Casey Chong with ten essential fugitive on-the-run movies… So, what makes a movie that explores the fugitive or man/woman-on-the-run subgenre such a gripping cinematic experience? Among them is the thrill of the chase between the fugitive(s) and the pursuer(s) within a high-stakes scenario. Depending on the storytelling, they can be movies about those who are […]
Clone Commander Gree joins Hot Toys’ Star Wars sixth scale collection
Hot Toys is further expanding the ranks of its sixth scale Grand Army of the Republic with the upcoming release of a new Clone Commander Gree action figure, as inspired by the character’s appearance in 2005’s Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. Available to pre-order now, you can check out the official […]
Director talk heats up for DC’s Deathstroke and Bane movie
Back in the early days of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s appointment as the new chiefs of DC Studios, it was revealed that screenwriter Matthew Orton (Moon Knight) had been tapped to write a script for a team-up movie focussing on the supervillains Deathstroke and Bane, and now it seems the project is closing in […]
Bane and Deathstroke team-up movie in the works at DC Studios
THR is reporting that DC Studios is looking to pair two of its supervillains for a team-up movie, with development underway on a film focussing on Bat-villain Bane and Teen Titans nemesis Slade Wilson, a.k.a. Deathstroke. While details are scarce and a director is yet to become attached, the potential project is being scripted by […]
Blu-ray Review – Private Benjamin (1980)
Private Benjamin, 1980. Directed by Howard Zieff. Starring Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante, Robert Webber, Sam Wanamaker, Barbara Barrie, Mary Kay Place, Harry Dean Stanton, and Albert Brooks. SYNOPSIS: Private Benjamin makes its Blu-ray debut with an excellent print that’s been restored in 4K. The bonus features are sparse, but if you’re a fan, […]
12 Essential Job Title Movies
Sometimes a movie does what it says on the tin, such as these movies named after job titles… Choosing the title of your movie can be one of the hardest tasks. Get it wrong, and you might find your film is wholly mis-sold or misinterpreted by audiences. That was one of the reasons William Friedkin’s […]
McFarlane Toys launches McFarlane Vault Collection with DC Multiverse and Medieval Spawn figures
McFarlane Toys has officially launched a new line of 7-inch action figures under the ‘McFarlane Vault Collection’, which gets underway with a first wave that includes DC Multiverse figures for Batman and The Joker: Bank Robber from 2008’s The Dark Knight movie, Superman from Action Comics #1, and Wonder Woman, along with a Medieval Spawn […]
David Cronenberg’s The Fly at 40: A Love Letter to the Rot
Adam Page on David Cronenberg’s sci-fi body horror classic The Fly… There is a moment in The Fly from David Cronenberg, and if you haven’t seen it yet, stop reading, go watch it and come back, I’ll wait. Okay, then? It’s where Jeff Goldblum’s Seth Brundle pulls off his fingernail. Just…lifts it away clean to […]
The Essential Comedy Movies of 2006
It’s time to venture back to when cinemas had a new comedy every week, with the essential comedy movies of 2006… If there’s one genre that feels like it needs a shot in the arm, it’s the comedy genre. There was a time not too long ago when it felt like we had specialists, and […]
McFarlane Toys brings Batman Returns’ Batmissile to its DC Multiverse line
McFarlane Toys has officially announced that pre-orders are now underway for the 7-inch scale DC Multiverse Batmissile vehicle, inspired by its appearance in Tim Burton’s 1992 DC superhero sequel Batman Returns. Priced at $99.99, you can check out the promotional images and details below… Batmissle vehicle inspired by the iconic Batman Returns feature film. Designed […]
