It seems as though Snake Plissken is next for the remake block with Deadline reporting that Joel Silver’s Silver Productions and Studio Canal are looking to put a new look to the 1981 classic Escape from New York – and even build a trilogy around it. A remake had been on the cards a couple […]

Douglas Norton selects his five essential films of Sam Raimi…. After a four-year hiatus from feature films, director Sam Raimi is back in cinemas with the fantasy spectacle Oz the Great and Powerful. Raimi began making films at age ten, armed with a Super-8 camera and a fascination with the slapstick comedy of the Three […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Angie Han writes for /Film about Midnight Screenings starting earlier: “Midnight openings have become an important part of the moviegoing landscape in recent years, but of course not everyone can stay up until midnight, let alone stay up until midnight, sit through a two-hour movie, and drive home […]

Robb Ghag reviews Star Wars #3… “Princess Leia formed a secret squadron of stealth X-wings to help expose a spy within the Rebel ranks. But taking command puts her at odds with Luke Skywalker at a time they need solidarity more than ever-especially when the spy has alerted the Empire to Han Solo’s latest venture!“ […]

Robb Ghag reviews Age of Ultron #2… “For years the heroes of the Marvel Universe have lived in fear that the artificial intelligence known as Ultron would one day evolve to fulfill its desire to wipe out all organic life and take over the Earth – that day has arrived.“ We went out with a […]

Piers McCarthy reviews the thirteenth episode of The Walking Dead season 3…. Two fierce, angry men are planning war against one another. Both have a team of loyal and dedicated soldiers ready to fight the opposing side. As well as this rivalry, there is a seemingly never-ending hoard of the undead that always need to […]

Matt Smith reviews the latest episode of The Following… So you’ve moved out of your old home to a new, bigger, better place. The rent’s got to be a killer, but the neighbour’s are nice. It’s like a real community. You all get on, you’ve got your son there with you, hopefully your wife’ll be […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews the third issue of Marvel NOW!’s Uncanny X-Men… “Everything has changed for Magneto in the last few weeks. Can he prove he is still the Master of Magnetism?“ Has Scott Summers ever been this interesting? That was the question that kept coming to mind as I read the latest issue of Uncanny […]

The idea of a sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 breakthrough hit Beetlejuice has been floating around Hollywood for nigh on quarter of a century now, with the ultimately aborted Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian passing through the hands of writers such as Jonathan Gems (Mars Attacks!), Daniel Waters (Batman Returns) and Pamela Norris (Troop Beverly Hills) during […]

Luke Owen reviews the first episode of The Mimic…. If there is one thing in this world that I find incredibly entertaining, it’s someone who can do impressions. In fact, it’s the one skill I wish I had. I can do a fairly decent Arnie, but then who can’t? The problem impressionists have is that […]