John Lucking reviews the season finale of Hannibal…. So how about that ending? It’s one that could have been conceived before a line of dialogue was ever written and one that certainly feels like it was, as on reflection this entire season of Hannibal has been working to justify this moment. The actions of Lecter […]

Chris Cooper reviews the latest in IDW ‘Villains’ series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Villains Micro-Series #3 – Old Hob… “Old Hob has made a lot of enemies since his ooze-induced transformation. His once comfortable life as a lazy cat was abruptly stripped away from him, forcing Hob to learn how to survive, the hard way! […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Academy Award nominee Stephen Goldblatt about working with Richard Donner and lensing the first two Lethal Weapon movies… Richard Donner, Danny Glover and Mel Gibson filming the original Lethal Weapon. Teaming with Richard Donner (Superman), Stephen Goldblatt (The Help) captured the cinematic antics of Mel Gibson (The Year of Living Dangerously) […]

Man of Steel, 2013. Directed by Zack Snyder.Starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Christopher Meloni, Harry Lennix, Richard Schiff, and Ayelet Zurer. SYNOPSIS: A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys […]

A mentally unstable individual who calls himself “the shade” runs from an unseen pursuer and concludes the chase by making a suicide jump from a bridge.   A patient wakes up in a hospital with what is thought to be gunshot wound to the head and suffering from amnesia.  The head of a covert organization attempts […]

For 15 years now, fans have listened to the raspy tones of David Hayter as Solid Snake/Big Boss as they’ve sat through the million cut scenes that make the Metal Gear Solid series. Count me as one of them. But, with the release of Metal Gear Solid V that is all going to change, as […]

Chris Cooper reviews the latest of IDW’s TMNT ‘Color Classics’ reprints… “Devastated by a traumatic fight with the Foot and the Shredder, the TMNT retreat to Northampton. This issue serves as a poetic coda to the original, astounding run of Eastman & Laird on TMNT.” Damn Splinter is short! OK now I’ve got that out […]

Chris Cooper reviews the latest issue of IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles… “Trouble is brewing in the streets of NYC. Crime and gang warfare increase while different underworld factions jostle for power. Meanwhile, Shredder has found an old ally in Kitsune, a long-lost witch from Feudal Japan.” Reality rarely lives up to the anticipation. In […]

The National Association of Theater Owners is the largest exhibition trade organization in the world, representing over 30,000 movie screens across the U.S. and additional cinemas in fifty countries worldwide. The organization is pushing for new marketing rules, which include limiting the length of movie trailers to two minutes. Voluntary marketing guidelines currently restrict trailers […]

Mud, 2012. Written and Directed by Jeff Nichols.Starring Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Reese Witherspoon, and Michael Shannon.  SYNOPSIS:  A fourteen year old boy learns some valuable life lessons when he meets the mysterious Mud. Following on from the fantastic psychological (with a hint of religious undertone) character drama Take Shelter, Jeff Nichols embarks […]