Oliver Davis reviews Spawn #232… 32 STRAIGHT ISSUES WITH SAME ART TEAM, declares the book’s front cover. It reads like the “3 days without an accident” board in The Simpsons. They are Spawn’s creator/writer Todd MacFarlane and Szymon Kudranski on pencils and inking. Hooray for consistency. Having never read Spawn, and starting at part four […]

Oliver Davis reviews East of West #3… “Death’s reign of terror over THOSE WHO RULE continues, as the forces of the END TIMES continue to work to bring about the Apocalypse. It’s the END OF THE WORLD: Someone dies, someone lives, and someone falls in love.” WHO IS THIS WOMAN, THE ONE THAT CONQUERED DEATH? […]

The Stone Roses: Made of Stone, 2013. Directed by Shane Meadows. Starring Ian Brown, John Squire, Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield and Alan ‘Reni’ Wren. SYNOPSIS: Documentary detailing the reunion of seminal Manchester rock band, The Stone Roses. At first, a documentary about The Stone Roses doesn’t seem to mesh with Shane Meadows’ recent run of autobiographical […]

This Is 40, 2012. Directed by Judd Apatow.Starring Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Megan Fox and Jason Segel. SYNOPSIS:A ‘sort-of sequel’ to Knocked Up, following the characters of Pete and Debbie as they reluctantly approach their 40th birthdays. Judd Apatow’s films have been criticised for their lack of discipline. This Is Forty…Minutes Too Long, was the […]

This article contains spoilers for Man of Steel. And technically also World Trade Center…. Why is the Superhero film so prevalent in today’s age? There are two ideas to explain their success. One, that technology has finally caught up with comic books’ imaginations. And two, that the Iron Men and Dark Knights are really modern […]

Much Ado About Nothing, 2012. Directed by Joss Whedon.Starring Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Sean Mager, Fran Kranz, and Jillian Morgese. SYNOPSIS: William Shakespear’s romantic comedy about two people who don’t believe in love. Much Ado About Nothing’s release date is a masterstroke of scheduling in two respects. Firstly, and most cheekily, […]

Oliver Davis reviews the tenth episode of Game of Thrones Season Three…. Myhsa. Directed by David Nutter. Written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. Few things were going to top last week’s Red Wedding, which featured the murders of Catelyn, Robb and Talisa, but, in a way, the season closer was more enjoyable. Mainly because […]

Oliver Davis reviews Spawn #233… “Jim is at odds with his powers as he and the K7-Leetha fight for control. Can Jim harness the dark powers within? Or will the suit overwhelm his human soul, making him a true Hellspawn?“ Jim Lee, one of the founding fathers of Image Comics, was on Kevin Smith’s Fatman […]

A Field in England, 2013. Directed by Ben Wheatley.Starring Reece Shearsmith, Michael Smiley, Peter Ferdinando, Ryan Pope and Richard Glover. SYNOPSIS: Three Civil War deserters are forced to search for treasure in an English field. A Field in England isn’t really a film, it’s a sensory and nightmarish overload. On the final credits’ roll, you’ll […]

Oliver Davis reviews Prophet #36… “The three-armed Prophet wants Old man Prophet found. NewFather disobeys his superiors to seek out weapons needed to combat a new mysterious foe.“ It’s tough coming into this cold. Having only ever read the first issue of Brandon Graham’s run on Prophet, which he took over from its creator, Rob […]