The Grand Budapest Hotel, 2014. Directed by Wes Anderson.Starring Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum Harvey Keitel, Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Saoirse Ronan, and Tony Revolori. SYNOPSIS: Wes Anderson returns with the gloriously bizarre tale of The Grand Budapest Hotel which follows lobby boy Zero (Revolori) and the […]

Matt Smith reviews the fourteenth episode of Elementary season 2…In reading the synopsis for this week’s Elementary, it sounded like things were going to take a welcome turn to the fun and perhaps kooky. Watson investigates the case of re-discovered dinosaur bones while Holmes tries his hand at interacting with another human as a sponsor. […]

Luke Owen reviews the second episode of From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series…In an interview promoting the show’s debut, Robert Rodriguez said that this television adaptation of From Dusk Till Dawn would be “much better” than the 1996 cult classic. Based on the second episode Blood Runs Thick (aired last night on the El Ray network and […]

The Machine, 2013.Written and Directed by Caradog W. James.Starring Caity Lotz, Toby Stephens, Denis Lawson, and Sam Hazeldine.SYNOPSIS: With an impoverished world plunged into a Cold War with a new enemy, Britain’s Ministry of Defence is on the brink of developing a game-changing weapon. Lead scientist Vincent McCarthy provides the answer with his creation, The […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews Zero #6…“The Large Hadron Collider. Edward Zero’s newly gained knowledge. A man with a plan to end the universe so a better one can be born. They all connect here.”Where did the horses go?  That question resonated in my head long after finishing the latest issue of Zero from Image Comics.Ales Kot’s […]

Matt Smith reviews episode 9 of The Following season 2…This week’s episode of The Following is a tough one to review. I’m not sure if I like it, with its constant twist and turns, surprises round the corner and shock-grabs. The question of whether it’s perhaps becoming a pleasure, while not being categorically ‘good’ is […]

Oliver Davis reviews Prophet #43… Issue 43 begins telling the story of Hiyonhoiagn. At first, it’s a little bewildering, and you worry that this is another filler installment like last month’s. The art is different, smudged somewhat, like Szymon Kudranski’s work on Spawn. But within eight pages, Hiyonhoiagn is revealed as the nerve centre of […]

Trevor Hogg attempts to get up to speed with Rocket Girl by reviewing back-to-back issues…Changing the future is hard to do. Sparks fly when DaYoung becomes Most Wanted in two different New York Cities. Police in battling timestreams — 1986 and an alternate 2013 — want to get their girl. But bringing her in is […]

Following the sad passing of Harold Ramis, director Ivan Reitman has decided to pass on directing duties on the long-gestating third instalment of the Ghostbusters franchise, with Deadline reporting that Reitman will instead assist Sony chief Amy Pascal in finding a new helmer for the project, which the studio is planning to shoot next year: […]

Villordsutch reviews Annihilation: A Novel (Book 1 of The Southern Reach Trilogy) by Jeff VanderMeer…The first thing I have to say here is that the hardback version of this book is a beautiful trap.  You’ve often heard, “Never judge a book by its cover.” Well those that have visited my home have picked up Annihilation […]