Matt Rodgers reviews the first three episodes of Dark… Dark is the first German Netflix original series, but if you read the synopsis, you might argue over the validity of the word ‘original’. There are a group of bike riding kids, who all go to the same high school in their small woodland community, at […]
Carmen Ejogo to star alongside Mahershala Ali in True Detective Season 3
While most people lost interest in the sprawling narrative of True Detective sophomore run, there’s enough goodwill left in the brand from the incredible debut season to ensure that a third instalment of Nic Pizzolatto’s crime anthology is something to get excited about. Already we had the news that Moonlight Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali […]
Netflix secures rights to Maika Monroe and Gary Oldman sci-fi Tau
Netflix have acquired the distribution rights to Federico D’Alessandro’s Tau, which judging by the synopsis below sounds like Home Alone meets Room, by way of Ex-Machina. Starring It Follows and The Guest’s Maika Monroe, the sci-fi thriller will also feature Ed Skrein (Deadpool) and Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour). Tau follows a once street-smart grifter, Julia (Monroe) […]
Paddington 2 is huge at the UK box office
Much like its loveable CGI star, Paddington 2 has proved to be that rarest of creatures, a sequel that surpasses the original, and now it’s replicating the critical success at the box office. Studiocanal’s sequel has knocked Murder On the Orient Express from the top spot with an estimated £8.2m over the weekend. The first […]
Thor: Ragnarok repeats while Orient Express and Daddy’s Home 2 go close at the box office
The weekend estimates are in, and it looks as though Thor: Raganrok has delivered a thunderous sophomore session with approximately $56.6 million to add to a franchise best total of $211 million after just ten days of release. Having already passed the global total of 2011’s Thor, Taika Waititi’s well-received multi-coloured Marvel offering has now surpassed Thor: […]
Netflix debuts trailer for time travel mystery Dark
“Yesterday, today and tomorrow are not consecutive. They are connected in a never-ending circle”. Netflix have dropped the trailer for their German language time-travelling kidnap drama, Dark, and if the series turns out to be half as creepy as this suggests, we’re in for a treat when all episodes become available on December 1st. Check […]
Metal Gear Solid movie to be written by Jurassic World scribe
He may have fallen foul of the Star Wars: Episode IX shake-up, jettisoned in an escape pod alongside his Safety Not Guaranteed collaborator Colin Trevorrow, but according to Variety, Derek Connolly has landed another potential blockbuster franchise in the form of Metal Gear Solid. Having already written Jurassic World and Kong: Skull Island, Sony have […]
Comic Book Review – Little Nightmares Vol. 1
Matt Rodgers reviews Little Nightmares Vol. 1… We’re told that “The following tales are faint memories, recollections of the children’s life outside the Maw, told to the best of their ability”, and that’s what we get, a beautifully macabre set of dreamscape shards, which hang loosely from the story of a small girl in a […]
Stranger Things season 2 draws huge viewing figures
Now that Nielsen are starting to release viewing statistics for online streaming services, we might start to get an idea of just how successful the likes of Netflix and Amazon have been in reinventing the consumption of our favourite television shows. Well, the former of those streaming giants will be pleased with the results for […]
US theaters angered by Star Wars: The Last Jedi demands
With Star Wars: The Last Jedi set to be the biggest box-office movie of the year, The Magic Kingdom is making sure it can recoup as many Disney dollars as possible when the film hits this December. The Wall Street Journal are reporting that before US exhibitors can show the highly anticipated film, they must […]
