After the recent “controversy” over the plot and casting of the Fantastic Four reboot, for which our very own site received a nasty email from a legal team representing 20th Century Fox over certain changes to the characters’ origins [see story here], the studio behind the new version haven’t let it keep them down in […]

In the first of a three-part feature, Jackson Ball looks at the evolving Disney Princess… It is hard to see how young children could be “prepared” for women’s liberation by reading fairy tales; an analysis of those fairy tales that children actually read indicates instead that they serve to acculturate women to traditional social roles. […]

Matt Smith reviews the third episode of The Following season 2… Some say that behind every great man, is a great woman. With the obvious implications the following question hints at, what happens when the great women turns out to be not so great and in fact goes against everything you stand for? That’s quite […]

Every Wednesday, FM writers Simon Columb and Brogan Morris write two short reviews on Woody Allen films … in the hope of watching all his films over the course of roughly 49 weeks. If you have been watching Woody’s films and want to join in, feel free to comment with short reviews yourself! Next up […]

Following District 9 and Elysium, Neill Blomkamp is currently piecing together his third South Africa based outing. Black comedy Chappie once again involves serious hardware, as Blomkamp’s go-to actor Sharlto Copley plays a robot used for nefarious purposes by gangsters. Two of the gangsters are set to be played by main vocalists Ninja and Yolandi […]

Seemingly stuck in development forever, the film adaptation of the highly successful Uncharted series of video games has a new director attached, with Horrible Bosses helmer Seth Gordon taking up the reins following the departures of David O. Russell and Neil Burger. Away from the big screen Gordon also directed 2007′s The King of Kong: A Fistful […]

He is playing very coy, but we know that The Rock has spoken with DC about starring in their burgeoning cinematic universe. But is he hinting at who he might be playing? Well known for his Twitter and Instagram accounts, Johnson recently posted an image of himself with producer Hiram Garcia. In amongst all this […]

After the likes of V/H/S/ and The ABCs of Death, it seems the anthology horror is back in business and it’s now been revealed that directors Joe Dante (Gremlins), Xavier Gens (Hitman) and Timo Vuorensola (Iron Sky) are set to contribute to the “genre bending” fantasy, horror and sci-fi anthology Fear Paris. Coming from the […]

Anthony Stokes asks whether The Avengers is the worst thing to happen to superhero movies… Whether you loved it or hated it, The Avengers was truly an innovation for comic book movies, blockbusters, and films in general. Aside from the fact it was widely considered to be much greater than it probably should have been, […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Will Reichelt about the visual effects needed to bring extinct species back to life… Will Reichelt “We were approached by the BBC and Evergreen Films in 2010 to partner with them on a test for a narrative feature film based on the original Walking With Dinosaurs documentary series,” states Animal Logic […]