In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, Avengers Assemble, Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors, Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, Deadpool, X-Force, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, The Flash, Superman Lives, Justice League Mortal, Gotham, […]
The Strain Season 2 Episode 1 Review – ‘BK,NY’
Martin Carr reviews the first episode of The Strain season 2… Having failed to defeat The Master, Ephraim and his team retreat to Red Hook and begin fortifying their position… Guillermo Del Toro directs the opening ten minutes of season two with skill, precision and delicacy. Coming across as part Grimm faery tale, part moral […]
Alexander Calvert to play Anarky in Arrow season 4
Following on from yesterday’s news that Echo Kellum (Ben and Kate) has been cast as Mr. Terrific, CBR brings word that Arrow has added another Rogue to its cast for the fourth season, with Alexander Calvert (Bates Motel) set to play Lonnie Machin, a.k.a. Anarky. SEE ALSO: Arrow producers want guest appearance from Matt Ryan’s […]
Scream: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘Wanna Play A Game?’
Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Scream: The TV Series… Things are messy this week beginning with a misplaced opening flashback. Such techniques need employing with precision and purpose, to provide that all important point of reference. But what Scream: The TV Series does within five minutes is confuse rather than scare. A woman […]
Echo Kellum cast as Mr. Terrific in Arrow season 4
Entertainment Weekly has revealed the news that actor Echo Kellum (Ben and Kate) has landed the recurring role of Curtis Holt, aka Mr. Terrific, in the fourth season of The CW’s Arrow. Talk of Mr. Terrific appearing in the new season was first unveiled at Comic-Con last weekend, but now the official news has come […]
BoJack Horseman Season 2 Episode 1 Review
Jackson Ball reviews the first episode of Netflix’s BoJack Horseman season 2… BoJack is back! A full year after Will Arnett’s narcissistic, anthropomorphic horse first galloped onto our screens, he’s returning with big plans. He’s (miraculously) landed his dream movie-role, his tell-all memoir has been a huge success, and he’s finally ready to change his […]
Steven Moffat on a Doctor Who movie: “I think there’s problems with it”
Following this past weekend’s Doctor Who panel at Comic-Con – where the first trailer for the upcoming series nine was premiered [watch it here] – IGN caught up with showrunner Steven Moffat, and asked him about the possibility of seeing the Doctor making the jump to the big screen for a theatrical movie. “If it’s […]
Full list of nominations for the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards
The nominations for the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced today by Uzo Aduba (Orange is the New Black) and Cat Deeley (So You Think You Can Dance). Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor Andy Samberg will host the awards ceremony, which will air on September 20, 2015 on Fox. Game of Thrones led the pack with 24 […]
Michael Ironside to play Captain Cold’s dad in The Flash season 2
Having played General Sam Lane in Smallville, veteran actor Michael Ironside is set for a return to the DC universe, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that he’s been cast in the upcoming second season of The Flash. Ironside is set to appear in the third episode of season two, entitled ‘Family of Rogues’, and will […]
Arrow producers want guest appearance from Matt Ryan’s Constantine in season 4
Back in May it was reported that NBC had pulled the plug on its DC / Vertigo series Constantine, but it seems we may not have seen the last of Matt Ryan’s supernatural detective as Arrow producer Wendy Mericle has revealed that there’s been talks about Matt Ryan making the jump to The CW for […]
