This week, Neil Calloway looks at why soccer movies tend to bomb at the box office… The timing could not have been better; name recognition could not have been higher, it was the perfect time to release a film about an organisation that dominated the headlines for the past few weeks. It doesn’t always work […]
Fallout 4, Graphics and Why Visual Demands Are Dumb
Samuel Brace on Fallout 4, graphics and why visual demands are dumb… Goodness me, where to begin… I don’t know. I really don’t. Well… I suppose… Okay. How about here: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Deadly Premonition. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Whatever those games mean to you (and they should all mean something) just […]
Comics to Read Before You Die #22: Formerly Known as the Justice League
In the latest edition of Comics to Read Before You Die, Jessie Robertson looks at Formerly Known as the Justice League… Published in 2003 Created by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, Kevin Maguire & Joe Rubenstein Comedy comics are rarely mentioned when it’s discussed what are the best comic book collections out there; you usually venture […]
The Callow Way – Why World Peace Will Be Bad For The Comic Book Movie
This week Neil Calloway looks at why comic book adaptations have been so popular recently… Earlier this week, Flickering Myth reported on a infographic that showed the highest grossing Marvel films. There were some surprises; the original Spider-Man trilogy beats not only the Amazing Spider-Man films, despite being released ten years earlier, but also Guardians […]
The Callow Way – On Tax and Fraud in Film
This week, Neil Calloway looks at cases of the misuse of tax incentives in film… The tax incentives offered by various countries, and some US states, to film and TV production companies have been a good thing. Maybe not in if you live in Los Angeles, which has seen a decline in projects being shot […]
Disastrous Masterpieces in Disguise? Examining the Transformers’ Cinematic Future
Fred McNamara on Paramount’s plans for a shared Transformers universe… It’s almost laughable how aggressive the internet turned when Paramount announced they were treating their live-action Transformers franchise to a Marvel Cinematic Universe-styled expansion. We’re also being treated to a constant stream of rumours regarding whether or not Transformers 5 will be a two-parter, the […]
Interview: Stelio Savante talks about The Making of the Mob and American Genius
Paul Risker chats with actor Stelio Savante… The short film Once We Were Slaves to the upcoming docu-dramas American Genius and The Making of the Mob have seen actor Stelio Savante journey from the ancient world to the modern world. But time is not the only aspect to this journey as he steps into the […]
My Retro Game Box – Review
Luke Owen gives some thoughts on the My Retro Game Box subscription service… The idea of boxes being sent in the post with an assortment of random items has become pretty big business here in the UK, as well for our brothers and sisters across the pond. Want a monthly supply of socks? There’s a […]
Why we should all be rooting for Suicide Squad
Anghus Houvouras on why he thinks we should all be rooting for Suicide Squad… A cast that ranges from the inspired to the ludicrous. Character designs that have broken the internet in half. Mutant Argus soldiers covered in a thousand eyes toting shotguns. One of the most popular movie stars in the world playing a […]
The Most Disappointing: Our Insatiable Appetite for More
Anghus Houvouras on our insatiable appetite for more… Like any good column, I was hoping to create a discussion on the topic of our collective box office obsession. Something that has seeped into the groundwater of film fanaticism and poisoned the well. It’s not enough for our movies to be great anymore. They must also […]
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