Back in 2015 it was announced that Neill Blomkamp had signed on to direct an adaptation of Thomas Sweterlitsch’s upcoming sci-fi novel The Gone World for 20th Century Fox. Since then, he’s set up an Alien project at Fox, only for the studio to pull the plug after Ridley Scott decided to return to the franchise […]
Blu-ray Review – Psycho II (1983)
Psycho II, 1983. Directed by Richard Franklin. Starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Meg Tilly, Robert Loggia, Dennis Franz, Hugh Gillin, and Tom Holland. SYNOPSIS: 22 years after he was incarcerated for murder Norman Bates is declared sane and released back to his motel but Mother isn’t likely to let him live a peaceful life. Sequels […]
DVD Review – Volumes of Blood: Horror Stories (2016)
Volumes of Blood: Horror Stories, 2016. Directed by Sean Blevins, John William Holt, Jon Maynard, Nathan Thomas Milliner, Justin M. Seaman, James Treakle Starring Aric Stanish, Thomas Dunbar, Erin Troutman, Nathan Thomas Milliner, Jim O’Rear SYNOPSIS: An anthology horror film presenting stories all connected by the house they take place in… Anthology films are great in the horror genre. Offering up short, sharp bursts of […]
Skrulls in X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Detective Pikachu casting, Thor: Ragnarok post-credits and more – Daily News Roundup
SKRULLS IN X-MEN DARK PHOENIX? There’s an interesting Quicksilver dynamic with The Skrulls, in that their both owned by X-Men and Marvel Studios. And in a new rumour from the previously-unheard-of Universo X-Men, the next entry in the mutant franchise will feature The Skrulls ahead of the shape-shifting race appearing in 2019’s Captain Marvel. According to […]
Blu-ray Review – Silkwood (1983)
Silkwood, 1983. Directed by Mike Nichols Starring Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher, Craig T. Nelson, Fred Ward, Ron Silver, David Strathairn, M. Emmet Walsh SYNOPSIS: Silkwood, the 1983 film from Mike Nichols that was nominated for five Academy Awards, arrives on a new Blu-ray from Kino Lorber that features an interview with producer Michael Hausman. […]
Flashpoint fan art imagines Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan as Batman and The Joker
While the box office underperformance of Justice League has raised some questions about the future of the DC Extended Universe, recent reports have suggested that Warner Bros. remains keen on moving forward with its Flashpoint movie. For those unfamiliar with Flashpoint, the original comic book storyline sees a powerless Barry Allen waking in a vastly […]
Why The Flash movie shouldn’t be Flashpoint
Anghus Houvouras on DC’s plans for Flashpoint… So Justice League is finally out. Audience reception is slightly more favorable than Batman v Superman but not the all-encompassing crowd-pleaser that was Wonder Woman. The U.S. box office is lukewarm. Whether or not Justice League turns out to be a success will be up to the International […]
DC’s Geoff Johns confirms Batman for the Flashpoint movie
During the San Diego Comic-Con this past summer, Warner Bros. and DC Films announced that they were retooling their solo movie for The Flash with an adaptation of the popular comic book storyline Flashpoint. The story sees a powerless Barry Allen waking up in an alternate timeline – one that features vastly different interpretations of […]
Warner Bros. closing on Flashpoint director, Ezra Miller wants Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Batman
Warner Bros. is close to securing its director for Flashpoint according to reports. With Justice League so close on the horizon, attention will quickly turn to what’s next for the DCEU, with a lot of that likely being down to the success of the aforementioned team up movie. WB, are of course already on the […]
Joe Manganiello can’t reveal whether or not Deathstroke is still in The Batman
Back in September of last year it was announced that Joe Manganiello would be taking on the role of Deathstroke in Ben Affleck’s solo movie The Batman. Since then however, we’ve seen Affleck step away from the director’s chair, to be replaced by War for the Planet of the Apes helmer Matt Reeves, who has […]