Deep Rising, 1998. Directed by Stephen Sommers. Starring Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Anthony Heald, Kevin J. O’Connor, Wes Studi, Derrick O’Connor, Jason Flemyng, Clifton Powell, Trevor Goddard, and Djimon Hounsou. SYNOPSIS: A group of mercenaries board a luxury cruise liner with the intent of stealing its cargo, unaware that something monstrous has already taken over […]
New Marvel Legends and Retro Series figures unveiled at Hasbro Pulse Con 2021
Hasbro unveiled a new wave of Marvel products during this weekend’s Hasbro Pulse Con virtual event which includes a Marvel Legends Series Captain America two-pack containing Avengers: Endgame’s Steve Rogers and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s Sam Wilson, 6-inch figures for The Winter Soldier, Captain America, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, and Vision, new collectibles […]
Book Review – Seconds by Jez Conolly and Emma Westwood
Rachel Bellwoar reviews Seconds by Jez Conolly and Emma Westwood… Seconds isn’t the first film to create suspense around the appearance of a person whose face is covered in bandages. The Invisible Man did it. So did Eyes Without a Face and Dark Passage. Never are these films content to let the bandages stay on, […]
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2 first look images tease a multiverse of possibilities
Sony Pictures enjoyed huge success with 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the animated feature wowing audiences and critics alike with $375 million in box office receipts, as well as taking home the Oscar for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards. As you’d expect, Sony wasted little time in announcing a sequel, and with a […]
Mount Everest animated movie Summit of the Gods gets a trailer, poster and images from Netflix
Netflix has released a trailer, poster and images for The Summit of the Gods, the upcoming animated feature based on artist Jiro Taniguchi and writer Baku Yumemakura’s manga series of the same name which follows a young Japanese photojournalist as he discovers a camera that could change the history of mountaineering; take a look here… […]
Iron Studios’ Bloodsport, Polka-Dot Man and Ratcatcher 2 The Suicide Squad Battle Diorama Series statues available for pre-order
Iron Studios has revealed promotional images for The Suicide Squad Battle Diorama Series collectibles statues for Bloodsport, Polka-Dot Man, and Ratcatcher 2, based on the likenesses of Idris Elba, David Dastmalchian, and Daniela Melchior from James Gunn’s DC supervillain team-up; check out the promotional images here… With a mission to destroy a laboratory and a […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Passing
Passing, 2021. Written and Directed by Rebecca Hall. Starring Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland, Alexander Skarsgård, Bill Camp, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Justus Davis Graham, Ethan Barrett, Ashley Ware Jenkins, and Amos J. Machanic. SYNOPSIS: Passing follows the unexpected reunion of two high school friends, whose renewed acquaintance ignites a mutual obsession that threatens both […]
The Best James Bond Film Scores
Hasitha Fernando on the best James Bond film scores… With No Time to Die scheduled to begin its international rollout on September 30th, following multiple delays it is a fine time to look back at the incomparable musical legacy this long-standing franchise has given to audiences the world over. From the now iconic opening gun-barrel […]
October Horrors 2021 – Fade to Black (1980)
Fade to Black, 1980. Written and Directed by Vernon Zimmerman. Starring Dennis Christopher, Tim Thomerson, Gwynne Gilford, Norman Burton, Eve Brent, Linda Kerridge, James Luisi, Mickey Rourke, Peter Horton. SYNOPSIS A film-obsessed loner embarks upon a violent killing spree inspired by characters from classic cinema. If you were to describe me as a movie-obsessed oddball, […]
The Witches at 30: The family film that terrified an entire generation
With The Witches celebrating its 30th anniversary, George Nash takes a look at the legacy of Nicolas Roeg’s terrifying family film… In the filmography of the late British director Nicolas Roeg — a career spanning just shy of 50 years — two movies stand out from the rest. Both are adaptations of literary texts. Both […]
