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 few […]

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 spanned over […]

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 memory […]

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. […]

Scott Davis reviews the first episode of Community season four… “And we’re back…“ After months of trials and tribulations surrounding TV’s best, but horrifically underwatched show, Thursday finally saw the return of the madcap students of Greendale Community College. But what should have been a triumphant return turned into a nightmare for its fans, as […]

Kirsty Capes reviews the sixth episode of Downton Abbey season 3… After all the doom and gloom that’s been going on in Downton recently, it’s nice to have an episode with more positives than negatives. This episode is just that. We see the mourning period for the family is coming to a close and Cora […]