Anghus Houvouras on Warner Bros.’ options for salvaging The Flash… David Zaslav’s regime at Warner Bros. Discovery started with a number of decisions that have left industry analysts and fans baffled. To be fair, he was handed a dumpster fire with the DCEU that has struggled to find creative cohesion and an overarching strategy for […]
The Death of Cinematic Discourse
Anghus Houvouras on the death of cinematic discourse… Cinematic discourse has been contentious as far back as I can remember. There were always people extremely passionate about film, who would state their opinions with vigour and steadfastly defend them given the opportunity. Woody Allen famously portrayed the kind of overly zealous cinematic debates that took […]
Blu-ray Review – The Deep (1977)
The Deep, 1977. Directed by Peter Yates. Starring Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte, Dick Anthony Williams, Robert Shaw, Louis Gossett Jr., and Eli Wallach. SYNOPSIS: A pair of amateur divers discover a shipwreck filled with drugs and treasure whilst wearing very tight t-shirts. You can imagine the producers of The Deep all gathered round a big […]
Disney brings Pinocchio to life with new trailer for live-action movie
With a little over two weeks until Pinocchio arrives on Disney+, Walt Disney Studios has released a trailer, poster and images for director Robert Zemeckis’ live-action retelling of the classic tale; take a look here… Academy Award® winner Robert Zemeckis directs this live action retelling of the beloved tale of a wooden puppet who […]
Naomi Watts stars in trailer for Goodnight Mommy remake
Prime Video has debuted the first trailer and poster for Goodnight Mommy, the Naomi Watts-headlined remake of the critically acclaimed 2014 Austrian horror. Directed by Matt Sobel, the film follows twin brothers Elias and Lucas (Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti) as they arrive at their mother’s (Watts) home only to discover her covered in bandages – […]
Movie Review – Mr Malcolm’s List (2022)
Mr Malcolm’s List, 2022. Directed by Emma Holly Jones. Starring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Freida Pinto, Zawe Ashton, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Theo James, Naoko Mori and Ashley Park. SYNOPSIS: In the high society of 1800s London, an eligible bachelor with a list of requirements for his future wife looks set to get a rude awakening when a woman […]
Disney developing live-action King Kong origin series
While Apple are busy developing their own Titans TV show linked to the cinematic Monsterverse, Disney have decided to that they’d also like to cash in on Kong by announcing a live-action series based on the lovelorn ape’s origin on Skull Island. According to Variety the series would be a serialised drama that would explore […]
Halloween Ends to debut in cinemas and on streaming as new poster puts Laurie Strode and Michael Myers side-by-side one final time
Laurie Strode and Michael Myers have been playing cat-and-mouse around Haddonfield for over 40 years, so the final poster for October’s Halloween Ends has decided to throw them together in a pose ordinarily reserved for a 90s Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson rom-com in order to let audiences know that this is it, this is […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Red Sonja (1985)
Red Sonja, 1985. Directed by Richard Fleischer Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman, Paul Smith, Ronald Lacey, Ernie Reyes Jr., Pat Roach. SYNOPSIS: A female warrior sets out for revenge against the evil tyrant who murdered her sister, aided by a skilled swordsman and a child prince. Red Sonja is one of those ‘80s […]
Video Review – Beast sees Idris Elba face an evil lion in a lackluster battle
EJ Moreno with a video review of Beast… With the premise of Idris Elba fighting a lion, you’d expect an epic battle of campiness and brutality. Sadly, Beast lacks both in what our critic EJ Moreno describes as a lackluster human vs. animal film. In the grand tradition of films like Jaws, Orca, or Anaconda, […]
