Though a rumour popped up last week that the script for The Batman has “serious problems” (something which has since been downplayed), there is still a lot of excitement over the next Batman film. Current Batman actor Ben Affleck is writing the script with DC Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns and is set to direct as well as […]
October Horrors Day 25 – Evil Dead (2013)
Evil Dead, 2013. Directed by Fede Alvarez. Starring Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas and Elizabeth Blackmore. SYNOPSIS: A group of friends find themselves travelling up to stay in a secluded cabin in the woods, so as to help their friend Mia finally kick her drug habit which has almost killed her […]
Second Opinion – Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, 2016. Directed by Edward Zwick Starring Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge, Danika Yarosh, Patrick Heusinger, Holt McCallany, Robert Catrini, Madalyn Horche and Robert Knepper. SYNOPSIS: Ex-Army drifter Jack Reacher finds himself drawn into a military conspiracy when he attempts to protect disgraced Major Susan Turner, suspected of espionage… Not […]
60th BFI London Film Festival Review – Snowden (2016)
Snowden, 2016. Directed by Oliver Stone. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Rhys Ifans, Timothy Olyphant, Nicolas Cage. SYNOPSIS: The story of how infamous former-US government employee Edward Snowden leaked top secret state secrets about NSA surveillance techniques to the public, and the ensuing fallout that followed. No stranger to […]
Movie Review – The Hollow (2016)
The Hollow, 2016. Directed and Written by Miles Doleac. Starring James Callis, Mile Doleac, Christiane Seidel, William Sadler, and William Forsythe. SYNOPSIS: When a Congressman’s daughter is killed in a triple homicide, Agent Vaughn Killinger (James Callis) gets assigned to Mississippi to investigate. His partner, Agent Sarah Desoto (Christiane Seidel), carries him through the case. The series of circumstances that […]
Movie Review – Cardboard Boxer (2016)
Cardboard Boxer, 2016. Directed by Knate Lee. Starring Thomas Haden Church, Boyd Holbrook, Rhys Wakefield, Macy Gray and Terrence Howard. SYNOPSIS: A homeless man is recruited by a bunch of rich kids to fight other impoverished people. Cardboard Boxer stars Thomas Haden Church as Willie, a down on his luck homeless man who is a […]
Daniel Radcliffe wanted to play Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
During an interview with Metro (via Comic Book) to promote the release of his new film Swiss Army Man [read our review here], former Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he would have loved to nab the role of Spider-Man for his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Captain America: Civil War. “I would’ve […]
Winston Duke joins Marvel’s Black Panther as villain Man-Ape
Marvel’s Black Panther has added another villain to its ranks, with Variety reporting that Person of Interest star Winston Duke is set to play the character of M’Baku, a.k.a. Man-Ape. Created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema, M’Baku made his comic book debut in Avengers #62 in 1969 and is one of Wakanda’s most powerful […]
Movie Review – Deepwater Horizon (2016)
Deepwater Horizon, 2016. Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Gina Rodriquez, Dylan O’Brien, Kate Hudson and John Malkovich. SYNOPSIS: A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history. By all accounts, it would have been far easier for […]
Movie Review – Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016)
Kickboxer: Vengeance, 2016. Directed by John Stockwell. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dave Bautista, Alain Moussi, Sara Malakul Lane, T.J. Storm, Gina Carano, George St-Pierre, Matthew Ziff and Sam Medina. SYNOPSIS: A martial arts fighter seeks revenge after his brother is killed in the ring. It’s been a long time coming and now it is finally […]
