If you’re a fan of the Street Fighter franchise, you’ll be well aware that both live-action attempts to bring the fantastic beat ’em up to the screen have failed to come anywhere close to doing the blockbuster video game series justice. 1994’s Jean-Claude Van Damme / Kylie Minogue combo Street Fighter was appalling, and although […]

Luke Owen has a few thoughts on the first trailer for Sam Raimi’s Oz: The Great and Powerful… Released late last night was the first trailer for Disney’s Oz: The Great and Powerful, the prequel to the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz, which is directed by Sam Raimi (Spider-Man Trilogy, Evil Dead Trilogy) and […]

A Thousand Words, 2012. Directed by Brian Robbins. Starring Eddie Murphy, Cliff Curtis, Kerry Washington, Allison Janney, Clark Duke, Ruby Dee and John Witherspoon. SYNOPSIS: After stretching the truth to close a book deal with a New Age guru, a fast-talking literary agent comes to discover the consequences of his words after a magical Bodhi […]

With The Dark Knight Rises just around the corner, Martin Deer revisits The Dark Knight… In the build-up to the release of The Dark Knight Rises, Christopher Nolan’s final chapter in his epic Batman trilogy, I’m sharing my thoughts and feelings on how we got here by looking back at the first two instalments. On […]

The Flickering Myth writing team trade opinions on The Amazing Spider-Man. Beware of spoilers through-out… If there’s been a question mark hanging over any of this year’s triumvirate of big superhero releases (please note: we’re discounting Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance here), it’s The Amazing Spider-Man. From the very first moment back in 2010 when […]

Despite being arguably the most beloved incarnation of the character, former Timelord Tom Baker has traditionally distanced himself from all things Doctor Who following his run on the classic British sci-fi series, but if the Daily Express are to be believed, Baker is now being lined up by the BBC to make a dramatic return […]

God Bless America, 2011. Directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. Starring Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr, Mackenzie Brooke Smith and Melinda Page Hamilton. SYNOPSIS: A terminally ill man embarks on a mission to rid society of its most repellent citizens, aided by a 16-year-old girl. God Bless America is the latest dark comedy from comedian and director, […]

Gary Collinson on the Justice League and a shared DC Cinematic Universe… It’s hardly surprising given the $1.45 billion box-office haul of The Avengers, but shared universes are all the rage at the moment. Rival movie studios have watched on with envy as Marvel Studios carefully crafted their Cinematic Universe with Iron Man, The Incredible […]

Ted, 2012. Directed by Seth MacFarlane. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane, Joel McHale and Giovanni Ribisi. SYNOPSIS: Years after his childhood wish comes true, a grown man finds himself saddled with a potty-mouthed teddy bear. Seth MacFarlane is a man who comes with a pre-existing audience from his wildly successful show (that kept […]

Tom Jolliffe mans up in preparation for The Expendables 2 with an overdose of explosive action cinema, beginning with ‘The Dolph Lundgren Rampage’… Over the course of the next 6 weeks, I will be getting myself ready for the action spectacular that is The Expendables 2. This will be possibly the manliest film ever made, […]