Liam Hoofe ranks this year’s superhero movies from worst to best… To describe a year as being ‘a marquee year’ for superhero movies feels redundant by this point. Every year fans are treated to at least five superhero movies and 2017 was no different. With DC, rather haphazardly, having entered the game in 2016, all […]
Moonlight’s Mahershala Ali joins Tom Hardy and Channing Tatum in Triple Frontier
Moonlight star Mahershala Ali has signed on to star in the upcoming action thriller Triple Frontier, which will see him appearing alongside Channing Tatum and Tom Hardy. The film is being directed by J.C. Chandor (All Is Lost, A Most Violent Year) from a script by Oscar-winner Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) […]
Mel Gibson offers Suicide Squad 2 update
Recently it came to light that Warner Bros. is courting Academy Award winning director Mel Gibson (whose directorial efforts were recognized this year with a Best Director nomination for Hacksaw Ridge) to helm the sequel for last year’s DCEU spectacle Suicide Squad. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Gibson gave an update on where things stand, saying “I don’t […]
Do You Care About the Personal Opinions of Filmmakers and Film Stars?
Samuel Brace on separating art from the artist… When viewing a movie, or TV show for that matter, what takes precedent inside your head? Is it how good the film is? How much you liked it? Or is it your opinion of the person that made the film? It’s easy to look at a movie […]
UPDATE: Mel Gibson in talks with Warner Bros. to direct Suicide Squad 2
With Mel Gibson’s comeback in full swing following the Oscar-nominated Hacksaw Ridge, THR is reporting that he could be set to join the DC Extended Universe, having entered talks with Warner Bros. with regards to directing Suicide Squad 2. According to the site, Gibson is currently familiarising himself with the material, but Warner Bros. is […]
SPOILERS: Wonder Woman’s main villain revealed in toy form
Spoilers for Wonder Woman follow. You have been warned… Over the weekend it was reported that Harry Potter star David Thewlis is portraying the main villain in Warner Bros.’ next DC Extended Universe release Wonder Woman, and during the New York Toy Fair, an action figure showing said villain – Ares – was on display, giving us […]
La La Land, Zootopia and Stranger Things among the winners at the 2017 PGA Awards
Fresh from its record-tying 14 Oscar nominations, Damien Chazelle’s La La Land has taken a major step towards the Academy Award for Best Picture, with the Producer’s Guild of America honouring the film with the Darryl F. Zanuck Award at the 2017 PGA Awards. In addition to La La Land, there were also wins for […]
Ridley Scott wants to remake South Korean horror The Wailing
During an interview with Screen Daily, Fox International Production Korea chief Kim Ho-sung has revealed that Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions is in talks about securing the English-language remake rights to Na Hong-jin’s acclaimed South Korean horror movie The Wailing. “They said The Wailing reminded them of films such as The Exorcist, The Ring and […]
The Walking Dead producers toned down violence after initial Negan backlash
After the brutal and bloody premiere violence of the seventh season of The Walking Dead, the producers of the show have decided to tone down the violence after receiving complaints. New villain Negan’s disturbing killing spree that kicked off events of the show’s latest season was seen as a step too far and wholly unnecessary by […]
Movie Review – The Book of Love (2016)
The Book of Love, 2016. Directed by Bill Purple. Starring Jason Sudeikis, Maisie Williams, Orlando Jones, Paul Reiser, Mary Steenburgen, and Jessica Biel. SYNOPSIS: Henry is an introverted architect. After the death of his wife in a car accident, he sets out to help Millie, a homeless teen, to build a raft to sail across […]
