Star Wars merchandise has always played a huge role in the ongoing success of the saga.  Beyond the obvious awesomness of the movies themselves, Star Wars toys have brought joy and endless fun to generation after generation of sci-fi fans. Merchandising became such an important factor for Star Wars that George Lucas notoriously gave up […]

Life After Beth, 2014. Directed by Jeff Baena. Starring Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan, John C. Reilly, Matthew Gray Gubler and Molly Shannon. SYNOPSIS: A young man’s recently deceased girlfriend mysteriously returns from the dead, but he slowly realizes she is not the way he remembered her. It could almost certainly be argued that zombie films […]

Despite the fact that Robert Downey Jr.’s current contract with Marvel Studios only extends to Avengers: Age of Ultron and The Avengers 3, there’s been a lot of talk recently suggesting that he could reprise the role of Tony Stark for a fourth Iron Man movie, which isn’t surprising given the $1.2 billion box office […]

Ray Willmott reviews Forza Horizon 2… Once known as special, occasional releases, Forza Motorsport games now come at us annually. Sadly, most people would rather forget last years’ Forza Motorsport V, if not just for the microtransactions. While beautiful and full of detail, the Xbox One launch title could be considered the first real slip-up […]

Julia, 2014. Directed by Matthew A. Brown. Starring Ashley C. Williams, Tahyna Tozzi, Jack Noseworthy and Ryan Cooper. SYNOPSIS: A neon-noir revenge thriller centering on Julia Shames, who after suffering a brutal trauma, falls prey to an unorthodox form of therapy to restore herself. In the vein of infamous rape-revenge fantasies such as I Spit […]

According to THR, Dwayne Johnson a.k.a. ‘The Rock’ is now loosely connected to Paramount’s long-gestating movie adaptation of Baywatch. It seems as though the 42 year old actor is yet to confirm his involvement with the remake of this classic 90s TV show, however Horrible Bosses 2 director Sean Anders and writer John Morris are […]

The Imitation Game, 2014. Directed by Morten Tylbum. Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Mark Strong, Charles Dance and Matthew Goode. SYNOPSIS: English mathematician and logician, Alan Turing, helps crack the Enigma code during World War II. In 2015, the bid for Benedict Cumberbatch’s inevitable Oscar starts again. Last year’s The Fifth Estate (Bill Condon’s ham-fisted […]

After a minor delay and some back-and-forth negotiating, Pirates of the Caribbean 5 is officially setting sail for Australia. According to Queensland Senator George Brandis, Pirates 5, titled Dead Men Tell No Tales, will begin filming on location in Queensland and in the Village Roadshow Studios on the Gold Coast in February 2015. Disney will receive an additional $21.6 million in funding […]

According to THR, The Newsroom and Dumb and Dumber To actor Jeff Daniels has boarded Ridley Scott’s upcoming science fiction film, The Martian. He joins Matt Damon, and recently-reported actors Michael Pena, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, and Kate Mara. Based on the eponymous novel by Andy Weir, The Martian centers on an astronaut (Damon) who is stranded on Mars after his crew is […]

10,000Km, 2014. Directed by Carlos Marques-Marcet. Starring Natalie Tena and David Verdaguer. SYNOPSIS: Two people in love, two apartments – one in Barcelona and another on in Los Angeles – and the images of their past, present and future. Can love survive 10,000km? On paper, 10,000Km (or Long Distance) sounds like your run-of-the-mill romance film, […]