Room For Rent, 2019. Directed by Tommy Stovall. Starring Lin Shaye, Oliver Rayon, Valeska Miller, and Ryan Ochoa. SYNOPSIS: Joyce, a lonely widow, rents out a room in her house. She soon becomes dangerously obsessed with one of her guests, a mysterious drifter. Let’s start this review off by talking about the incomparable Lin Shaye. […]
Olivia Cooke joins John Boyega in A Naked Singularity
Deadline is reporting that Bates Motel and Ready Player One star Olivia Cooke has signed on to star alongside John Boyega (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) in the upcoming heist film Naked Singularity. Based on the novel of the same name by Sergio De La Pava and set to be directed by first-time feature […]
Movie Review – Disneynature’s Penguins (2019)
Penguins, 2019. Directed by Alastair Fothergill and Jeff Wilson. Narration by Ed Helms. SYNOPSIS: Adélie penguin Steve joins the million of other penguins in their journey to create happiness and a family for themselves across Antarctica. “Relatable content” is a phrase often used on the Internet. It’s when you see something that feels so similar […]
Hasbro unveils new Star Wars: The Black Series and Vintage Collection figures at Celebration
Hasbro has unveiled its newest Star Wars products toys at this year’s Star Wars Celebration which includes: a special edition retro prototype Darth Vader figure (available exclusively at San Diego Comic-Con and in limited quantities on Target.com), Black Series figures for an event exclusive Boba Fett, Clone Commander Obi-Wan Kenobi, Droid Depot 4-pack, Emperor Palpatine, […]
Why Marvel should hold a Phase Four press conference ahead of Comic-Con 2019
George Chrysostomou on Marvel and its Phase Four plans… With the third Phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe quickly approaching its ‘endgame’, Marvel will hopefully soon announce a solid slate of post Avengers 4 plans for their faithful audience to digest. A few years ago, Marvel skipped San Diego Comic-Con in favour of holding its own press […]
LEGO Star Wars Tantive IV set unveiled at Star Wars Celebration
During a panel at Star Wars Celebration, The LEGO Group unveiled the Tantive IV from Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. The set, released as part of LEGO’ Star Wars’ 20th anniversary celebrations – consists of 1768 pieces including six minifigures (Bail Organa, Princess Leia, R2-D2, C-3PO, Captain Antilles, and a Rebel Fleet […]
Movie Review – The Quake (2019)
The Quake, 2019. Directed by John Andreas Andersen. Starring Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, and Kathrine Thorborg Johansen. SYNOPSIS: A geologist races against time to save his estranged wife and two children when a devastating earthquake strikes Oslo, Norway. Now I’m the first to admit, that having read this brief blurb on Google prior to […]
Watch the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker panel and Star Wars Celebration highlights reel
Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019 got underway in style yesterday with the release of the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the final instalment in the sequel trilogy, and indeed the ‘Skywalker Saga’. The trailer and title reveal was preceeded by a panel featuring Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy, director J.J. Abrams, […]
Hot Toys unveils its Hawkeye Avengers: Endgame collectible figure
Hot Toys has unveiled its 1/6th scale Hawkeye collectible figure which is based on the likeness of Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton in the upcoming Marvel sequel Avengers: Endgame and is available to pre-order now via Sideshow Collectibles; check out the promotional images here… SEE ALSO: Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye set for Disney+ TV series featuring […]
Description of the Star Wars: Episode IX footage screened for Disney shareholders
On Thursday, The Walt Disney Company held a shareholders event, during which the House of Mouse offered investors a glimpse of several of its big upcoming releases. In addition to two scenes from Avengers: Endgame [read a description here], Disney also showed off the very first footage from December’s Star Wars: Episode IX, and details […]
