Anghus Houvouras on Independence Day: Resurgence and why it looks so boring… I unapologetically love Independence Day, the 1996 masterpiece of popcorn movie making. It’s one of the best blockbusters ever made. An absolute piece of cinematic perfection when it comes to delivering thrills, chills, and trite melodrama. 20 years later and it’s still a […]
Second Opinion – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, 2016. Directed by Dave Green. Starring Megan Fox, Stephen Amell, Will Arnett, Alan Ritchson, Jeremy Howard, Pete Ploszek, Noel Fisher, Tyler Perry, Brian Tee, Gary Anthony Williams, Stephen Farrelly, Tony Shaloub, Brad Garrett and Laura Linney. SYNOPSIS: The Turtles face off against Shredder, who this time has […]
Movie Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, 2016. Directed by Dave Green. Starring Megan Fox, Stephen Amell, Will Arnett, William Fichtner, Alan Ritchson, Jeremy Howard, Pete Ploszek, Noel Fisher, Tyler Perry, Brian Tee, Gary Anthony Williams, Stephen Farrelly, Brad Garrett, Alessandra Ambrosio and Laura Linney. SYNOPSIS: The Turtles return to save the city from a dangerous threat. Teenage […]
Movie Review – The Accountant (2016)
The Accountant, 2016. Directed by Gavin O’Connor. Starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, John Lithgow, and Jeffrey Tambor. SYNOPSIS: As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise. Sometimes, too much going on in the script […]
Adam Sandler writing, producing and starring in new animated movie
Adam Sandler is teaming up with STX Entertainment to write, produce and star in a new animated feature film, Variety is reporting. Plot details for the project are being kept under wraps. “As we continue to grow our company, the family arena is of critical importance to STX Entertainment and we are tremendously excited to […]
Dwayne Johnson to headline Shane Black’s Doc Savage movie
Back in 2013 it was announced that Shane Black (Iron Man 3, The Nice Guys) was developing a movie based around the classic pulp adventurer Doc Savage, and now he’s found his lead in the insanely busy Dwayne Johnson. “For all comic book fans you already know the world’s first superhero (pre-dating Superman) is the […]
DVD Review – Anthropoid (2016)
Anthropoid, 2016. Directed by Sean Ellis Starring Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan, Charlotte Le Bon, Anna Geislerova and Toby Jones. SYNOPSIS: Based on a true story, Anthropoid details the successful assassination of SS General, Reinhard Heydrich during World War II by a small group of Czech resistance fighters deployed by parachute near Prague. In line with […]
Movie Review – Anthropoid (2016)
Anthropoid, 2016. Directed by Sean Ellis. Starring Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan, Anna Geislerová, Charlotte Le Bon and Alena Mihulová. SYNOPSIS: Based on the true story of WWII’s Operation Anthropoid, where resistance fighters in Czechoslovakia attempted to assassinate “Butcher of Prague,” SS General Reinhard Heydrich. According to Oxford Dictionaries, “anthropoid” means “resembling a human being in form.” In Sam […]
Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 now on indefinite hold due to Ridley Scott’s Alien: Paradise Lost
The Internet was abuzz last year when it was announced that District 9 and Chappie director Neill Blomkamp was working with 20th Century Fox on a new sequel to Alien starring Sigourney Weaver and Micheal Biehn, but it now looks like that movie is in trouble. Following the announcement that Ridley Scott was making three sequels […]
Carrie Henn to star as Newt’s mother in unofficial Alien tribute film Alien Identity
With Sigourney Weaver and – potentially Michael Biehn – set to reprise the roles of Ripley and Hicks for Neill Blomkamp’s Alien sequel/reboot, it’s now been announced that Carrie Henn will be returning to the Alien universe for the unofficial fan film Alien Identity from director Adam Sonnet. Henn – who portrayed Newt in 1986’s […]
