Having played in a sandbox he helped create with this year’s Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg is set to step into a genre for the first time with the news that his untitled Western movie will begin filming next year. The legendary director’s decision to strap on the boots and kick up some dust on the North […]
The Genius of Sylvester Stallone’s Rousing Rocky Franchise
Sylvester Stallone’s iconic underdog has endured for 50 years and is still punching in cinemas. Is Rocky the most rousing franchise around?50 years ago, Sylvester Stallone announced himself to Hollywood by starring as Rocky Balboa, a local low level boxer who by chance, get’s a shot against the world champion, Apollo Creed. The story of […]
Waterworld – The Movie That Sunk Kevin Costner’s Star Status
Simon Thompson revisits Waterworld, the 1995 movie that sunk Kevin Costner’s star status…Infamous production cycles are something that fascinate me as a film fan, for whatever reason. Be it the huge egos involved, or the insane this couldn’t possibly happen in any other working environment anecdotes. In amongst the sheer absurdity of big productions and […]
Movie Review – Fjord (2026)
Fjord, 2026.Written and Directed by Cristian Mungiu. Starring Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, Lisa Carlehed, Henrikke Lund-Olsen, Vanessa Ceban, Jonathan Ciprian Breazu, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Lisa Loven Kongsli, and Markus Tønseth.SYNOPSIS:An immigrant Romanian family living in Norway is subject to an investigation and faces the scrutiny of the local judicial system.From writer/director Cristian Mungiu, Fjord is […]
Movie Review – Godzilla Minus Zero (2026)
Godzilla Minus Zero, 2026.Written and Directed by Takashi Yamazaki. Starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Jun Kunimura, Miou Tanaka, Sakura Ando, Masami Nagasawa, Min Tanaka, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Munetaka Aoki, and Sae Nagatani.SYNOPSIS:Set in 1949, the Shikishima family confronts a fresh catastrophe two years after surviving their previous ordeal with the legendary monster.Godzilla […]
Danny McBride’s G.I. Joe movie sets 2028 release
Having given the green light to a pitch from Danny McBride back in July, Paramount Pictures is now moving full speed ahead with its G.I. Joe reboot, with last month’s casting of Bradley Cooper in the lead role as Duke now followed by word that the film has been set an October 20th 2028 release […]
Tokyo International Film Festival 2026 Review – Plastic Love!
Plastic Love!, 2026.Directed by Sybilla Patrizia and Clementine Nuttall. Featuring Nami Miyahara, Akira Sakano, Komichi Ikeda, Mamoru Kamata, Yuzuru Oikawa, Taisuke Sato, Etsuko Yamada, Kazumi Murose.SYNOPSIS:A pop-infused dive into Japan’s love of packaging – and how it might hold the key to escaping a plastic-wrapped future.We encounter plastic every day. It has wrapped itself around […]
Super7 unleashes Godzilla Minus Zero ReAction, Ultimates! and Super Kaiju action figures
Coinciding with its theatrical release, Super7 has revealed a wave of collectibles for Toho’s blockbuster sequel, Godzilla Minus Zero, which includes ReAction, Ultimates!, and Super Kaiju action figures for Godzilla & King Ghidorah. The new releases are available to pre-order now, and you can check out the official promotional images below…SEE ALSO: Godzilla Minus One […]
Tokyo International Film Festival 2026 Review – Fuxi: Four Tales of Feasting
Fuxi: Four Tales of Feasting, 2026.Directed by Qiu Jiongjiong. Starring Lee Kang-sheng, Lee Hong-Chi, Annie Chen, Fan Kuang-yao, Darren Wang, Xue Xuchun, Roy Wang, Wang Hai, Zhang Ninghao, Zhou Jiarui, Jiang Hongyu.SYNOPSIS: Across four millennia, four banquets gather mortals and spirits, ancestors and deities, at a shared table, drawing from the folklore traditions of China’s […]
The Thing, Brazil, and Jennifer’s Body: When Movies Find Their Audience Decades Later
Adam Page on movies that find their audience decades on…Let me tell you about a smell, and see if it brings back memories. Carpet that has absorbed fifteen years of rain off strangers’ coats. Warm plastic. The slight chemical sweetness of a popcorn machine that nobody’s cleaned since the Falklands. A teenage clerk with a […]
