Man Down, 2015. Directed by Dito Montiel. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Kate Mara, Jai Courtney, and Gary Oldman. SYNOPSIS: In a post-apocalyptic America, former U.S. Marine Gabriel Drummer searches desperately for the whereabouts of his son, accompanied by his best friend and a survivor. There’s a twist late on in Man Down so gob-smackingly insincere and unearned that […]
Zack Snyder on uniting the Justice League and Superman’s role
Over the weekend, Warner Bros. unveiled the new trailer for Zack Snyder’s latest DC offering Justice League, and the filmmaker has been chatting to USA Today about bringing the iconic superheroes together for November’s blockbuster. “The thing that’s awesome about these icons is that a lot of them we haven’t seen in the movies before […]
Details on Michael Keaton’s Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming revealed
With a new trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming set to arrive online on Tuesday, USA Today has released a new image of Michael Keaton as the film’s main antagonist The Vulture, as well as revealing some details on the Marvel Cinematic Universe incarnation of the iconic comic book villain. The site reports that Keaton’s Adrian Toomes […]
Blu-ray Review – House: The Complete Collection
House: The Complete Collection Limited Edition Box Set Directed by Steve Miner/Ethan Wiley/James Isaac/Lewis Abernathy. Starring William Katt, Kay Lenz, George Wendt, Richard Moll, Arye Gross, Jonathan Stark, Royal Dano, Lar Park-Lincoln, Amy Yasbeck, Bill Maher, John Ratzenberger, Dean Cleverdon, Lance Henriksen, Brion James, Rita Taggart, Dedee Pfeiffer, Terri Treas, Melissa Clayton, Scott Burkholder, Denny […]
Blu-ray Review – Pieces (1982)
Pieces, 1982. Directed by Juan Piquer Simón. Starring Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Jack Taylor, Frank Braña, Edmund Purdom, Paul Smith, and Ian Sera. SYNOPSIS: A killer stalks a college campus looking for victims so he can use their body parts to make a human jigsaw. One of the better 1980s slasher movies to not […]
Second Opinion – Dig Two Graves (2014)
Dig Two Graves, 2014. Written and Directed by Hunter Adams. Starring Ted Levine, Samantha Isler, Danny Goldring, Troy Ruptash, and Rachael Drummond. SYNOPSIS: DIG TWO GRAVES tells the story of a young girl’s obsession with the death of her brother, taking her on a nightmarish journey where she must a face a deadly proposition to […]
The Essential British Films
Tom Jolliffe on the essential British films… Article 50 is due to drop soon. Britain flies the Euro coop. With that in mind, and more importantly because any time is a good time to acknowledge it, I thought I would list my essential British films. I’ve collated a list of not only my favourites, but […]
Vin Diesel drives a flaming car in The Fate of the Furious clip
With just three weeks weeks to go until The Fate of the Furious arrives in cinemas, IGN has debuted a new clip from the upcoming eighth instalment in the blockbuster Fast & Furious franchise which sees Vin Diesel’s Dom Toretto pulling off a daring stunt during a reckless car chase which results in him driving backwards […]
Exclusive Interview: Daniel Espinosa, director of Life
Amon Warmann chats with Life director Daniel Espinosa (spoilers follow)… When we caught up with Daniel Espinosa to talk to him about Life – the Swedish director’s sixth feature – we asked him about how his latest movie differs from Alien, working with Ryan Reynolds post-Deadpool, and playing music on set while the actors were […]
Disney CEO reveals Han Solo Star Wars spinoff story details, will span six years
As production continues on the as-yet-untitled young Han Solo movie, Disney CEO Bob Iger has peeled back the curtain on the second Star Wars Anthology film somewhat, offering up the very first plot details for the May 2018 release. “It picks up Han Solo when he was 18 years old and takes him through when he […]
