This year’s acclaimed sci-fi sequel Blade Runner 2049 clocked in at a meaty 2 hours of 44 minutes – a lengthy running time which has been suggested as one of the reason’s why the film failed to hit big at the box office. However, director Denis Villeneuve’s early “assembly cut” of the film ran for […]
Ryan Gosling says Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve is loyal to original film
Blade Runner 2049 star Ryan Gosling has said that the film’s director Denis Villeneuve is loyal to the original movie. Released way back in 1982, Blade Runner told the tale of a man whose job it was to hunt down androids named replicants in order to ‘retire’ them. The movie has since become a sci-fi […]
Blu-ray Review – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, 2017. Written and Directed by James Gunn. Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan, Sean Gunn, Sylvester Stallone, and Kurt Russell. SYNOPSIS: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the adventures of the intergalactic team […]
Movie Review – The Mummy (2017)
The Mummy, 2017. Directed by Alex Kurtzman. Starring Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance, Marwan Kenzari, and Russell Crowe. SYNOPSIS: An ancient princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension. “Where’s your sense of adventure” asks […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 opens to $145 million domestically, now at $428 million worldwide
Having opened in many international markets last week, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 made its way to North America this past Thursday night, with the latest chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe recording a domestic opening weekend of $145 million, up from the $94 million debut of its predecessor back in 2014. Internationally, Guardians […]
Movie Review – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2, 2017. Directed by James Gunn. Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan, Tommy Flanagan, Ving Rhames, Laura Haddock, Seth Green, Michelle Yeoh, David Hasselhoff, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Rosenbaum, and Sean Gunn. SYNOPSIS: Set […]
Deadwood actor calls movie script “stunning”
Recently there has been word that the planned movie revival of popular HBO series Deadwood looks like it could finally be moving forward. Ian McShane stated that the script has been delivered, and now another actor from the revered show has chimed in on its existence. W. Earl Brown, who played Dan Dority, took to Twitter […]
Movie Review – I Am Heath Ledger (2017)
I Am Heath Ledger, 2017. Directed by Adrian Buitenhuis & Derik Murray. Featuring Heath Ledger, Naomi Watts, Ben Mendelsohn, and Djimon Hounsou. SYNOPSIS: Using home video footage and artwork from across his life, this documentary charts the life and career of Heath Ledger, all the way to his untimely death… Almost a decade on, the […]
Sci-Fi London 2017 Review – The Rizen (2017)
The Rizen, 2017. Directed by Matt Mitchell. Starring Laura Swift, Sally Phillips, Tom Goodman-Hill, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Bruce Payne, Lee Latchford-Evans, Jayson Dickens, Christopher Tajah, and Laurence Kennedy. SYNOPSIS: In the 1950s, a woman awakens in an underground tunnel with no memory of how she got there. She discovers that the military has been conducting occult experiments […]
James Gunn says Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 won’t feature any resurrections
Warning. Spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 follow… Over the years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has developed a bit of a reputation for fake deaths, with the likes of Agent Coulson, Bucky Barnes, Pepper Potts, Loki and Nick Fury all thought to died at one point or another, before making their triumphant and […]
