Continuing our countdown to The Mandalorian by revisiting Lucasfilm’s early Star Wars television output, we turn our attention to the Ewoks’ second TV movie The Battle for Endor… Although George Lucas’ 1984 television special Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure had met with general disregard from critics, ratings for the feature were impressive enough for […]
Movie Review – Doctor Sleep (2019)
Doctor Sleep, 2019.Written and Directed by Mike Flanagan. Starring Ewan McGregor, Kyliegh Curran, Rebecca Ferguson, Zahn McClarnon, Bruce Greenwood, Carel Struycken, Cliff Curtis, Emily Alyn Lind, Jocelin Donahue, Nicholas Pryor, Carl Lumbly, Chelsea Talmadge, Selena Anduze, Catherine Parker, Roger Dale Floyd, Kk Heim, Kaitlyn McCormick, Molly Jackson, Sadie Heim, Robert Longstreet, Jacob Tremblay, and Alex […]
New synopses for Marvel’s Doctor Strange and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Ahead of their panels at the San Diego Comic-Con International next month, Marvel’s next two superhero blockbusters Doctor Strange and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 have both received updated synopses, which we have for you here courtesy of Stitch Kingdom. Marvel’s Doctor Strange follows the story of the talented neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, […]
Movie Review – Where to Invade Next (2015)
Where To Invade Next, 2015.Directed by Michael Moore.SYNOPSIS:Documentary maker Michael Moore “invades” a number of countries to steal their best ideas and claim them for the USA.With his favourite target, George W. Bush, long gone from The White House, the past few years can’t have been much fun for Michael Moore. He’s had to look elsewhere […]
Movie Review – Embrace of the Serpent (2015)
Embrace of the Serpent, 2015.Directed by Ciro Guerra. Starring Jan Bijyoet, Brionne Davis, Nilbio Torres and Antonio Bolivar.SYNOPSIS:Separated by 40 years, two explorers travel down the Amazon in search of the rare Yakruna plant, famed for its medicinal and psychedelic properties. Both are escorted by the same shamen, the last of his tribe, who takes them […]
Sundance London 2016 Review – Indignation (2016)
Indignation, 2016.Directed by James Schamus. Starring Logan Lerman, Sarah Gadon, Tracy Letts and Linda Emond. SYNOPSIS:Teenager Marcus Messer (Logan Lerman) comes from a working class Jewish family and enrolls at college to avoid the draft. Studious and solitary, he’s inexperienced in the ways of the world until he meets the beautiful Olivia (Sarah Gadon). Their one and only […]
Sundance London 2016 Review – Wiener-Dog (2016)
Wiener-Dog,2016.Directed by Todd Solondz. Starring Greta Gerwig, Brie Larson, Julie Delpy, Kieran Culkin, Zosia Mamet, Danny DeVito, Ellen Burstyn, and Tracy Letts.SYNOPSIS:Four stories linked by a single dog. The affluent family who takes in the dog but can’t look after it. The veterinary nurse who takes it on a road trip. The university lecturer who […]
New Friday the 13th movie will revisit Jason’s origin and feature Pamela Voorhees
Earlier this month producer Brad Fuller provided an update on the next instalment of the Friday the 13th franchise, stating that they “are on the right track” after numerous delays, and now Fuller has offered up a few more details on the film, revealing that it will revisit the origin of Jason Voorhees – and […]
Second Opinion – The Nice Guys (2016)
The Nice Guys, 2016.Directed by Shane Black. Starring Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Kim Basinger and Margaret Qualley.SYNOPSIS:When a debt collector catches up with his latest target, a hard-up private detective, they discover they’ve both been hired to find the same woman. As their paths keep crossing, they decide to pursue her together […]
Geoff Johns confirms that he’s working on a Batman movie with Ben Affleck
Last week it was announced that Warner Bros. has enlisted DC’s Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns to head up a new division DC Films in order to oversee the DC Extended Universe.Johns has long been rumoured to be collaborating with Ben Affleck on a script for a Batman solo movie, and he’s now confirmed that […]
