If you haven’t seen X-Men: Days of Future Past, spoilers follow… So, 20th Century Fox made great strides in trying to fix some of the continuity issues with its X-Men franchise this year with the release of X-Men: Days of Future Past, with director Bryan Singer and writer-producer Simon Kinberg managing to find a way […]

Even though Fast & Furious 7 has now wrapped recently and the movie is heading into post-production, French music station SkyRock.fm have learned that rapper Iggy Azalea will feature in the movie as a cameo. While promoting Guardians of the Galaxy (read our two ★★★★ reviews here and here and our podcast review here), Vin Diesel spoke about the […]

A special edition of The Week in Spandex rounding up all the superhero news and talking points from the San Diego Comic-Con, including Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Doctor Strange, Thunderbolts, Captain America 3, Blade, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daredevil, Ultimate Spider-Man, Avengers Assemble, Hulk […]

Stephen Glass reviews How We Are Now… As well as opining on new releases and re-releases and DVD releases and all other releases, film writers, professional or otherwise, are afforded a great power to vouch for films and filmmakers with little exposure, which are perhaps only on the festival circuit. Even this launchpad leaves innumerable […]

 Martin Carr reviews Blacula – The Complete Collection… 18th Century prince Mamuwalde (William Marshall) is invited to meet Count Dracula (Charles Macaulay) to gain support for the abolitionist movement. In the midst of a heated debate it is revealed Dracula is an advocate of slavery, wishing to take Mamuwalde’s wife for his bride. Expressing his […]

Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Gotham season one… Gotham hits the ground running with low cost housing and clean water initiatives for Arkham Asylum seekers… Expectations are fragile things. In life as in art we heap our hopes upon reinvention, transformation and the ideal that things can be made better. And when those […]

Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Gotham season one… Gordon gets an unwelcome summons while sales of milk go through the roof in Gotham… Corruption in big business has been the backbone of many a good police drama. Whether that was Cagney and Lacey, Hillstreet Blues, NYPD Blue or any other variation you care […]

Martin Carr reviews Charles Ross’ One Man Lord of the Rings… One man, one microphone, a mauve jumpsuit and wrap around moccasins. With nothing more than that Canadian actor Charles Ross brings you Peter Jackson’s ‘Lord of the Rings’…… Throughout the ninety minutes and change Ross stalks his stage breathing life into Jackson’s world, through […]

Martin Carr reviews the season finale of The Strain… Time is ticking for Goodweather and his cohorts as they close in on The Master and his minions…. So here is a finale. The culmination of a series considered by many to be average and singled out, perhaps unfairly, for its mediocrity. That Guillermo del Toro, […]

As we venture down into the tunnels for episode eleven ‘The Strain’ attempts to get back on track….. I love a bit of subtext. That’s no euphemism, just a desire for something more from my television entertainment. To say that The Strain has provided more than its fair share of peaks and troughs is stating […]