Tom Jolliffe on the female acting performances criminally overlooked by the Academy for Oscar recognition… It’s often said that the men in the acting world, particularly Hollywood, have monopolised the best roles. Most biopics are about great (or heinous) men from history. We see more heroes than we see heroines and so on. Some actresses […]

Paul Risker reviews the second episode of Sons of Anarchy season 5… Entrenchment, networking and uncertainty… Three words most apt to describe the latest episode of Sons of Anarchy. Void of the poetic motion that graced the opening of episode one, ‘Authority Vested’ the second episode of the fifth season of Sons of Anarchy feels […]

Martin Deer reviews the latest issue of Batman, featuring the conclusion of Death of the Family… “Death of the Family comes to a close as The Joker’s plan reaches its climax.“ My own personal synopsis would include the words “huge” and “let down” prior to ‘climax’. I’ve been a big fan of this run by […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews the first issue of Marvel NOW!’s Uncanny X-Men… The X-Men.  I can’t think of another group of superheroes that feel like they’re in a state of perpetual flux.  The status quo seems to change for these guys at a rapid pace, with a frequency unrivaled in the modern era of comics.  Every […]

During an interview with the Press Assocation, Chloë Moretz has spoken about returning the role of Mindy Macready / Hit-Girl in the upcoming comic book movie sequel Kick-Ass 2, telling fans to expect a much more adult take on the teenage crime-fighter / killing machine: “There’s going to get a bit more romance, a much more […]

Bill “Jett” Ramey over at Batman-on-Film has just posted a story about the rebooted Batman film, which was expected in 2017. The post-Christopher Nolan Batman was to be introduced in 2015’s Justice League, however Jett has been speaking to a friend of his, an unnamed source, about how the rebooted Batman’s solo film would be […]

Anghus Houvouras explains why he’s already sick of Star Wars… It’s hard to believe it’s only been four months since Disney purchased Lucasfilm for $4 billion.  I say that because the last four months have felt like a freaking eternity. New Star Wars films has cranked the internet into overdrive.  Rampant speculation has surrounded every […]

Luke Owen and his movie marathon cohorts takes in a 15 movie Godzilla marathon… Movie Marathon Meeting – Where 3 guys watch franchise movies one after the others. This marathon is sponsored by curry, beer and a lack of sleep. To date, our longest marathon was the initial marathon of Friday the 13th at 12 movies which […]

The second series of Black Mirror started last night (you can read our review here) and Bleeding Cool are reporting that Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) has prevailed over other bidders (including George Clooney) for the rights to the first series episode The Entire History of You. “In the near future, everyone has access to a […]

Paul Risker continues his Terry Gilliam retrospective… Jabberwocky sits as an important entry in Gilliam’s canon, representing the realisation of his directorial aspirations. It afforded him a solo directing credit, as well as the opportunity to pursue what he considered to be the aesthetic vision of a professional director he found difficult to pursue previously. […]