Point Break, 2016. Directed by Ericson Core. Starring Édgar Ramírez, Luke Bracey, Ray Winstone, Teresa Palmer and Delroy Lindo. SYNOPSIS: A young FBI agent infiltrates a group of athletes he believes is responsible for a series of intricate robberies around the world. Many of us have fond memories of Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 thriller-slash-bromance (not least […]
Movie Review – The Scopia Effect (2014)
The Scopia Effect, 2014. Written and Directed by Christopher Butler. Starring Joanna Ignaczewski, Akira Koieyama, Julian Seager, Louis Labovitch, and Jessica Jay. SYNOPSIS: Past life regression therapy unlocks the dark recesses of a young girl’s mind. As time periods collide and incarnations merge through a single entity. Basia (Joanna Ignaczewski) must find a way to […]
Supergirl Season 1 Episode 12 Review – ‘Bizarro’
Martin Carr reviews the twelfth episode of Supergirl… Who cares what the tailoring’s like? Sharp suited or slovenly, dishevelled or dynamic. As someone once said those clothes don’t make the man. If you’re bat shit crazy with the mentality of a man-child it’s gonna end in tears. No discussion. Add an inflated ego and intellectual […]
The X-Files Season 10 Episode 3 Review – ‘Mulder and Scully Meet The Were-Monster’
Martin Carr reviews the third episode of The X-Files season 10… Sidestepping B-movie monster mash expectations. This weeks X-Files throws an antipodean spanner in the works, by casting Flight of The Concords Rhys Darby as an easy-going were-lizard. Who is bitten by a human, transformed into an everyday Joe and has compulsions which include working […]
Zack Snyder on Warner Bros. keeping its DC movie and TV universes separate
Yesterday we brought you some comments from Zack Snyder about his interpretation of Superman in Man of Steel and the involvement of the Justice League in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and now the director has been sharing his thoughts on Warner Bros.’ decision to keep its movie and TV universe separate from one […]
The Three Little Stooges movie in the works
Deadline is reporting that C3 Entertainment has tapped Harris Goldberg (Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo) to write and direct The Three Little Stooges, a comedy that will revolve around the adventures of a pre-teen Larry, Moe and Curly. Although plot details are being kept under wraps, Deadline’s report suggests “it is not an origins story and […]
Seth Rogen, Zach Galifianakis and Bill Hader to star sci-fi comedy The Something
Seth Rogen, Zach Galifianakis and Bill Hader are heading into outer space, with the trio signing on to appear in the sci-fi comedy The Something. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the film will follow a group of male astronauts who come across another ship after spending years being stuck in space. The Something will […]
Bryan Singer closes deal to direct 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Back in September Bryan Singer revealed that he has been developing an adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and now it has been announced that the filmmaker has closed his deal with Fox and is moving full steam ahead towards a fall production start. “I’m incredibly excited to be […]
Comic Book Review – Cry Havoc #1
David Smyth reviews Cry Havoc #1… BEHOLD THE MODERN MONSTROSITY. X-Men Legacy writer SIMON SPURRIER and superstar artist RYAN KELLY present fiends, fragility, and firepower in an all-new series, mixing the hard-boiled militaria of Jarhead with the dark folklore of Pan’s Labyrinth. Includes an unprecedented use of multiple colorists (MATT WILSON, LEE LOUGHRIDGE, & NICK […]
Blu-ray Review – Bridge of Spies (2015)
Bridge of Spies, 2015. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, Austin Stowell, Jesse Plemons, Sebastian Koch and Alan Alda. SYNOPSIS: During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the […]
