Anthony Stokes on why The Mandarin was the best villain of 2013…. 2013 was a year that showed much promise, and when it came to the Oscar contenders, it delivered in full. Honestly I can’t look at a single Best Picture nominee and say it doesn’t deserve it, and there were very few snubs (the […]

Considering Kevin Smith was set to retire this time the last, the cult indie filmmaker certainly has a lot on his plate. In addition to putting the finishing touches to his horror Tusk, Smith also has his kaiju Jesus project Helena Handbag in development, while he’s also gearing up for a return to the View Askewniverse, with […]

‘The original Star Wars trilogy’ could mean two things: the three films that comprise it, or the central trio of characters the story revolves around – Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher). Going by comments the latter has made to TV Guide, those three actors look like they […]

Marvel Studios raised a few eyebrows when it extended Samuel L. Jackson an unprecedented nine-picture deal to anchor the Marvel Cinematic Universe as S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury, but of course with Iron man, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger and The Avengers under his belt and Captain America: The Winter Soldier and […]

Andy Naylor reviews Judge Dredd #15… “‘Badges, part 2.’ With Judges being assassinated at an alarming rate, and chaos breaking out in various blocks, Dredd is more determined than ever to find the killer-a former Judge who went insane about being cloned and incarcerated. But the case draws Dredd into the crosshairs of the Special […]

Yesterday, Arrow star Stephen Amell was quoting as revealing that he’d held “studio level” discussions with Warner Bros. about taking his Oliver Queen to the big screen alongside the likes of Batman vs. Superman stars Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot in the inevitable Justice League movie, raising fans hopes of cohesion between DC’s […]

David Woods on Eric Rohmer, the forgotten man of the French New Wave… It occurred to me after gorging my cinephilic appetite on Mark Cousins’ exemplary document of love to movies, The Story Of Film, that one thing surprised me. Though the coverage of the French New Wave was fabulously rich and immersive, I found […]

Every Wednesday, FM writers Simon Columb and Brogan Morris write two short reviews on Woody Allen films … in the hope of watching all his films over the course of roughly 49 weeks. If you have been watching Woody’s films and want to join in, feel free to comment with short reviews yourself! Next up […]

Paul Risker reviews The Poirot Collection, consisting of Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile and Evil Under the Sun… From Ealing to Poirot by way of The Wicker Man, the Studiocanal back catalogue is filled to the brim with classic films that serve our home entertainment adventures of discovery and rediscovery. Now […]