Eric Bay-Andersen review the first and second episode of Better Call Saul season 2… Like a lot of die-hard Breaking Bad fans, I was sceptical when it was announced that they were making a prequel, focusing on Walter White’s shady lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk). Luckily (or perhaps unsurprisingly, given the returning behind-the-scenes talent) last […]
Women, Comic Books, and Sex: It’s Time to Change the Record
Alice Rush on Women, Comic Books, and Sex… A part of me envies young girls growing up these days. More important conversations about feminism and gender equality are happening prominently in the media and the female role models being shown across television and film are fantastic. When I think back to my former years and […]
Jon Bernthal joins Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver
With production now underway, Deadline is reporting that Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dead, Daredevil) has joined the cast of Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver, where he will appear alongside Ansel Elgort (The Fault in Our Stars), Jamie Foxx (Django Unchained), Lily James (Cinderella), Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Kevin Spacey (House of Cards) and Eiza Gonzalez (From […]
Video Game Review – Rocket League
Martin Carr reviews Rocket League… You’re in a huge stadium. Floodlights blaze down from atop vast scaffolding constructs encompassing an arena decked out in full regalia. People rev their engines in anticipation of that klaxon kicking off another adrenaline fuelled foot to the floor fiasco. Rocket League is foolishly simple yet savagely addictive from almost […]
Movie Review – Grimsby (2016)
Grimsby (aka The Brothers Grimsby), 2016. Directed by Louis Leterrier. Starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Rebel Wilson, Penélope Cruz, Isla Fisher and Ian McShane. SYNOPSIS: A football hooligan tracks down his long-lost brother, a spy for MI6, and they end up on the run from a terrorist organisation. Sacha Baron Cohen is a brave […]
Video Game Review – Homefront: The Revolution Closed Beta
Martin Carr reviews Homefront: The Revolution closed beta… Deep Silver Dambuster Studios have created something which I have played more than a few times. I appreciate that this was a closed beta of Homefront: The Revolution, but somehow my expectations were higher. As this beta was only available for three days my time on it […]
Brant Daugherty signs on for Fifty Shades Freed
Deadline is reporting that Brant Daugherty (Pretty Little Liars) has signed on to appear in the third instalment of the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise, Fifty Shades Freed, where he’ll portray Sawyer, a bodyguard to Dakota Johnson’s Anastasia Steele. Fifty Shades Freed is being shot back-to-back with the second movie Fifty Shades Darker, with James […]
Our Favourite Mythical Characters in Film
They’re a concept artist’s dream and an actor’s biggest challenge. Any film that involves mythical characters automatically becomes a hundred times cooler, and a thousand times more creative. Here’s a brief rundown of our cinematic top five. 1. Tinkerbell, Hook There are a few representations of this iconic fairy to choose from, but Julia Roberts’ […]
Comic Book Review – Haunted Love #1
David Smyth reviews Haunted Love #1… Haunted Love features rotting tales of supernatural Pre-code romance from putrid horror comics from the vile horror comics of the 1950s. Lurid lust! Vicious violence! Creepy kisses! The zombie-fied Haunted Love #1 is just the first of 3 throbbing issues that will set your horrid hearts afire. Haunted Love […]
DVD Review – Nina Forever (2015)
Nina Forever, 2015. Directed by Ben Blaine & Chris Blaine. Starring Fiona O’Shaughnessy, Abigail Hardingham, Cian Barry, David Troughton, Lee Nicolas Harris and Elizabeth Elvin. SYNOPSIS: A man is haunted by the restless ghost of his dead girlfriend after he finds a new love. Having lost his girlfriend Nina (Fiona O’Shaughnessy) in a car accident, […]