Maniac, 1980 Directed by William Lustig Starring Joe Spinnell and Caroline Munro SYNOPSIS: Frank Zito, a mentally disturbed serial killer, is prowling the streets New York City looking for innocent victims to murder in order to quiet the voices in his head commanding him to kill. I should begin this particular review by being upfront […]
Movie Review – Vampyres (2015)
Vampyres, 2015. Directed by Victor Matello Starring Caroline Munro, Verónica Polo, Marta Flich, Almudena León, Anthony Rotsa, Lone Fleming SYNOPSIS: In this remake of the 1974 cult classic, two female vampires are living a life of murder and blood-drinking in an old English manor located in the woods. However, when their peace is disturbed by […]
Bruce Campbell reveals why Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash never happened
Shortly after the box office success of Freddy vs. Jason, rumours started to fly that a sequel could feature the famed Deadite hunter Ash from the Evil Dead series. Jeff Katz even wrote a treatment for the movie which eventually became the comic book series Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash, but the film never materialised. […]
NYCC: Guillermo del Toro promises “huge surprises” for Pacific Rim 2, but Maisie Williams won’t be in the movie
Having been teased and talked about for a couple of years, it was finally confirmed that the Kaiju War isn’t over with the announcement of Pacific Rim 2, and producer Guillermo del Toro is promising some big things. “[The movie is in] active and in progress,” he told ComicBook promising, “there are a couple of […]
DVD Review – Bite (2015)
Bite, 2015. Directed by Chad Archibald. Starring Elma Begovic, Annette Wozniak, Denise Yuen , Barry Birnberg, Justin Moses and Jordan Gray. SYNOPSIS: A bride-to-be on her hen party gets bitten by an insect and begins to experience some rather gruesome changes. Casey (Elma Begovic) is a young woman about to marry her fiancé Jared (Jordan […]
All upcoming live-action Disney remakes
Luke Owen looks to the future of Disney’s live-action output… Following the announcement of a live-action version of The Lion King [read my thoughts on that here], I thought we should collate together all the information we have on Disney’s other upcoming live-action adaptations. To date, there are a whopping seventeen of these in development, but all […]
Max Landis reveals he was fired from the Power Rangers reboot
The first trailer for the Power Rangers reboot was shown over the weekend at New York Comic Con [watch it here], with many people comparing it to the 2012 found-footage superhero movie Chronicle, written by Max Landis. Landis has been very open about being on the project at one point [you can read some of his […]
Confirmed: The Wasp won’t be in Avengers: Infinity War, but will feature in Avengers 4
With Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe culminating with Avengers: Infinity War and the yet-to-be-titled Avengers 4, it has been expected that many of the new MCU faces will join Earth’s Mightiest Heroes including Doctor Strange and Captain Marvel. A movie that is being released in between the two however is Ant-Man and The Wasp starring Paul […]
Movie Review – The Girl on the Train (2016)
The Girl on the Train, 2016. Directed by Tate Taylor Starring Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett, Luke Evans, Justin Theroux, Edgar Ramirez, Allison Janney and Laura Prepon SYNOPSIS: A divorcee becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life. Upon its release, someone claimed that The Girl […]
Luke Evans, Bella Heathcote and Rebecca Hall to star in biopic of Wonder Woman creator
Wonder Woman creator Dr. William Moulton Marston is set for a big screen biopic, with Variety reporting that Luke Evans, Bella Heathcote and Rebecca Hall have signed on to appear in Professor Marston and The Wonder Women. The project is being written and directed by Angela Robinson, a producer on True Blood and How To […]
