Following the well-received screening of Cloak & Dagger’s pilot episode at SXSW last month, FreeForm has released a new promo for the upcoming Marvel series which focuses on the titular duo’s powers; check it out here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTq1GpK92Kw “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger” is a coming-of-age series based on the beloved Marvel characters. Tandy Bowen and Tyrone […]
Mystery, Resolution and the Virtue of Ambiguity
Samuel Brace on mystery, resolution and the virtue of ambiguity… A mystery, a puzzle that needs solving, and the facts unknown are key ingredients to what brings us back to our favourite TV shows episode after episode. They are the factors that hold our attention as a movie plays. The fact that all the pieces […]
Guardians of the Galaxy animated series gets a second season
During the New York Comic Con, Marvel has announced Disney XD has placed an order for a second season of the Guardians of the Galaxy animated series, which is set to premiere in 2017. “We’re pleased to give fans another season of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, taking them deeper into the Guardians’ universe,” states […]
Britt Robertson set to headline new Netflix comedy series Girlboss
Britt Robertson (The Longest Ride, Tomorrowland) is the latest Hollywood star to head to Netflix, with the actress set to headline a new comedy series. The new show, titled Girlboss, is based on the best-selling autobiography #Girlboss, written by Sophia Amoruso – founder of Nasty Gal. Netflix have commissioned for a 13 half-hour episode series. Robertson will lead the show […]
The Big Bang Theory Season 9 Episode 3 Review – ‘The Bachelor Party Corrosion’
Tom Beasley reviews the third episode of The Big Bang Theory’s latest season, which sees the show return to its more standard comedy formula after a dramatic opening two episodes… It’s been rather gloomy in the world of The Big Bang Theory for the last two weeks. The seismic revelations of the eighth season finale […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 Episode 2 Review – ‘Purpose in the Machine’
Danny Hale reviews Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 Episode 2 – Purpose in the Machine… Carrying on from the strong premiere last week, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. delivers another thrilling hour of television that quite literally had me at the edge of my seat. Having ended last week with us seeing Fitz at his most raw […]
Bill Hader hitman comedy Barry gets series order from HBO
Former Saturday Night Live star Bill Hader is returning to television, with Deadline revealing that HBO has given a series order to the half-hour hitman comedy series Barry. Hader will direct and star in the show, as well as co-writing and executive producing with Alec Berg (Silicon Valley). Barry follows “an ex-Marine (Hader) who works […]
Blu-ray Review – Witnesses: The Complete Season One
Villordsutch reviews Witnesses: The Complete Season One… As a fan of Nordic Noir I’m over the moon to see Witnesses: The Complete Season One arrive as a complete boxset on Blu-Ray. The excellent French Police Thriller likes to let you glimpse its cards giving you the belief that you know the hand it’s playing, however it’s not […]
This Is England ’90 Episode 4 Review – ‘Winter’
Tom Beasley bids farewell to This Is England with a review of the final, feature-length episode of This Is England ’90, which looks set to be the end of the decade-old franchise… It’s finally happened. After the best part of a decade on our screens – whether big or small – Shane Meadows has finally […]
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat says black actor was offered role but “it didn’t work out”
During an interview in the latest issue of Doctor Who magazine, showrunner Steven Moffat has revealed that the BBC has previously offered the role of the Doctor to a black actor, and while that particular casting never came together, he believes it should happen in the future. “I certainly don’t think there’s ever been a […]
