‘The original Star Wars trilogy’ could mean two things: the three films that comprise it, or the central trio of characters the story revolves around – Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher). Going by comments the latter has made to TV Guide, those three actors look like they […]

Andy Naylor reviews Judge Dredd #15… “‘Badges, part 2.’ With Judges being assassinated at an alarming rate, and chaos breaking out in various blocks, Dredd is more determined than ever to find the killer-a former Judge who went insane about being cloned and incarcerated. But the case draws Dredd into the crosshairs of the Special […]

Yesterday, Arrow star Stephen Amell was quoting as revealing that he’d held “studio level” discussions with Warner Bros. about taking his Oliver Queen to the big screen alongside the likes of Batman vs. Superman stars Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot in the inevitable Justice League movie, raising fans hopes of cohesion between DC’s […]

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 […]

Paul Risker reviews The Poirot Collection, consisting of Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile and Evil Under the Sun… From Ealing to Poirot by way of The Wicker Man, the Studiocanal back catalogue is filled to the brim with classic films that serve our home entertainment adventures of discovery and rediscovery. Now […]

On the sixth anniversary of his passing, Martin Deer remembers Heath Ledger…. Today marks the sixth anniversary of the passing of Heath Ledger – a day which is still very much fresh in my mind as though it were yesterday, and so I want to pay my respects to a man that created something that I will […]

It was expected, but now it’s official. How I Met Your Mother star Cobie Smulders has confirmed that she’s set to link up with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes once again, returning to the role of Agent Maria Hill for Joss Whedon’s eagerly-anticipated sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron. “I’m not talking about Avengers anymore… ever,” Smulders […]

Robb Ghag reviews All-New X-Men #19… “The X-Men are shaken to the core by the Battle of the Atom. Kitty Pryde is particularly is shaken by the events of the X-Men crossover. With her students gone, what is Kitty to do?“ If you’re a fan of the X-Men, then you must be reading All-New X-Men.  […]

Paul Risker discusses Chan-wook Park’s Oldboy, and its Spike Lee-directed remake… An individual film can attain infamy for a number of reasons, and one source of infamy is the twist, whether it is a mid-film or end of film twist. It has been exploited by films as diverse as The Crying Game, The Empire Strikes […]

Earlier this month it was revealed that Quentin Tarantino was heading back to the Western genre for his next film, following up Django Unchained with a new project entitled The Hateful Eight, but it seems that Tarantino has decided to shelve those plans, owing to a leak of his latest script. “I’m very, very depressed,” […]