Ricky Church on the 20th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace… For children of the 1980s and 90s, the Star Wars trilogy was exciting, groundbreaking and amazing, but it was all we would ever get of the galaxy far, far away. That is until this day 20 years ago on May 19th, 1999 […]
In Defence of the Star Wars Prequels: Are they really that bad?
Ricky Church with a defence of the Star Wars prequels… To say that the Star Wars prequels are controversial would be an understatement. Leading up to May 19, 1999 fans young and old alike were very excited for The Phantom Menace only to be disappointed with what director George Lucas had delivered. As the trilogy […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers #5
Ricky Church reviews Transformers #5… IDW’s latest issue of Transformers makes a couple interesting developments in the story, though it’s still plagued somewhat by the same problems of the previous couple of issues. Brian Ruckely doesn’t focus as much on the world-building aspect this time around as he instead moves characters further into their journeys. However, some […]
Game of Thrones: The 5 Biggest Changes From The Books
Ricky Church on Game of Thrones and the show’s biggest changes from the books… With only five books out of seven published, and no release date in sight for The Winds of Winter, HBO’s Game of Thrones has not only gone beyond the narrative of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire books […]
Robert Pattinson top choice for new Batman for Matt Reeves, Nicholas Hoult in the mix
It looks like we may finally know who will next don the cape and cowl in Matt Reeves’ The Batman. After months (perhaps years given the back-and-forth rumours of Ben Affleck’s continued involvement) of speculation, Variety is reporting that Robert Pattinson looks set to be cast as the new Batman for Warner Bros. The outlet […]
Movie Review – John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, 2019. Directed by Chad Stahelski. Starring Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne, Anjelica Huston, Saïd Taghmaoui, Mark Dacascos, Lance Reddick, Jerome Flynn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tiger Hu Chen, Asia Kate Dillon, and Jason Mantzoukas. SYNOPSIS: John Wick goes from revenge driven hunter to most hunted man alive as […]
The End is Nigh in trailer for HBO’s Watchmen
After months of short teasers and little information, HBO has finally released the first teaser trailer for the Watchmen TV series. From Lost showrunner Damon Lindelof, the series will be both a sequel and original story to the graphic novel from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Watch the teaser below… Watchmen followed an alternate history where superheroes […]
Batman: Hush animated movie gets a first trailer
One of the most anticipated DC Universe Animated Original Movies that Batman fans have been clamouring for for ages now is set to arrive this summer, and thanks IGN, we now have our first look at Batman: Hush with the release of a first trailer, which you can watch below… The film is based on the […]
Disney releases first Maleficent: Mistress of Evil trailer starring Angelina Jolie
Disney has released the first teaser trailer for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, the sequel to the 2014 reimagining of the classic Sleepy Beauty tale. Angelina Jolie will reprise her role as Maleficent, one of Disney’s most famous villains, alongside Elle Fanning as Princess Aurora. Watch the trailer below… A fantasy adventure that picks up several years […]
Book Review – Star Wars: Master & Apprentice
Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: Master & Apprentice by Claudia Gray… While Star Wars fans hold The Phantom Menace in different levels of regard, one element of George Lucas’ first prequel film most fans agree on is how great Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn was. Obi-Wan’s master, as played by Liam Neeson, was thoughtful, compassionate and one of the […]