While DC fans can barely contain their excitement for the impending release of Man of Steel, anticipation is also growing as to the long-awaited announcement from Warner Bros. about the future of its roster of superheroes. Over the past few months we’ve heard plenty of rumours suggesting that the studio will look to channel the […]

Matt Smith reviews the season finale of Elementary… Whenever a producer reboots a character or a concept it’s all about new beginnings. Starting from the beginning and trying to make something new out of something old. The important thing that people sometimes forget, however, is to have a great ending as well. Things aren’t looking […]

Anthony Stokes thinks video game adaptations could learn a thing or two from comic book movies…. Of all the different trends in Hollywood, few have seen as little success as video game adaptations. They don’t come very often, but when they do finally show up they’re usually painful to watch and are generally disappointments financially, […]

Anthony Stokes assesses the career of Michael Bay…. It’s hard not to dislike Michael Bay. Certain directors like Jonathan Liebesman (who is linking up with Bay to direct the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot) – one could argue that his movies are bad purely because the scripts are weak. Battle: Los Angeles and Wrath of […]

Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #5… “The year-long celebration of Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary continues! Brave heart, Whovians, for the Fifth Doctor takes the spotlight in this issue of a 12-part epic adventure featuring all 11 incarnations of the Doctor!“ Finally we’ve be given a hit of the story arc relating to our […]

Simon Columb attends BFI Southbank’s Lars von Trier retrospective… Asked what type of filmmakers inspire and influence Lars von Trier, the last thing one would consider is Busby Berkeley and The Sound of Music. As unlikely as it sounds, these established Hollywood musicals are what contribute to Dancer in the Dark, a musical tragedy starring […]

Chris Cooper reviews the latest issue of IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles… “Trouble is brewing in the streets of NYC. Crime and gang warfare increase while different underworld factions jostle for power. Meanwhile, Shredder has found an old ally in Kitsune, a long-lost witch from Feudal Japan.” Reality rarely lives up to the anticipation. In […]

It’s not often M. Night Shyamalan is able to generate much excitement these days (that’s what a run of Lady in the Water, The Happening and The Last Airbender will do for you), and while early reviews for the upcoming sci-fi After Earth are doing little to suggest his latest film will drag him out […]

The National Association of Theater Owners is the largest exhibition trade organization in the world, representing over 30,000 movie screens across the U.S. and additional cinemas in fifty countries worldwide. The organization is pushing for new marketing rules, which include limiting the length of movie trailers to two minutes. Voluntary marketing guidelines currently restrict trailers […]

Luke Owen looks at Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #17… REMAIN IN LIGHT! MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE’s first full-blown epic moves into high gear as RODIMUS leads his crew to the gates of heaven—or hell. But larger forces are closing in and an ancient plan is reaching fruition—and as an old friend calls […]