Anghus Houvouras reviews the second issue of Marvel NOW!’s Uncanny X-Men…When we last left the Uncanny X-Men, Cyclops and his band of rogue mutants were on a recruitment drive to shore up their ranks and relaunch Xavier’s idea of recruiting and training the persecuted members of their own kind. We also learned that Magneto has […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews the latest issue of Marvel NOW!’s FF…FF by Matt Fraction and Mike Allred has become my favorite ongoing comic title for a number of reasons. If you indulge me for a moment, I’ll share them with you.1. It’s funI realize how obvious of a statement that seems. But the truth is so […]

Matt Smith reviews the latest episode of Elementary…Tuesday truly is crime night for me. I don’t mean I go out and take people’s stuff (though my natural habitat, Aldershot, would encourage it). For the past few weeks, I’ve been following The Following and now I get to indulge fully in another of my favourites, Elementary.It’s […]

A few weeks ago we heard that an early screening of Man of Steel had taken place and the reaction was positive, and now JoBlo are reporting that a source of theirs – whom they trust explicitly – has seen the film as part of a number of screenings that Warner Bros. is holding to […]

Matt Smith reviews the latest episode of The Following….So… a skipped week, a skipped episode of The Following. I had to go on holiday. Get away. It’s a hard life, watching things on a screen occasionally and writing about what I think of them. I mean, the plight of the critic is a harsh one, […]

With the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe so great and with films stretching out for years, it’s been questioned just how long can Robert Downey Jr. keep playing Tony Stark / Iron Man? Many think he is clearly the single biggest selling point of the entire franchise so far, but the question remains – […]

Last week we heard the news that Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class) had joined the producing team on 20th Century Fox’s The Fantastic Four, and now The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that author and screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith has came on board to polish the script of the upcoming reboot, which is being directed by […]

Chris Cooper reviews the third issue of IDW’s four-part miniseries Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Secret History of the Foot Clan… “In the present day, Dr. Miller has discovered information about the Foot Clan that both the TMNT and Shredder have taken an interest in. The TMNT race to intercept Miller before he divulges information to […]

Warner Bros. long-rumoured Justice League movie may have hit the rocks following the negative reception for Will Beall’s (Gangster Squad) screenplay, but DC fans may yet get to see a variation of the Justice League on the big screen courtesy of filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Blade II). Speaking to Total Film to promote the release of […]

Paul Risker continues his Terry Gilliam retrospective…In Part 3 of this ‘Retrospective Series’ I likened Brazil to Orson Welles’ The Trial and David Lynch’s Blue Velvet. There is another comparison that can be drawn between Welles and Gilliam, but this time it is Gilliam who has previously drawn the comparison, contextualising his ordeal with Munchausen […]