Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, 2016. Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. Starring Milla Jovovich, Iain Glen, Ali Larter, Shawn Roberts, Eoin Macken, Fraser James, Ruby Rose, William Levy, and Ever Anderson. SYNOPSIS: In the supposed final instalment of the video game-based movie franchise, Alice returns to The Hive in Raccoon City to face off against […]
Colin Trevorrow says Jurassic World sequel will be scarier than Jurassic World
Colin Trevorrow may have handed over directing duties on the Jurassic World sequel to J.A. Bayona in order to concentrate on Star Wars: Episode IX, but he does remain heavily involved with the project, having co-written the screenplay and serving as executive producer on the film. Speaking to CinemaBlend, Trevorrow has revealed that he believes […]
Tomorrow’s World: Part 1 – Why Terry Gilliam’s Brazil represents our near future
Tom Jolliffe on Terry Gilliam’s Brazil… Over the next week I will be looking at a selection of prescient films (and TV) which represent a cutting depiction of not only our present, but our near future. To start the ball rolling here, I consider Terry Gilliam’s masterpiece, Brazil. A look into a bleak, totalitarian future, […]
Exclusive interview with Midnight Sun star Gustaf Hammarsten
Paul Risker chats with Midnight Sun star Gustaf Hammarsten… Following the critical acclaim for their Nordic Noir crime series The Bridge, Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein’s Midnight Sun sees them continue to build on the foundations of their earlier success. Here are two storytellers that have transcended Scandinavian storytelling to yet again appeal to the […]
Gotham Season 3 Finale Review – ‘Destiny Calling’ & ‘Heavydirtysoul’
Martin Carr reviews Gotham’s season 3 finale… An hour and a half of back to back episodes combine with viral mayhem as villains running amok, people get shot or stabbed and Gotham goes to the dogs. Between Fish Mooney, Penguin and Nygma vying for supremacy, while Hugo Strange is arrested, kidnapped or bounced from pillar […]
Director Christopher McQuarrie talks Mission: Impossible 6 and taking the series in a new direction
As filming continues on Mission: Impossible 6, director Christopher McQuarrie has taken a break from the production to chat to Scriptnotes (via Collider) about the latest entry in the blockbuster spy series. McQuarrie, who also helmed Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation and becomes the first director to return to the series for a second outing, discussed […]
Theo James to star in Netflix action thriller How It Ends
Divergent star Theo James is set to headline the upcoming action thriller How It Ends for Netflix and director David M. Rosenthal (Janie Jones, A Single Shot). Based on the Black List script by Brooks McLaren, How It Ends revolves around a mysterious apocalyptic event that turns the roads into mayhem, and a young father […]
American Gods Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘A Murder of Gods’
Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of American Gods… Gilt edged scripture etched into border patrol artillery, stylishly bombastic recaps and Ennio Morricone influenced anthems, foreshadow another entry in the American Gods ‘how to’ guide for re-engineering audience expectations. ‘Lemon Scented You’ may have shrouded itself in Lynchian influences and combined an architectural aesthetic with […]
Blu-ray Review – Headshot (2016)
Headshot, 2016. Directed by Kimo Stamboel and Timo Tjahjanto. Starring Iko Uwais, Chelsea Islan, Sunny Pang, Very Tri Yulisman, and Julie Estelle. SYNOPSIS: An injured amnesiac is nursed back to health and begins to piece his life back together only to discover the brutal truth about who he is and where he came from. Thanks […]
Alex Rider is heading to the small screen
Variety is reporting that Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider is heading to the small screen, with Eleventh Hour Films and ITV tapping Guy Burt (Borgia) to develop a TV series based upon the teen super spy. The Alex Rider book series launched in 2000, and has went on to sell over 16 million copies worldwide. The […]
