From Dusk Till Dawn, 1996. Directed by Robert Rodriguez. Starring Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Juliette Lewis, Ernest Liu, Salma Hayek, Michael Parks, Danny Trejo, Tom Savini, and Cheech Marin. SYNOPSIS: Seth and Richie Gecko, a pair of escaped criminals on the run seek refuge, along with a family of hostages, in a bar […]
Chinese fantasy A Writer’s Odyssey gets a trailer and poster
Ahead of its release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for director Yang Lu’s Chinese fantasy drama A Writer’s Odyssey which follows author Kongwen Lu (Dong Zijian) as he finds the fantasy world of his novel is beginning to impact the real world; take a look here… A WRITER’S ODYSSEY tells the […]
Scorpion and Sub-Zero will kick off new Mortal Kombat movie with feudal Japan battle
If you’ve wanted an epic live-action battle between iconic video game rivals, Scorpion and Sub-Zero, 2021 will be your year. In the Mortal Kombat film series’ upcoming reboot, director Simon McQuoid plans to kick things off by giving fans exactly what they want with a ten-minute opener focusing on the two iconic characters. During a […]
Harry Lennix confirms Martian Manhunter appearance in Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Back in October 2019, when the prospect of The Snyder Cut ever seeing the light of day seemed little more than a pipe dream, director Zack Snyder revealed that he planned to have Man of Steel’s General Swanwick (Harry Lennix) revealed as a disguised J’onn J’onzz – a.k.a. Martian Manhunter – in his version of […]
Alan Ritchson-directed cyber thriller Dark Web: Cicada 3301 gets a trailer and poster
Ahead of its release this March, Lionsgate has revealed a trailer, poster and images for the upcoming cyber thriller Dark Web: Cicada 3301. Inspired by the online puzzle Cicada 3301, the film marks the directorial debut for Alan Ritchson (Smallville, Titans), who also stars alongside Jack Kesy, Conor Leslie, Ron Funches and Andreas Apergis; check […]
Netflix casts its Matilda and Miss Trunchbull
Having cast Captain Marvel and No Time To Die’s Lashana Lynch as Miss Honey earlier this month, Netflix has now found its Matilda and Miss Trunchbull for the upcoming feature adaptation of the musical stage version of Roald Dahl’s Matilda. Newcomer Alisha Weir is set to take on the title role as Matilda, a young […]
Movie Review – Away (2019)
Away, 2019. Directed by Gints Zilbalodis. SYNOPSIS: Stranded on a mysterious island, a boy endeavours to find his way back to civilisation with the help of a small bird, all the while pursued by a dark force. Being stranded on an island might be some people’s idea of paradise, particularly one so naturally beautiful, seemingly […]
Movie Review – Dark Whispers Vol. 1 (2019)
Dark Whispers Vol. 1, 2019. Directed by Megan Riakos, Angie Black, Kaitlin Tinker, Isabel Peppard, Briony Kidd, Jub Clerc, Marion Pilowsky, Katrina Irawati Graham, Lucy Gouldthorpe, Madeleine Purdy and Janine Hewitt. Starring Asher Keddie, Anthony LaPaglia, Andrea Demetriades and Bree Desborough. SYNOPSIS: A series of horror tales, linked together via their presence in a mysterious […]
Totally Bonkers Space Operas That Deserve More Love
Ben Robins looks at four totally bonkers space operas that deserve more love… It’s easy to jump straight to the tried-and-tested regulars as far as space operas are concerned. Between the countless alien species, planets and barely pronounceable intergalactic languages, too many seem to end up on the wrong side of dense, and sticking with […]
Jeremy Davies to star in Scott Derrickson’s Joe Hill adaptation The Black Phone
Back in October of last year it was announced that Sinister and Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson is set to make his return to the horror genre with an adaptation of Joe Hill’s The Black Phone, and now comes word that Jeremy Davies (Saving Private Ryan, Lost) has signed on to star. The Black Phone […]
