Martin Carr reviews the nineteenth episode of Supergirl… Mass extinction has always been a good subject for drama, because historically people have killed, maimed, destroyed and segregated without compunction. Sparing you the lecture let’s just say cultures have done, will do and continue doing heinous things under the misguided belief that they are right. Supergirl […]
Gotham Season 2 Episode 17 Review – ‘Into The Woods’
Martin Carr reviews the seventeenth episode of Gotham season 2… Episode seventeen entitled ‘Into The Woods’ has nothing to do Sondheim. There is no warbling, no Meryl Streep and mercifully no Johnny Depp looking shifty amongst the undergrowth. Instead we get gothic melodrama, boatloads of crazy and a showdown which is more Millers Crossing than […]
Game of Thrones may only have thirteen episodes left after season 6
We’ve known for a while now that Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have a definitive end point in mind for their acclaimed adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, with talk of the show running to eight seasons in total. However, in some potentially disappointing […]
Better Call Saul Season 2 Episode 9 Review – ‘Nailed’
Martin Carr reviews the ninth episode of Better Call Saul season 2… By Christ Odenkirk is one complex actor. Now I don’t mean to blaspheme because such things are unnecessary until provoked and genuine in their delivery, but come on. If anything or anyone manages to blindside you more than Jimmy McGill then I want […]
The Week in Spandex – Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Phase Three, Phase Four, Deadpool 2, Wolverine 3, Justice League, Batman, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Inhumans, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Defenders, Iron Fist, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Avengers: Ultron Revolution, Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Deadpool 2, […]
Jackie Earle Haley joins The Dark Tower and The Tick
With production Sony and Media Rights Capital’s The Dark Tower adaptation now underway, it has been announced that Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen) has signed on to play the character of Richard Sayre in the Stephen King adaptation. Sayre did not appear until the fifth book of King’s series, Wolves of the Calla, which confirms that […]
Daredevil showrunners take the reins of The Defenders
Marvel has announced that Douglas Petrie and Marco Ramirez are set to follow up their work on Daredevil season two by returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe to serve as showrunners on Netflix’s The Defenders. Fellow Daredevil alum Drew Goddard will also serve as executive producer. “We’re incredibly excited to be able to bring our […]
Game of Thrones: How It May Be Played in Season Six
Tony Black looks forward to what we might expect from Game of Thrones season six… Game of Thrones is about to do something unprecedented and remarkable, something no previous television show has ever accomplished in quite the same way: it’s upcoming sixth season, which drops on April 24th in the US and 25th in the […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 Episode 16 Review – ‘Paradise Lost’
Danny Hale reviews the sixteenth episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3… Going into Paradise Lost this week after the post-credits scene in Spacetime I felt Powers Boothe’s performance as Malick coming to an end. We had his daughter Stephanie introduced a few weeks ago, ripe to take his place and another ominous vision this […]
TNT places series order for Tales from the Crypt reboot from M. Night Shyamalan
Back in January it was announced that M. Night Shyamalan was developing a relaunch of Tales from the Crypt to spearhead a new horror and suspense program block for TNT. Well, the network has now made it official, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that it has been granted a ten episode series order for the cult […]
