As it celebrates its 40th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando explores the story behind Aliens… The follow up to Ridley Scott’s classic sci-fi horror Alien, James Cameron’s Aliens is considered one of the greatest sequels ever made. The film is often bunched alongside the likes of Terminator 2: Judgment Day and The Godfather Part II as an […]
Movie Review – Her Private Hell (2026)
Her Private Hell, 2026. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring Sophie Thatcher, Charles Melton, Havana Rose Liu, Dougray Scott, Kristine Froseth, Shioli Kutsuna, Aoi Yamada, Diego Calva, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Lola Corfixen, Boy Ewald, Jason Hendil-Forssell, Parker Sawyers, and Mark David Gosse. SYNOPSIS: When a mysterious mist engulfs a futuristic metropolis, unleashing a deadly and elusive […]
Will Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey Be The Last Ever Old School Epic?
Christopher Nolan has delivered a dazzling, mostly practical, old-school epic with The Odyssey. Will we ever see another of its kind? The Odyssey has been years in the making with feverish anticipation from Nolan-fans who have waited in bated breath for his Oppenheimer follow-up. 2026, during the buildup to his much vaunted summer release, has […]
Hasbro pushes start on its Street Fighter movie action figure line with first reveals
As part of its San Diego Comic-Con International reveals, Hasbro has pushed start on its Street Fighter movie action figure line with a first wave of figures based on the upcoming feature film adaptation and featuring 6-inch versions of Chun-Li, Ken, Ryu, and Akuma. The figures go on sale on October 1st ahead of the […]
4K Ultra HD Review – X the Unknown (1956)
X the Unknown, 1956. Directed by Leslie Norman and Joseph Losey. Starring Dean Jagger, Leo McKern, Edward Chapman, Anthony Newley, Michael Ripper, Kenneth Cope, and Frazer Hines. SYNOPSIS: A radioactive, mud-like creature terrorizes a Scottish village. Right then, it’s time for Hammer to bring out the big guns once again as they prepare to unleash […]
Movie Review – 72 Hours (2026)
72 Hours, 2026. Directed by Tim Story. Starring Kevin Hart, Marcello Hernández, Teyana Taylor, Andy Garcia, Mason Gooding, Kam Patterson, Ben Marshall, Kevin Dunn, Zach Cherry, Michael Mando, Anna Garcia, Mike Epps, Katt Williams, Sophia Del Rio, and Hannah Masi. SYNOPSIS: A 40-year-old executive ends up at a three-day bachelor party with twenty-somethings after being […]
Jem and the Holograms meet the Robots in Disguise for Hasbro’s latest Transformers Collaborative mash-up figure set
Two classic Hasbro properties collide for the latest Transformers Collaborative action figure release as Jem and the Holograms meet the Robots in Disguise with the an action figure 4-pack featuring Autobot Blaster, KP Glit, KP Sundor, and KP Rosanna; check out the promotional images here… SEE ALSO: Transformers Timelines action figure set puts a samurai […]
LEGO Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 Bridge set launching in September
Having launched its LEGO Star Trek theme last year with the U.S.S. Enterprise D, The LEGO Group is now taking us inside the original incarnation of the iconic starship with the LEGO Icons Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 Bridge (11385) set. Inspired by the Star Trek: The Original Series design, the set features the bridge, […]
Movie Review – Sheep in the Box (2026)
Sheep in the Box, 2026. Written and Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. Starring Haruka Ayase, Daigo Yamamoto, Kuwaki Rimu, Nana Seino, Kanichiro, Hinata Hiiragi, Akihiro Kakuta, Kayo Noro, Mari Hoshino, Ayumu Nakajima, Kimiko Yo, and Min Tanaka. SYNOPSIS: Set in the near future, Otone Komoto works as an architect. She is married to Kensuke Komoto, who […]
Movie Review – Motor City (2026)
Motor City, 2026. Directed by Potsy Ponciroli. Starring Alan Ritchson, Shailene Woodley, Ben Foster, Amar Chadha-Patel, Ben McKenzie, Lionel Boyce, Pablo Schreiber, Rafael Cebrian, Dominic Bogart, Oleg Prudius, Mister Fitzgerald, Elliott Mayer, and Jack White SYNOPSIS: In 1970s Detroit, John Miller falls for a local gangster’s girl and lands in prison for a crime he […]
