Netflix has cancelled Marco Polo, its hit show which began in 2014. The series examined the early life of the titular explorer and his days with Kublai Kahn, ruler of the Mongol Empire in the 13th Century, and starred Lorenzo Richelmy and Benedict Wong as the two leads. No specific reason is given for its cancellation, but […]
The Five Best Moments from The Walking Dead Season 7 Episode 8 – ‘Hearts Still Beating’
Ben Robins with the five best moments from the eighth episode of The Walking Dead season 7… It was finally mid-season finale week on our favourite post-apocalyptic zombie nightmare, and as those ultra-miserable season 7 dominoes finally started to tumble towards the yet another cliffhanger (albeit, rather slowly), we actually got a half-decent tease for […]
Full list of nominations for the 2017 Golden Globe Awards announced
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has today announced the nominations for the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards. Fresh from its success at the Critics’ Choice Awards, Damien Chazelle’s La La Land leads the movie categories with seven nominations, followed by Moonlight with six and Manchester by the Sea with five. La La Land while contest […]
La La Land, Deadpool and Game of Thrones among the big winners at the 2016 Critics’ Choice Awards
The 2016 Critics’ Choice Awards took place last night, and it was a huge evening for Damien Chazelle’s La La Land, with the film winning a total of eight awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenwriter and Best Original Song, while Oscar rivals Moonlight and Manchester By the Sea also won multiple awards. On […]
The Week in Star Wars – Rogue One tracking massive global opening, major cameos rumoured, Star Wars: Episode VIII title possibly revealed and more
Gary Collinson rounds up all the latest Star Wars news ahead of Rogue One’s release this coming week… Well, here we are. The next time you read a Week in Star Wars, we’ll have a brand new Star Wars movie! Yes, following its premiere on Saturday night, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story rolls out around […]
Star Wars Rebels Season 3 Episode 10 Review – ‘Visions and Voices’
Chris Cooper reviews the tenth episode of Star Wars Rebels season 3… Mid-season finales. It’s that time of year. If you watch any major series that airs around this time of year you’ll know the drill. The last episode before Christmas essentially sets up the back end of the season. The major characters have been […]
The 5 Best TV Shows of 2016
Samuel Brace with the five best TV shows of 2016… 2016 has been an odd year for television. Netflix has continued its ascension, the golden age has dissipated, and all the trends of 2015 have repeated and progressed. But there is still no doubt TV has figured things out while film simply has not. TV […]
Rogue’s Gallery: Star Wars actor Ben Mendelsohn’s greatest villains
With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story imminent, Sean Wilson explores the litany of memorable bad guys from Orson Krennic actor Ben Mendelsohn… There are many reasons to be intergalactically excited about the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, not least because it will reveal the events leading up to Darth Vader’s majestic […]
The Week in Spandex – Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer, Ryan Reynolds and Tim Miller on Deadpool 2, Justice League 2 makes way for The Batman, DC and Star Wars mash-up and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Spider-Man: Homecoming, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, Agents of S.H.I.E.LD., The Defenders, Iron Fist, The Inhumans, Luke Cage, Logan, New Mutants, Deadpool 2, Legion, Suicide Squad, Justice League 2, The Batman, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Powerless, The LEGO […]
J.J. Abrams developing space colonization series Glare for HBO
Hot off the heels of the highly successful first season of Westworld, HBO is turning once again to J.J. Abrams (who served as executive producer for the show) to shepherd a new sci-fi drama series. According to THR, the Star Wars: The Force Awakens director has been tapped to develop Glare, an hourlong drama exploring the colonization of another planet. Not […]