Ray Willmott reviews the first episode of Falling Skies Season four… It’s rare for a Sci-Fi show to see life past its first season these days, but Falling Skies has definitely earned its stripes, continuing to improve year on year. Aliens, known as Skitters, have unexpectedly attacked Earth, leaving it in tatters and ruins, forcing […]
John Boyega eyeing Marvel role as Black Panther
Not content with venturing to a galaxy far, far away for Star Wars: Episode VII, it seems that John Boyega is eyeing another Disney franchise, with the Attack the Block star taking to Twitter to express his interest in joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Marvel role? Damn right I’m aiming for it,” said Boyega. “Currently […]
Robert Downey Jr. on the possibility of returning as Tony Stark for Iron Man 4
With Marvel announcing five new release dates last week, there’s been much speculation as to what properties could fill the seven currently-unnanounced slots on the studio’s slate. The Avengers 3 will presumably occupy the May 2019 release date, and with Doctor Strange and Thor 3 taking up another two, that leaves us with four mystery […]
Simon Kinberg on The Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse and Gambit
If you were hoping to get a first look at Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell as the Fantastic Four at Comic-Con this weekend, then I’m afraid you’re out of luck. The Josh Trank-directed reboot was absent from 20th Century Fox’s schedule for its Hall H presentation on Friday, and now […]
DVD Review – Honour (2014)
Honour, 2014. Written and Directed by Shan Khan. Starring Paddy Considine, Aiysha Hart, Faraz Ayub, Shubham Saraf, Harvey Virdi and Nikesh Patel. SYNOPSIS: A story centered on a young woman is targeted by her family for an “honour killing” and the bounty hunter who takes the job. Let’s take a cursory look at the headlines: […]
Gotham showrunner talks Harvey Dent and Hugo Strange
Earlier this week we brought you some comments from Gotham showrunner Bruno Heller about the inclusion of Poison Ivy – sorry, Ivy Pepper – and The Joker in the upcoming Batman prequel series, and now he’s been talking about utilising another two members of The Dark Knight’s Rogues Gallery in Harvey Dent and Professor Hugo […]
Roberto Orci talks Power Rangers: “I won’t ruin your franchise”
Last week it was announced that Roberto Orci (Star Trek) had signed on to executive produce the upcoming Power Rangers reboot, as well as developing the story with Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz (X-Men: First Class), who will pen the screenplay. During an interview with IGN, Orci has discussed working with Haim Saban on the […]
Blu-ray Review – A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
A Hard Day’s Night, 1964. Directed by Richard Lester. Starring Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Wilfrid Brambell and Norman Rossington. SYNOPSIS: A look into the (hard) day and night adventures of The Beatles. Many who haven’t yet seen A Hard Day’s Night will still be familiar with some of the 50 year-old […]
Showrunner Steven S. DeKnight says Daredevil will have a “gritty 1970’s New York feel”
With filming underway on Marvel’s first Netflix miniseries Daredevil, showrunner Steven S. DeKnight took a moment to talk about the upcoming series during last night’s world premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy in Hollywood, promising a “gritty 1970’s New York” feel to the show. “We’re going for a very kind of gritty, 1970’s New York […]
The Strain – Episode 1 Review
Martin Carr reviews the first episode of The Strain… A Boeing 767 flying out of Berlin lands at JFK and goes dark. Its fuselage is cold. Every window blind is drawn except one and the passengers are silent. Someone calls in Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll) from the CDC (Centre for Disease Control) to investigate. Together […]
