11 million US views in its first weekend
Despite the critical panning that it has received, David Ayer’s Bright appears to be a resounding success for Netflix, garnering over 11 million view in the US alone in its first weekend. Whilst the Netflix model is still in its early stages, without the same sorts of lines of measurements that we would usually have for […]
The Russo Brothers answer Avengers: Infinity War questions in new video
It goes without saying that a lot of people are looking forward to Avengers: Infinity War – it has topped IMDB’s 2018 list after all. As we edge closer to 2018 and the film’s release, directors Anthony and Joe Russo have produced a video where they’ve answered questions from the fans on the set of Avengers 4. They […]
Black Mirror Season Four Review – ‘Metalhead’
Martin Carr reviews Black Mirror’s ‘Metalhead’… Post-apocalyptic landscapes filmed in crisp black and white are the calling card of David Slade in this episode of Black Mirror entitled ‘Metalhead’. Sparse in explanation and concise in characterisation it offers up no reasoning, backstory or circumstance for its central protagonist played by Maxine Peake. Taking an online […]