Anghus Houvouras reviews the latest issue of Marvel NOW!’s Avengers… “We learn that the Canadian super team Omega Flight got lost in a Garden Origin Site. Discover what happens when the Avengers go in to rescue them. Learn why Adaptation is the scariest word in the Marvel Universe.“Ahhhhh mystery.  When done right, there’s nothing quite […]

Alice Rush reviews episode 6 of the Psycho prequel series Bates Motel…. After last week saw Norma finally come face to face with Shelby’s basement girl, this week’s episode looks to be a tension filled treat, especially due to its sinister name: ‘The Truth’.The episode begins with Norman asserting to his mother that they will […]

There’s less than a month to go before J.J. Abrams reunites the crew of the USS Enterprise for the sci-fi sequel Star Trek Into Darkness, at which point he’ll be turning his attention from the Federation to a galaxy far, far away for the first instalment in Disney’s Star Wars sequel trilogy, Star Wars: Episode […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews the first issue of Jupiter’s Legacy…“The comic-book event of 2013 finally arrives as superstar creators MARK MILLAR and FRANK QUITELY give us the superhero epic that all future comics will be measured by. The world’s greatest heroes have grown old and their legacy is a poisonous one to the children who will […]

Throughout April, we’re counting down to the release of Marvel’s Iron Man 3 with our picks for the Greatest Comic Book Movies of All Time; here’s #2…Batman Begins, 2005.Directed by Christopher Nolan.Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Ken Watanabe and Mark Boone […]

Gone Wild, 2012.Directed by Dan Curean.SYNOPSIS:A documentary chronicling a herd of wild horses on the Danube Delta. Gone Wild narrowly misses out on full marks due to its last moments spent on making protest noise, but the rest of the doc has beauty and quiet insight reminiscent of Terrence Malick. No documentary should ever be just […]

Tales from the Organ Trade, 2013. Directed by Ric Esther Bienstock. Starring David Cronenberg (narrator), Dr. Yusuf Sonmez, Jonathan Ratal, and Raul Fain.  SYNOPSIS: The issue of illegal human organ transplants has a global impact upon the impoverished, the legal and medical professions, and those in desperate need of a life-saving operation. From the slums of the Philippines to […]

Chris Cooper reviews the latest issue of IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles… “In this special issue drawn by TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman, the Turtles have struggled to survive against unstoppable enemies and impossible odds. The time has come for the next stage of their training to begin. The lesson turns deadly, though, when a mysterious […]

It looks as if Futurama will be coming to an end for the second time. Comedy Central confirmed that the second half of season seven, which starts in June and will officially end on September 4th, will be the show’s last season. The show originally aired on Fox and ran from 1999 to 2003. After […]

Gary Collinson reviews G.I. Joe #3… “CHOOSE YOUR PATH! You become DUKE, leader of the G.I. JOE team, as he begins his journey to become a Real American Hero! You make the life or death decisions! Or — is Duke just being tortured horrifically at the hands of the Baroness, and this is way of […]