Anghus Houvouras on whether franchise blockbusters are too big to fail… Sequels, prequels and reboots. Hollywood is in love with the familiar because more often than not it’s a safe bet. This year’s monumental blockbuster clusterfuck Justice League is proof of that. Can you think of a big studio film more maligned? More inherently flawed […]
Cinema’s Damaged Heroine
Sarah Myles on cinema’s damaged heroine… “Badass.” As a word, it has become synonymous with determined women in movies. Why? Because that is how critics routinely describe them. “Black Widow gets extra bad-ass in this Avengers 2 trailer,” said Rob Bricken of i09. In Atomic Blonde, Charlize Theron plays “a career badass who enjoys both […]
Natalie Portman stars in new trailer for Alex Garland’s Annihilation
Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer for writer-director Alex Garland’s upcoming adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer’s novel Annihilation. The sci-fi action horror stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, and Oscar Isaac; check it out here… The book’s official synopsis read: Area X has been cut off from the rest of […]
LEGO unveils new Star Wars Mos Eisley Cantina set
A batch of promotional images have arrived online for LEGO’s latest Star Wars Mos Eisley Cantina set which is set to go on sale January 2018, priced at $39.99; take a look at the official images here and let us know what you make of this latest Mos Eisley set in the comments below… Recreate iconic […]
Robert Rodriguez explains Alita: Battle Angel’s anime eyes
While James Cameron messes about on Pandora, he has handed the directorial duties of his years-in-development Alita: Battle Angel over to Predators director Robert Rodriguez. When the trailer debuted the other day, amongst the most striking features of the sci-fi epic were the rendering of Rosa Salazar’s eyes. Speaking to Empire about the trailer, Rodriguez […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi tracking $425 million global opening
We’re now just hours away from the arrival of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which opens here in the UK at midnight tonight, and as you’d expect, box office tracking is predicting a rather impressive opening weekend for the latest chapter in the Star Wars saga. According to THR, The Last Jedi is looking at […]
Movie Review – Ferdinand (2017)
Ferdinand, 2017. Directed by Carlos Saldanha. Featuring the voice talents of John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Gina Rodriguez, Daveed Diggs, Gabriel Iglesias, Bobby Cannavale, David Tennant, Anthony Anderson, Flula Borg, Sally Phillips, Boris Kodjoe, Jerrod Carmichael, Raúl Esparza, Karla Martínez, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Peyton Manning, and Juanes. SYNOPSIS: After Ferdinand, a bull with a big heart, […]
Ready Player One author Ernest Cline is working on a sequel
Author Ernest Cline is set to hit continue on Ready Player One, with the writer revealing during a Facebook Livestream for Steven Spielberg’s upcoming movie adaptation of his cult novel that he is working on a sequel to the 2011 novel. “It’s true,” said Cline when asked about the rumours that he was working on […]
Clint Eastwood brings real-life heroes to the screen with trailer for The 15:17 to Paris
Warner Bros, has debuted the first trailer for director Clint Eastwood’s upcoming biographical drama The 15:17 to Paris. The film tells the true story of the thwarted terrorist attack on a Paris-bound train in 2015, and sees Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, and Spencer Stone – the three young heroes that prevented the attack – play themselves, […]
Watch an exclusive clip from the 4K restoration of The Apartment
Ahead of its release on limited edition Blu-ray this coming Monday, we’ve got an exclusive clip from Arrow’s brand new 4K restoration of Billy Wilder’s Oscar-winning classic The Apartment featuring screen legends Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine. Check it out here, or watch it over on our YouTube channel… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaK2d3zsS8A C.C. “Bud” Baxter is a […]
