Dead Man Down, 2013. Directed by Niels Arden Oplev.Starring Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Terrence Howard, Dominic Cooper, Isabelle Huppert, Luis Da Silva Jr. and Wade Barrett. SYNOPSIS: In New York City, a crime lord’s right-hand man is seduced by a woman seeking retribution. Dead Man Down is a perfectly serviceable B-movie with enough character and […]

Villordsutch reviews Dungeons & Dragons: Cutter #3…“On the run! Doum’ielle–daughter of the Drow renegade Tos’un Armgo–the legendary veteran of battles against the Kingdom of Many-Arrows–now weilds the sentient sword Khazid’hea. But will that protect her from the rage of the Moon Elves” I dislike being harsh.  I know sometimes I am very harsh, but it […]

Get those pinches of salt ready… We reported on Sunday that J.J. Abrams would be kicking off filming of Star Wars: Episode VII early 2014 but refused to give any speculation on whether the plot would contain elements of the Expanded Universe. However, according to Schmoes Know, the basic plot of Episode VII has been […]

Luke Owen reviews Mega Man #26, part 7 of the Worlds Collide story… The historic Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man crossover event rolls on! The hunt for the Roboticized Masters continues as Sonic and Mega Man face down Shadow Man and – Shadow Man? Meanwhile, Drs. Eggman and Wily gloat over the captive Dr. […]

Flickering Myth’s writing team discuss their favourite movie soundtracks; next up is Ozzy Armstrong with Watchmen… When thinking of classic film scores and soundtracks, it’s often hard to pick out a favourite amongst so many excellent examples of the use of music in film. I’ve been thinking back to the classics like Back to the […]

Now You See Me, 2013. Directed by Louis Leterrier.Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Mélanie Laurent, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Michael Kelly. SYNOPSIS: An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the […]

Simon Columb attends BFI Southbank’s Rita Hayworth retrospective… Recently, Top Gun played at The Prince Charles Cinema and, writing a review of the film, it is clear that the success of Top Gun is in the aeriel sequences of brutal, streamline fighter-jets swooping and speeding across the sky. Both Top Gun and Only Angels Have […]

This won’t come as much of a surprise seeing as Man of Steel has already made over $170 million from promotional tie-ins and is shaping up to be one of the biggest movies of the year, but according to Deadline Warner Bros. Pictures has given the green light to director Zack Snyder and screenwriter David […]

Diaz: Don’t Clean Up This Blood, 2012. Directed by Daniele Vicari.Starring Claudio Santamaria, Jennifer Ulrich, Elio Germano and Davide Iacopini. SYNOPSIS: A reenactment of the final days of the 2001 G8 Summit. Watching Diaz as someone with no understanding – beyond having read a synopsis attached to this DVD – of the historical events on […]

Come as You Are (Belgium: Hasta la Vista), 2011. Directed by Geoffrey Enthoven.Starring Gilles De Schrijver, Robrecht Vanden Thoren and Tom Audenaert. SYNOPSIS: Three guys in their twenties love wine and women but they are still virgins. Under the guise of a wine tour they embark on a journey to Spain hoping to have their […]