The World’s End, 2013. Directed by Edgar Wright.Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsan, Rosamund Pike, David Bradley, and Paddy Considine. SYNOPSIS: Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind’s only hope for survival. In 2004, Spaced heroes Simon Pegg and […]

Chris Cooper reviews the latest in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series… “From the start, two villains have dominated the Turtles’ lives: Shredder and Krang. Now, for the first time, they come face-to-face with each other in the present day! Will they be able to overcome their differences and join forces? It’s a very special […]

Chris Cooper reviews the Star Wars Rebels feature-length premiere ‘Spark of Rebellion’… Though I was born after Return of the Jedi (my favourite, screw the haters) was released in cinemas the entire original trilogy (OT), pervaded my childhood. Watching A New Hope on a recorded VHS until we picked up the trilogy proper, and then moving […]

Luke Owen looks at Sonic Universe #54, part 11 of 12 of Worlds Collide… Sonic and Mega Man fight for their lives in ‘When Worlds Collide’: Part Eleven of Twelve! The evil doctors Eggman and Wily have completed their ultimate battle-weapon: the Egg-Wily Machine X-Powered by the Chaos Emeralds, it is the most powerful battle […]

Chris Cooper reviews the latest in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series… “Old Hob has perfected the art of making mutants! With the ranks of his mutant gang swelling, the Turtles will have to determine if they can truly trust Hob against the Foot. Throw in Alopex’s return to New York and the mutant mayhem […]

We count down to The World’s End by looking back over Edgar Wright’s previous films; next up is Luke Owen with Hot Fuzz… When looking back at the greats of comedy movies and the ones that will stand the test of time, you have Duck Soup, Monty Python’s Life of Brian, This is Spinal Tap, […]

Chris Cooper reviews the fourth and final issue of  IDW’s latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mini-series, Turtles in Time… “The Turtles’ time-travelling adventure comes to its epic conclusion in the not-too-distant future! The Turtles are shocked to discover a Manhattan greatly changed from the home they know. Surprising enemies and allies await them, in addition […]

Luke Owen on the current state of the monster movie…. With Pacific Rim hitting cinemas today and the Godzilla marketing campaign heading into full swing, it seems as though giant monster movies are making a comeback. Not only that, but based on Guillermo del Toro’s most recent kaiju-eiga inspired effort and the early viral attempts […]

Chris Cooper reviews the third issue of  IDW’s latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mini-series, Turtles in Time… “The Turtles hit the high seas when they are dropped in the middle of a pirate battle! Little do they know that the true leader of the pirates is an enemy they are all too familiar with. Getting […]

Monsters University, 2013.Directed by Dan Scanlon.Featuring the voice talents of Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Dave Foley, Sean P. Hayes, Joel Murray, Peter Sohn, Charlie Day, Nathan Fillion, Frank Oz, and John Ratzenberger. SYNOPSIS: A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University — […]