During last night’s Marvel/Netflix panel at the New York Comic Con, it was revealed that The Matrix star Carrie-Anne Moss is playing a gender-swapped version of the comic book character Jeryn Hogarth. In the Marvel comic universe, Hogarth is a lawyer who worked for Wendell Rand, father of Danny Rand, a.k.a. Iron Fist, and becomes […]
The Strain Season 2 Episode 12 Review – ‘Dead End’
Martin Carr reviews the twelfth episode of The Strain season 2… In typical fashion I am yet again running to catch up. Procrastination should replace my middle name as Christian no longer seems adequate. Legend has it that Robert Towne, master screenwriter, was horrendous at finishing things. There would always be a reason, an emergency, or […]
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 […]
Gotham Season 2 Episode 2 Review – ‘Knock Knock’
Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Gotham season 2… Up in your face like Eli Roth on acid, episode two carves its intention across the screen using big fat marker pens. Coming across like a youthful Nicholson with all the imbalance of Ledger’s darkly edged Joker, Jerome sets a fire under your arse straight out […]
Melanie Liburd cast as a Red Priestess in Game of Thrones season 6
Deadline is reporting that British actress Melanie Liburd (Dracula, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) has nabbed the role of a Red Priestess in the upcoming sixth season of HBO’s epic fantasy series Game of Thrones. SEE ALSO: Follow all of our Game of Thrones coverage here At this point, it’s unclear how the Red Priestess will […]
The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, Justice League Dark, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Jessica Jones, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, Batman: The Killing Joke and more
Our weekly round up of all the news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes… In the build up to the New York Comic Con, it’s been a busy week for superhero news, but unfortunately due to the birth of my daughter (and a lack of sleep), it’s an abridged version of The […]
Clark Gregg on how Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. might connect to Captain America: Civil War
Over the past two seasons, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has tied in to both Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Age of Ultron, and despite the separation between Marvel’s film and television divisions, Clark Gregg expects that to continue this season as Phase Three gets underway with Captain America: Civil War. “That’s one of […]
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 […]
Four new cast additions for Marvel’s Agent Carter season 2, including the villain Madame Masque
With production underway on the second season of Marvel’s Agent Carter, Entertainment Weekly has revealed four cast additions to ABC series. Wynn Everett (The Newsroom) is set to play Whitney Frost, a.k.a. Madame Masque, with Currie Graham (Raising the Bar) as Frost’s husband Calvin Chadwick, Lotte Verbeek (Outlander) as Edwin Jarvis’ wife Ana, and Reggie […]
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 […]
