In the latest edition of Comics to Read Before You Die, Jessie Robertson looks at Saga of the Swamp Thing Vol. 1… Swamp Thing issues #20-27 (Jan- Jul 1982) Written by Alan Moore Art by Stephen Bissette, John Totleben, Dan Day & Rick Veitch Colors by Tatjana Wood Lettering by John Costanza & Todd Klein […]

Video Games: The Movie, 2014 Written and directed by Jeremy Snead SYNOPSIS: Video Games: The Movie, a feature length documentary, aims to educate & entertain audiences about how video games are made, marketed, and consumed by looking back at gaming history and culture through the eyes of game developers, publishers, and consumers. Funded by a […]

Mood Indigo (French: L’écume des jours), 2013 Directed by Michel Gondry. Starring Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Omar Sy, Aïssa Maïga and Charlotte Le Bon. SYNOPSIS: Wealthy, inventive bachelor Colin endeavors to find a cure for his lover Chloe after she’s diagnosed with an unusual illness caused by a flower growing in her lungs. […]

Ray Willmott chats with Scott Adkins about his latest film, The Legend of Hercules… Ray Willmott: What does the Legend of Hercules mean to you? Is it a Greek legend you’ve always enjoyed? Are there other Greek legends that you enjoy? Scott Adkins: To be honest, I haven’t seen any of the previous Hercules films […]

With Gotham set to premiere on FOX next month, the streaming service Netflix has reached an agreement with Warner Bros. Television to become the exclusive video on demand supplier for the Batman prequel series in the States and its international markets. According to Deadline, the deal has set Netflix back around $1.75 million per episode, […]

We’ve known for a while now that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson had landed a DC Comics film role… we just don’t know who he’ll be playing. He’s been teasing us for quite some time now, and left a new buzz-worthy bombshell on his Twitter page… Unless he’s replacing Henry Cavill as Superman, this officially narrows […]

Video Nasties: Draconian Days, 2014 Directed by Jake West SYNOPSIS: A documentary that covers James Ferman’s run as the Head of the BBFC and the fallout from the Video Recording Act of 1984. The sequel to Jake West and Marc Morris’ Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship and Videotape sees the pair take on the James […]

Anghus Houvouras on the perils of corporate synergy… I have an aversion to corporate synergy, and this week I find myself cringing at a lot of media streaming across my screen. Disney-owned Marvel Comics made a announcement that Thor would swap genders later this year ditching his fifty year old penis for a shiny new […]

James Clarke chats with animation legend Phil Tippett… If you know your modern visual effects maestros, and if you know your stop- motion tauntaun from your stop-motion ED209, then you’ll know that Phil Tippett has been at the forefront of the visual effects and animation industries for the past forty years. His visual effects outfit, […]

Boyhood, 2014. Written and Directed by Richard Linklater. Starring Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Lorelei Linklater and Ethan Hawke. SYNOPSIS: The life of a young man, Mason, from age 5 to age 18. Filmmaking doesn’t get much better than Boyhood. It’s a unique experience and if there’s one thing which will make you happier than the […]