With the success of shows such as Game of Thrones, Spartacus and Vikings, Syfy is looking to get in on the act with a new drama based upon the classic Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf, which tells the heroic tale of a Germanic warrior who comes to the aid of Hrothgar, a Danish king, who is being […]

Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #11… “Our yearlong celebration of Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary continues! Geronimo! The Eleventh Doctor joins the fray in this issue of a 12-part epic adventure featuring all 11 incarnations of the Doctor. Now that the Doctor has uncovered the true identity of his latest adversary, he must track […]

Every Wednesday, FM writers Simon Columb and Brogan Morris write two short reviews on Woody Allen films … in the hope of watching all his films over the course of roughly 49 weeks. If you have been watching Woody’s films and want to join in, feel free to comment with short reviews yourself! Next up […]

2013 has certainly been a great year for Jennifer Lawrence. First she bagged herself an Academy Award for Best Actress her work in Silver Linings Playbook, and now she’s about to headline one of the year’s biggest hits in the eagerly-awaited The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. This time next year, she’ll reprise the role of […]

Trevor Hogg reviews the second instalment which sees Rocket Girl grounded in the past…. “Bodies in motion tend to stay in motion…”  Teen future-cop DaYoung Johansson hits 1980s NYC like a meteor. People can’t get enough of the Rocket Girl: she’s fighting crime, saving citizens, and causing a sensation. But she’s also trying to right […]

If you’ve seen Thor: The Dark World, then you’ll have no doubt noticed that the latest instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe opened with a new company logo, coinciding with the end of Marvel Studios’ initial distribution deal with Paramount Pictures. Speaking to the official Marvel site, studio chief Kevin Feige has explained the reason […]

Yesterday we heard that Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods) has signed on to script Marvel and Netflix’s upcoming Daredevil miniseries, and now it’s been revealed that Melissa Rosenberg (The Twilight Saga, Dexter) will write and produce Jessica Jones. Rosenberg originally signed on to develop an adaptation of Alias entitled AKA Jessica Jones for […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews the seventh episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D…. #CoulsonsARobot Halfway through the seventh episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Skye looks over to Simmons after an encounter with Coulson and says he is acting like, and I quote: “A robot version of himself.” Seriously, they’re not even trying anymore.  This is either […]

British filmmaker Joe Wright (Anna Karenina, Atonement, Hanna) has signed up to direct an origin story for famed J.M. Barrie character Peter Pan. Currently on script duty is Jason Fuchs, who previously wrote Ice Age: Continental Drift, while Greg Berlanti (Arrow) is producing. This is one of three Peter Pan films currently in development with […]

Just last week Marvel Studios announced that it had sold five miniseries to Netflix, with Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and Jessica Jones each receiving their own 13-episode series and building towards the small screen team-up The Defenders, and it seems that Marvel is wasting little time in securing talent for the ambitious project. According […]