Under the Shadow, 2016. Directed by Babak Anvari. Starring Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi, Bobby Naderi, Ray Haratian, and Arash Marandi. SYNOPSIS: As a mother and daughter struggle to cope with the terrors of the post-revolution, war-torn Tehran of the 1980s, a mysterious evil begins to haunt their home. People have always been very keen to […]
Ray Donovan Season 4 Episodes 11 & 12 Review – ‘Chinese Algebra’ & ‘Rattus Rattus’
Mark Clark reviews the eleventh and twelfth episodes of Ray Donovan season 4… Well, that’s it, episodes 11 and 12 are done, season 4 is over, and it’s been a marked upgrade on season 3. With its smarts, viciousness, and dark humour, I may even go as far as putting it at the top of […]
Antoine Fuqua reuniting with Denzel Washington for The Equalizer 2, will shoot next year
Earlier this year Sony announced that Denzel Washington will be returning to the role of McCall for a sequel to 2014’s The Equalizer, and now producer Todd Black has confirmed to Collider that the follow-up will reunite Washington with director Antoine Fuqua and screenwriter Richard Wenk. “The script is done,” said Black. “We start shooting […]
Cinematographer Bradford Young signs on for young Han Solo Star Wars spinoff movie
With Alden Ehrenreich on board in the title role and the search continuing for an actor to play a young Lando Calrissian, directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller have now found their cinematographer for their 2018 Han Solo Star Wars Anthology movie. The Film Stage has revealed that Bradford Young is set to shoot the movie, which is […]
Movie Review – Little Men (2016)
Little Men, 2016. Directed by Ira Sachs. Starring Greg Kinnear, Paulina García, Jennifer Ehle, Theo Taplitz, Michael Barbieri, Talia Balsam and Alfred Molina. SYNOPSIS: A new pair of best friends have their bond tested by their parents’ battle over a dress shop lease. Ira Sachs has an astute awareness that his films aren’t earth shattering, […]
Movie Review – The Magnificent Seven (2016)
The Magnificent Seven, 2016. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Haley Bennett, Byung-Hun Lee, Vincent D’Onofrio, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Peter Sarsgaard. SYNOPSIS: Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves. Since breaking out way back in 2001 with the […]
The Strain Season 3 Episode 4 Review – ‘Gone But Not Forgotten’
Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of The Strain season 3… This episode is one long amount of aftermath. Fallout from the destruction of a singular foe in those final moments of episode three. Scattered and leaderless the enemy roam free with no fixed goal, no self-discipline and only an unchecked hunger for company. Elsewhere […]
‘Who Is Luke Cage?’ featurette for Netflix’s latest Marvel series
With a little over a week to go until the arrival of Luke Cage, Netflix has released a behind the scenes featurette for the Marvel series entitled ‘Who is Luke Cage?’ which sees stars Mike Colter, Rosario Dawson, Simone Missick and executive producer Cheo Hodari Coker discuss the character and the show; take a look below… […]
Video Game Review – Dead Rising 2 HD
Martin Carr reviews Dead Rising 2 HD… Are you sitting comfortably? Then let us begin with some simple truths universally acknowledged. Dead Rising and it numerically named follow up are recognised for making zombie bashing a much loved pastime amongst gamers worldwide. Capcom have decided in their wisdom to reinvigorate a golden oldie, letting next […]
She-Hulk No More! Jennifer Walters to headline new Hulk series from Marvel
With Bruce Banner perishing during Civil War II, his cousin Jennifer Walters is set to take centre stage in a new ongoing series from Marvel and creators Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer) and Nico Leon (Spider-Man), and she’ll no longer be going by the name She-Hulk, instead taking over the mantle of Hulk. Jennifer Walters has survived the Civil War, […]
