While Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen series made use of a number of characters from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons superhero epic (see Doctor Manhattan, Ozymandias, Silk Spectre of the Crimebusters along with the first costumed adventurer, Hooded Justice) one notable absence from the HBO show was Dan Dreiberg, a.k.a. the second Nite Owl. Speaking to Collider […]
His Dark Materials Series 1 Finale Review – ‘Betrayal’
Martin Carr reviews the series 1 finale of His Dark Materials… To eradicate temptation, purge ourselves of impure thoughts and forge a world of harmony, productivity and progress is noble. In reality such things are challenging when the foibles of human behaviour stand between us and this ideal. Philip Pullman and Jack Thorne are more […]
Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan shoot The Falcon and the Winter Soldier action scene in latest set photos
It may be the holidays, but Marvel Studios isn’t taking much of a break from its hectic production schedule with Just Jared sharing a new batch of spy photos from the Atlanta, Georgia set of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier showing Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson and Sebastian Stan’s Bucky barnes shooting an action sequence […]
The Star Wars Holiday Special continues to be a baffling, fascinating cultural relic
To compliment the release of the “final” entry into the Skywalker Saga, Shaun Munro revisits the most infamous piece of Star Wars media in existence, 1978’s legendarily woeful Star Wars Holiday Special… While Star Wars fans routinely squabble over whether The Phantom Menace or The Last Jedi is the movie which sent the franchise irreversibly hurtling off […]
DC’s Crisis on Infinite Earths part four and part five synopses released
With just three weeks to go until Crisis on Infinite Earths concludes with episodes of Arrow and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The CW has released synopses for Part Four and Part Five of the DC crossover event which you can check out here… SEE ALSO: Crisis on Infinite Earths gets a finale trailer “Crisis on […]
Rumour: Daniel Radcliffe in the mix for Marvel’s Moon Knight
With filming reportedly set to get underway in the UK in the middle of 2020, it shouldn’t be too long before we get an announcement as to who’ll be portraying the title role in Marvel’s Moon Knight Disney+ series, and if a new rumour is to be believed, the studio is looking to bring in […]
Olivia Colman to lead Alexander Payne’s Landscapers
Oscar-winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite, The Crown) has signed on to lead the cast of HBO and Sky’s Landscapers, a murder mystery limited series from director Alexander Payne (Sideways, The Descendants). Written by Colman’s husband Ed Sinclair, the series is inspired by real events and will tell the story of Susan (Colman) and Christopher Edwards, […]
Black Lightning Season 3 Episode 8 Review – ‘The Book of Resistance: Chapter Three: The Battle of Franklin Terrace’
Red Stewart reviews the eighth episode of Black Lightning season 3… There’s a lot of debate in pop media criticism circles regarding which is worse: a good premise that’s done badly or a bad premise that’s done badly. Advocates for the former argue that it’s worse to waste potential than it is to waste something […]
Hulu passes on Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles series
Some bad news for fans of Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles, as Deadline is reporting that Hulu has opted to pass on the planned television series from Paramount TV and Anonymous Content. Rice and her son Christopher have been looking to get a small screen adaptation of her book series off the ground since the […]
New TV series adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie in development
Another day, another Stephen King project… As revealed by Collider, FX Networks is teaming with MGM Television to develop a limited series adaptation of Stephen King’s classic 1974 novel Carrie. According to the site, the Carrie TV series is still in the earliest stages of development, but the plan is to put a modern and […]
