Ray Willmott reviews Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor…. Over the years, The Lord of the Rings has proven to be a surprisingly flexible, encouraging license for games. From the side-scrolling beat-em-up action of Two Towers and Return of the King, to the unique RPG The Third Age and the RTS quality of War in the North. […]
Red band trailer for David Hayter’s Wolves
Ahead of its VOD release next week, a new trailer has arrived online for Wolves, the directorial debut of screenwriter David Hayter (X-Men, Watchmen), which features a cast that includes Lucas Till (X-Men: First Class), Stephen McHattie (Watchmen), Merritt Patterson (The Hole) and Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones). Check it out below… Cayden Richards, 18, […]
The Strain – Episode 13 Review
Martin Carr reviews the season finale of The Strain… Time is ticking for Goodweather and his cohorts as they close in on The Master and his minions…. So here is a finale. The culmination of a series considered by many to be average and singled out, perhaps unfairly, for its mediocrity. That Guillermo del Toro, […]
First clip from Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. season 2
With Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. returns to Disney XD this weekend, Marvel has released the first clip from the second season of the animated show, which you can check out after the official episode description for the season premiere… “In the season two premiere, the Hulks discover the Leader stowed away on board […]
Gotham Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘The Balloonman’
Anthony Stokes reviews the third episode of Gotham… The first two episodes of Gotham were big disappointments for me. Worse than mediocre, I thought they were outright bad. Riddled with cliched dialogue and characters, it was painful to watch such good actors get such incompetent dialogue. There comes a point when you’re watching a show […]
The Fantastic Four’s Miles Teller: “People hate me for the fact that I’m playing Reed Richards and that we’re ruining their franchise”
Last week Michael B. Jordan offered up a few thoughts on the criticism towards his casting as Johnny Storm / The Human Torch in 20th Century Fox’s upcoming reboot of The Fantastic Four, and now co-star Miles Teller (a.k.a. the new Mister Fantastic) has chimed in with some comments on the negative reaction that the […]
Woody Allen Wednesdays – Magic in the Moonlight and Bananas
Every Wednesday, FM writers Simon Columb and Brogan Morris write two short reviews on Woody Allen films … in the hope of watching all his films over the course of roughly 49 weeks. If you have been watching Woody’s films and want to join in, feel free to comment with short reviews yourself! Next up […]
On Thin Ice: Making a Low Budget Film
Tom Jolliffe on making a low budget film… For any aspiring writer, director, actor, or whichever field in film you happen to have aspirations in, a commonality exists. The struggle to breakout. There will be days when you want to give up, or days when you feel like you’re getting close, only to have the […]
Comic Book Review – Black Science #9
Zeb Larson reviews Black Science #9… Conflict is the only constant, as the Dimensionauts are embroiled in a brutal war which threatens to engulf the fantastical land they are stranded in. But how can they uncover the horrible truth about the Pillar when every second is a fight to survive? This is a strange issue […]
Gone Girl tops the UK box office chart ahead of Dracula Untold
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th October 2014… David Fincher’s latest film Gone Girl comfortably fought of competition from Dracula Untold to claim top spot at the UK box office this past weekend, pulling in £4,109,628 including £416k in previews – just under the £4.32 […]
