While Universal Pictures wrestle over the future direction of the Bourne franchise, the studio is pushing ahead with an adaptation of another Robert Ludlum novel, The Janson Directive, with Dwayne Johnson (Hercules) taking to Twitter to confirm that he’s set to star in the spy thriller, which is being penned by Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful […]

Earlier this month it was revealed that AMC has placed a pilot order for the “companion series” spin-off to the hit zombie show The Walking Dead, which is being produced by TWD creator Robert Kirkman, who will co-create and co-write the pilot with Dave Erickson (Marco Polo). So far, details about the new show have […]

Tom Powter previews Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 3DS at EGX 2014… When you sit down with Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 3DS, don’t be worried. Don’t be concerned. This is the same Super Smash Bros. you’ve always loved – just condensed into a tight, portable little package. That, in itself, is perhaps […]

This Is Where I Leave You, 2014. Directed by Shawn Levy. Starring Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, Kathryn Hahn, Connie Britton, Timothy Olyphant, Dax Shepard, and Jane Fonda. SYNOPSIS: Comedy-drama about four siblings who reunite after the death of their father. The siblings, along with their mother, spend a week […]

In the latest edition of Comics to Read Before You Die, Jessie Robertson looks at Watchmen…. Watchmen #1-12 (Sept 1986- Oct 1987) Written by Alan Moore Art by Dave Gibbons Colored by John Higgins Edited by Len Wein & Barbara Kesel There isn’t a media outlet, comic book site, book review page or esteemed magazine […]

Black Coal, Thin Ice, 2014. Directed by Yi’nan Diao. Starring Fan Liao, Lun Mei Gwei, Xuebing Wang, Jinchun Wang and Ailei Yu. SYNOPSIS: An ex cop and his ex partner decide to follow up on investigation of a series of murders that ended their careers and shamed them, when identical murders begin again. Winner of […]

We knew it was coming, but now we have an idea of when we can expect the extended cut of X-Men: Days of Future Past to arrive, with writer-producer Simon Kinberg announcing that the ‘Rogue Cut’ will be released in the first half of 2015, with summer looking most likely. The extended edition will include […]

Tom Powter reviews Destiny…. For a long time, Destiny looked to be the next big thing. It was a game that was fiendishly ambitious at its core, sporting a ‘shared-world’ motif where you could see and interact with other players on their epic journey, as you went about yours. Developer Bungie, renowned worldwide for their […]

The Giver, 2014. Directed by Phillip Noyce Starring: Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgard, Katie Holmes, Odeya Rush, Taylor Swift, and Cameron Monaghan. SYNOPSIS: A dystopian tale of a community intentionally living without emotions. As The Giver begins Jonas (Breton Thwaites) and his friends Fiona (Odeya Rush) and Asher (Cameron Monaghan) are anxiously […]

David Fleming reviews the first episode of The Blacklist season 2… Red is finally back with Blacklist Season 2 just kicked off last Monday night. And we found Red right where we expected to find him… In control. The opening scene brought us right back into Red’s world of everything going crazy around him while […]