Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, 2014. Directed by Matt Reeves. StarringAndy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Judy Greer, Kirk Acevedo, Enrique Murciano, and Kodi Smit-McPhee. SYNOPSIS: Set ten years after the outbreak of a deadly virus, we find ape leader Caesar and his group living peacefully outside San Francisco. […]

A live-action adaptation of the Katsuhiro Otomo manga Akira has been in the works for quite some time now, and has even fallen off the rails once or twice. The project is officially underway once more at Warner Brothers, from Orphan director Jaume Collet-Serra, and a new report claims that Edge of Tomorrow screenwriter Dante Harper is working on the […]

Matt Smith reviews the first episode of Veep season three… Veep’s back, and it’s making up for lost time as quick as it can. With Selina stuck at a book signing, the series sets itself up quickly to lampoon the modern politician. A president is nothing without new issues to be solved and new problems to […]

Thomas Roach wonders whether Andy Serkis could be Marvel’s Doctor Strange… By now you will have heard the news that actor Andy Serkis – best known for his motion capture roles in The Lord of the Rings and the rebooted Planet of the Apes will now have a role in Avengers: Age of Ultron. It […]

Anghus Houvouras on what we can expect from a shared Universal Monsters universe… The franchise wars continue. Every studio is rummaging through their intellectual property library looking for anything they can turn into a multi-picture franchise or a shared cinematic universe. Enter Universal Studios with their announcement this week that their most famous Monsters will […]

Life Itself, 2014 Directed by Steve James. Featuring Roger Ebert, Chaz Ebert, Gene Siskel and Martin Scorsese. SYNOPSIS: The life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert. About halfway through Life Itself, a documentary love letter to the life and death of film critic Roger Ebert, a fellow film critic […]

The Zero Theorem, 2013. Directed by Terry Gilliam. Starring Christoph Waltz, Mélanie Thierry, David Thewlis, Lucas Hedges, Matt Damon, Ben Whishaw and Tilda Swinton. SYNOPSIS: A computer hacker whose goal is to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; namely, they send a teenager and lusty love […]

Dwayne Johnson has been teasing a DC role for some time now, and speaking to Total Film, the star has confirmed that an official announcement is imminent (at Comic-Con, perhaps?), as well as dropping a huge hint that he’s set to play Shazam, the hero formerly known as Captain Marvel. “DC and I have been […]

Enemies Closer, 2013. Directed by Peter Hyams. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tom Everett Scott, Orlando Jones, Linzey Cocker, Christopher Robbie and Zahary Baharov. SYNOPSIS: Deep within a forest on the US-Canadian border, two sworn enemies must work together to escape a ruthless drug cartel hell-bent on retrieving a drug shipment which went missing there. Having […]

Need for Speed, 2014 Directed by Scott Waugh Starring Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots, Scott Mescudi, Rami Malek, Ramon Rodreiguez, Harrison Gilbertson and Michael Keaton SYNOPSIS: Fresh from prison, a street racer who was framed by a wealthy business associate joins a cross country race with revenge in mind. His ex-partner, learning of the plan, places […]