In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, The Inhumans, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Doctor Strange 2, Fantastic Four, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Cloak and Dagger, The Defenders, The Punisher, Iron Fist, Avengers: Ultron Revolution, Legion, Logan, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Aquaman, The Flash, […]
Movie Review – Deadly Virtues: Love. Honour. Obey. (2014)
Deadly Virtues: Love.Honour.Obey., 2014. Directed by Ate de Jong. Starring Edward Akrout, Matt Barber, Megan Maczko, and Helen Bradbury. SYNOPSIS: A shocking home invasion irrevocably changes the lives of all involved in ways neither victims nor perpetrator could have imagined. Fifty Shades of Grey meets Funny Games in the latest movie from Ate de Jong, the Dutch […]
Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown joins Godzilla: King of Monsters
Godzilla: King of Monsters, the sequel to Gareth Edwards 2014 film Godzilla and the next step in Warner Bros. and Legendary’s MonsterVerse after Kong: Skull Island, has found its first cast member. Legendary announced late yesterday Millie Bobby Brown, the breakout star as Eleven in Stranger Things, has joined the film in an unknown role. Michael Dougherty is […]
R.I.P. John Hurt (1940 – 2017)
British actor and icon John Hurt sadly passed away yesterday. The news comes from The Hollywood Reporter and while they do not list an exact cause of death, Hurt had been battling pancreatic cancer since June 2015. He was 77. Hurt has had a prolific career in film, both in the U.K. and Hollywood. Throughout […]
Ben Affleck’s Live by Night will lose about $75 million
2016 was a year of ups and downs for Ben Affleck’s career. For example, while he made his DC Extended Universe debut as Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and earned nearly universal praise for his performance (despite an unjust and bizarre Razzie nomination for Worst Actor), the film as a whole was […]
Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson wants to see Fantastic Four back with Marvel
While the X-Men may appear out of bounds given 20th Century Fox’s success with the franchise, there’s been a lot of speculation from fans as to whether Marvel’s First Family could find themselves back home at Marvel Studios at some point, particularly following 2015’s disastrous Fantastic Four reboot. Seeing Mister Fantastic and company alongside Earth’s […]
Movie Review – Gold (2016)
Gold, 2016. Directed by Stephen Gaghan. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Edgar Ramirez, Bryce Dallas Howard, Corey Stoll, Toby Kebbell, Bill Camp, Joshua Harto, Timothy Simons, Craig T Nelson, Stacy Keach, and Bruce Greenwood. SYNOPSIS: GOLD is the story of Kenny Wells (Matthew McConaughey), a modern-day prospector, hustler, and dreamer, desperate for a lucky break. Left with […]
Movie Review – Christine (2016)
Christine, 2016. Directed by Antonio Campos. Starring Rebecca Hall, Michael C. Hall, Tracy Letts, Maria Dizzia, Timothy Simons, J. Smith-Cameron and Kim Shaw. SYNOPSIS: The story of Christine Chubbuck, a 1970s TV reporter struggling with depression and professional frustrations as she tries to advance her career. On July 15th 1974, Christine Chubbuck – a newsreader […]
Interview: Simon Barrett talks Blair Witch backlash, the challenges of writing a sequel and more
Luke Owen gets on the phone with writer Simon Barrett… Last year I spoke with Adam Wingard just a couple of months after his project The Woods had been revealed as a sequel to 1999’s The Blair Witch Project and a few weeks before the film was released [read that interview here]. At the time […]
Are we still interested in Unbreakable 2?
Anghus Houvouras on whether there’s still interest in an Unbreakable sequel… In the year 2000 there might not have been a bigger M. Night Shyamalan fan than yours truly. The Sixth Sense was a sucker punch of a movie; I didn’t see the quality or the cultural zeitgeist coming. I remember buying a ticket with […]