Shia LaBeouf’s latest film Man Down opened in the UK this past Friday, and according to THR, it managed to gross just £7 over the weekend, selling a single ticket in a cinema in Burnley. The thriller – which received a limited theatrical release and also hit VOD the same day – is directed by […]
When Did Films Start Getting So Long?
Neil Calloway wonders why every film has to be so long now… With the rumour that Justice League is going to clock in at just shy of three hours, it’s time to ask when did movies start getting really long? Of course, there have always been long movies, but back then films came with an […]
Zack Snyder steps down from Justice League after family tragedy, Joss Whedon to complete film
Some very sad news this evening, as Zack Snyder has announced that he is stepping down from Warner Bros.’ upcoming superhero blockbuster Justice League following the death of his daughter Autumn Snyder. Joss Whedon, director of Marvel’s The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron, it set to finish the film ahead of its November release […]
UPDATE: Diane Lane says Justice League won’t be better than The Avengers
2017 is going to be a massive year for DC Films and fans of the DC Extended Universe. Not only do we have Wonder Woman to look forward to, but in November the biggest heroes of the DC universe will join forces with the release of the hotly-anticipated Justice League movie. As you’d expect, there’s […]
Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin in talks with Marvel and DC
It looks like both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Extended Universe could be looking to add some Oscar-winning screenwriter talent, with Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) revealing that he’s set to meet with both Marvel Studios and DC Films about potential projects. “I happen to have meetings coming up with both DC and Marvel,” […]
Rogue One’s Chirrut Imwe is the best fighter in Star Wars according to Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill has declared that Rogue One character Chirrut Imwe is the best fighter in Star Wars. Star Wars is replete with intimidating fighters, including Darth Maul, Vader, Obi-Wan, Yoda, etc and so on, with so many fantastic fight sequences having taken place over the years. Mark Hamill has been in a few of those […]
Blu-ray Review – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, 2016. Directed by Gareth Edwards. Starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Jiang Wen, and Forest Whitaker. SYNOPSIS: The first standalone Star Wars movie is out in a Blu-ray + DVD + digital copy set that has an okay batch of bonus materials. […]
Movie Review – King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (2017)
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, 2017. Directed by Jared Cohn. Starring Sara Malakul Lane, Eoin O’Brien, Alex Winters, Kelly B. Jones, Russell Geoffrey Banks, Jon Nutt, Asia Marie, Byron Gibson, Harold Diamond, Jack Easton, Eilidh ‘Ailey’ MacQueen, Tanja Keller, and Ron Smoorenburg. SYNOPSIS In this modern retelling of the classic tale, […]
Second Opinion – Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Ghost in the Shell, 2017. Directed by Rupert Sanders. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbaek, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Michael Carmen Pitt, Peter Ferdinando, Danusia Samal, Lasarus Ratuere, Anamaria Marinca, and Chin Han. SYNOPSIS: In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a […]
Critical Thinking: Just Review The Damn Movie
Because of the deep, dark, burning hot embers this topic stirs within me, I’m going to give a you a TL;DR version. Dear Movie Critics: just review the damn movie. Not the controversy surrounding the movie, not the on set issues or reshoots, not the marriage that collapsed due to the raw sexual friction between […]
