Pacific Rim, 2013. Directed by Guillermo del Toro.Written by Travis Beacham and Guillermo del Toro.Starring Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman, and Ron Perlman. SYNOPSIS: As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special […]

With J.J. Abrams set to depart Federation space for a galaxy far, far away, there’s been a a question mark hanging over the future of the Star Trek franchise following the release of this year’s sequel Star Trek Into Darkness. However, during a public interview at the 25th Galway Film Fleadh in Ireland, Zachary Quinto […]

Anthony Stokes reviews the series premiere of FX’s The Bridge…. FX is back with another winner with The Bridge, a cop drama that takes place on two different sides of the border. Based on the Scandinavian crime drama of the same name, the basic premise is that a serial killer commits a murder on both […]

Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Force, Deadpool, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Agent Carter, Ant-Man, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Man of Steel, Arrow, Justice League Dark, Hellboy 3, Kick-Ass 2, […]

Luke Owen on the current state of the monster movie…. With Pacific Rim hitting cinemas today and the Godzilla marketing campaign heading into full swing, it seems as though giant monster movies are making a comeback. Not only that, but based on Guillermo del Toro’s most recent kaiju-eiga inspired effort and the early viral attempts […]

We’ve known for some time that 20th Century Fox plans to capitalise on its Marvel movie rights, with Mark Millar being brought to serve as a Joss Whedon-esque creative consultant for a cohesive universe, Bryan Singer uniting the two X-Men timelines with next year’s X-Men: Days of Future Past, and Chronicle helmer Josh Trank overseeing […]

Martin Deer reviews Superman Unchained #2… “The technological terrorists called Ascension are growing bolder with every attack, creating problems only Superman can solve and that’s with help from the world’s greatest detective, Batman! But the mystery that’s really got them both worried is the unknown figure that’s been shadowing Superman! And in this issue’s backup […]

The Act of Killing, 2013. Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer.Starring Anwar Congo, Herman Koto and Ibrahim Sinik. SYNOPSIS: Documentary following former Indonesian death squad leaders restaging their acts of killing for the camera. In 1965, the Indonesian government was overthrown by its military. The new leaders hired gangsters to execute any of the country’s remaining ‘Communists’. […]

With The World’s End set to open in UK cinemas next week, bringing down the curtain on his ‘Three Flavours Corneto’ Trilogy alongside Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, British filmmaker Edgar Wright is now finally set to turn his attention to the long-gestating Ant-Man adaptation, kicking off Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in […]

Monsters University, 2013.Directed by Dan Scanlon.Featuring the voice talents of Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Dave Foley, Sean P. Hayes, Joel Murray, Peter Sohn, Charlie Day, Nathan Fillion, Frank Oz, and John Ratzenberger. SYNOPSIS: A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University — […]