Ryan Maloney offers a counterpoint to the argument that the serialization of franchise films is killing the blockbuster… With the global success of both Iron Man 3 and Thor: the Dark World, last year Marvel Studios proved that not only could their properties exist together in a shared universe, but they could be just as […]

Gavin Logan asks whether David O. Russell and American Hustle are realistically in the running for Best Director and Best Picture… Over the past 85 years the two categories at the Oscars that seem to go undeniably hand in hand with each other more than any other are Best Picture and Best Directing. In the […]

During a promotional interview for the home entertainment release of Captain Phillips, HeyUGuys caught up with British composer Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It Ralph), during which they managed to grab a few words about his work on the upcoming Marvel Studios sequel Captain America: The Winter Soldier. “I can’t say too much because I […]

2014 is shaping up to be a pretty big year for the Danish toy brick manufacturers LEGO. Not only is The LEGO Movie banking big bucks at the box office, but the toy line is also set to extend with what is sure to be one of its most popular licensed properties in The Simpsons, […]

This weekend is being touted as “battle of the 80’s remakes” and one of the new releases on offer is Endless Love, a remake the 1981 version starring Brooke Shields, which is itself an adaption of a 1979 bestseller of the same name. However, original author Scott Spencer is not happy about the remake and […]

It looks like BBC Two period gangster drama Peaky Blinders is about to get a whole lot better when the much anticipated second season hits later this year. Tom Hardy will be joining the ranks for season two. The announcement was made today on the shows official Facebook page. Although little is known of Hardy’s […]

Power Rangers fans rejoice! Saban, the company behind the long-running franchise, has announced that the show has been renewed for a 22nd season entitled Power Rangers Dino Charge, which is set to get underway next year on Nickelodeon. Here’s the description for the series: On pre-historic planet Earth, an alien secretly entrusted the powerful Paragon […]

Jackson Ball reviews the season finale of House of Cards season 2…. We’ve finally reached the climax of Season 2, after hours of character investment and meticulously orchestrated narrative arcs. Frank (Kevin Spacey) and his wife Claire (Robin Wright) are agonisingly close to their coveted goal of ultimate power, but have they overlooked something in […]

Jackson Ball reviews the twelfth episode of House of Cards season 2… It’s the second season’s penultimate episode, and the Washington walls are beginning to close in around Francis ‘Frank’ Underwood (Kevin Spacey). He and his wife Claire (Robin Wright) are so close to the goal they’ve been working towards the entire series, but now […]

Jackson Ball reviews the eleventh episode of House of Cards season 2…. They’ve done it again! Those crafty House of Cards writers have blindsided us again with another unexpected plot device. Just as Episode 11 was looking to be a little on the dreary side, they pull out sharp, dialogue-free twist in its final scenes. […]