Marking the 30th anniversary of Return of the Jedi (1983) is the arrival of final definitive tome on the original Star Wars trilogy written by J.W. Rinzler; the series has become so popular that the Lucasfilm Executive Editor and Writer has become a familiar name on the New York Times bestseller list.  A great asset […]

Luke Owen counts down his personal Top 5 Fictional Deaths that he never quite got over…. Perhaps it’s the power of the writing, perhaps it’s the strength of the performance, but sometimes a fictional character’s death in movies can affect us deep down inside to provoke an emotional response. Despite these people not being real, […]

Luke Owen looks at Episode 6 of The Apprentice… I’ve never really been affected by ‘cringe television’. I know of it and I think I’ve seem some examples in comedies such as I’m Alan Partridge, The Office, The Inbetweeners etc but I have never actually watched the TV ‘through my fingers’. Last night’s The Apprentice was […]

Luke Owen looks at Transformers: Robots in Disguise #18 – the prelude to Dark Cybertron… SURVIVOR’S GUILT! After the shattering events of the past two issues, we can’t tell you who’s alive and who’s dead. But we will hint that one CYBERTRONIAN has to reconsider her worldview-while she comes face-to-face with some old enemies. We […]

The Purge, 2013. Written and Directed by James DeMonaco.Starring Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Max Burkholder, Adeliade Kane, Edwin Hodge, and Rhys Wakefield. SYNOPSIS: A family is held hostage for harbouring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legalized. It’s becoming quite tiresome to […]

It looks like pre-production on Warner Bros.’ Man of Steel sequel Batman vs. Superman is about to step up a gear, with a tweet from Production Weekly revealing that a production office has been opened in Raleigh Michigan Studios in Pontiac, as well as confirming that Patrick Tatopoulos has been brought in by Zack Snyder […]

Luke Owen looks at Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #17… REMAIN IN LIGHT! MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE’s first full-blown epic moves into high gear as RODIMUS leads his crew to the gates of heaven—or hell. But larger forces are closing in and an ancient plan is reaching fruition—and as an old friend calls […]

Villordsutch chats with filmmaker Greg Olliver… Greg Olliver is a producer and director as well as owner /operator of Secret Weapon Films.  Greg is known for such films as Lemmy (winner of Best film In-Edit/Chile Film Film Festival), Turned Towards the Sun (Official Selection and BFI London Film Festival 2012) and Devoured (reviewed here at […]

Luke Owen looks at the first issue of Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters… BEAST HUNTERS! They were there when CYBERTRON fell—but what happened to the DINOBOTS for the past few thousand years? Here’s a hint—GRIMLOCK and company haven’t been sitting around and relaxing! The time is now—the place is now. For those who read my coverage […]

Luke Owen reviews issue 12 of IDW’s Godzilla… It all comes down to this… Godzilla vs. his mightiest enemy yet! The fate of the world hangs in the balance! What role will Boxer play? Will he be Godzilla’s salvation or destruction? It’s all been building to this, don’t miss it! As many of you will […]