After many failed attempts to get the franchise up and running again, comedy-caper Fletch has found a new home, with Relativity Studios snapping up the rights from Warner Bros. In the two previous films, 1985’s Fletch and the 1989 sequel Fletch Lives, Chevy Chase played the title role, but in the new version it looks like […]
Movie Review – Magic Mike XXL (2015)
Magic Mike XXL, 2015 Directed by Gregory Jacobs Starring Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Adam Rodriguez, Kevin Nash, Gabriel Iglesias, Donald Glover, Elizabeth Banks, Jada Pinkett-Smith SYNOPSIS: Three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, he and the remaining Kings of Tampa hit the road […]
Second Opinion – Magic Mike XXL (2015)
Magic Mike XXL, 2015 Directed by Gregory Jacobs Starring Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Adam Rodriguez, Kevin Nash, Gabriel Iglesias, Donald Glover, Elizabeth Banks, Jada Pinkett-Smith SYNOPSIS: Three years after quitting the stripper life, ‘Magic’ Mike Lane runs into his old stripper buddies from the Xquisite show, who take him along on a road […]
Second Opinion – John Wick (2014)
John Wick, 2014. Directed by Chad Stahelski. Starring Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, John Leguizamo, Ian McShane and Lance Reddick. SYNOPSIS: A former hitman comes out of retirement hell bent on revenge for the men who took everything from him. After a few dud movies and […]
One lesson the Marvel Cinematic Universe can learn from Daredevil
James Garcia on one major lesson the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe can learn from the new Daredevil series… Warning: This post contains major spoilers for Marvel and Netflix’s Daredevil. So, if you haven’t yet had the chance to binge-watch the show over the weekend, do that before reading on, or continue at your own risk! Marvel took […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron set to smash its own opening weekend box-office record
Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron opens in the UK in less than two weeks, and in three weeks in the USA (sorry USA!), and early indications suggest the superhero sequel could be set to smash its own box office records come the first weekend in May. The Avengers opened with a record-breaking $207.4 million back […]
Does the 2003 Daredevil movie really suck?
Ahead of the new Netflix Daredevil show, Luke Owen asks the burning question – does the 2003 Daredevil movie really suck? In the early 2000s, comic book movies were riding high on a wave of popularity. After seemingly being killed off by the likes of Batman & Robin and Steel, comic book movies made a […]
Toretto, Dom Toretto: How Fast & Furious owes James Bond
Simon Columb on Fast & Furious and its debt to James Bond… With the release of Fast and Furious 7 last week, it’s worth noting the key influences so far. Almost every escapade has actively appreciated the globe-trotting, explosive-heavy, expertly-produced James Bond series – and the seventh instalment is no different… This is “007-style shit”, […]
Julie Delpy and Linda Cardellini are in Avengers: Age of Ultron – Captain Marvel rumours true?
Just when you thought the cast of Avengers: Age of Ultron couldn’t get any bigger, two more names have been revealed. The tip sheet for the world premiere of the movie has been sent out to the US press and has revealed that Julie Delpy (Before Midnight) and Linda Cardellini (Freaks and Geeks) are a […]
Directors for Godzilla 2016 announced
It was surprising news to most people when Toho announced that they will be producing their first home-grown Godzilla movie in over a decade, following the success of the US-produced Gareth Edwards movie. And now we have our directors. Not only that, but we also have the first official image: Toho have announced that Hideaki Anno […]
