Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Scott Mendelson joins the ranks of film critics knocking Peter Jackson down a peg for his first (of three) films of The Hobbit: “This first film, shamefully bloated and lacking in any justification for its padding, plays less like a theatrical cut, or even like an extended edition […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews the first issue of Marvel NOW!’s Avengers… “The greatest heroes in comics together on one unbeatable team! The Avengers ‘go large,’ expanding their roster and their sphere of influence to a global and even interplanetary level. When Captain America puts out his call – who will answer? Big threats, big ideas, big […]

Luke Owen reviews the first issue of Thunderbolts… “Red Hulk, Venom, Elektra, Deadpool, the Punisher. Forget the courts, the jails, the system — this team of Thunderbolts fights fire with fire, targeting the most dangerous and lethal players in the Marvel Universe with extreme prejudice. Led by General “Thunderbolt” Ross, AKA the Red Hulk, this […]

Luke Owen shares his thoughts on the 17-minute preview of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy… “People don’t know who the Guardians of the Galaxy are. But you know what? I didn’t know who RoboCop was before I saw the movie as a kid, I didn’t know Star Wars before I saw it as a kid, […]

Martin Deer discusses the new trailer for Zack Snyder’s upcoming Superman reboot Man of Steel… Sublime. Moving. Powerful! Some things are worth waiting for, and those things are even better when they suddenly appear unexpected. This trailer blew me away. It is fantastic; there are so many things to be excited about from this footage […]

Luke Owen reviews the latest issue of The Transformers Spotlight… “BEFORE OPTIMUS PRIME — there was Orion Pax! Four million years ago, the future leader of the AUTOBOTS disappeared into the Cybertronian wilderness to save a friend. What happened next would take him to the very brink — and have startling repercussions on the current […]

Luke Owen reviews the latest issue of Ghostbusters… “After several tough cases, the Ghostbusters are ready for a real day off from dealing with the supernatural… but that doesn’t necessarily mean the supernatural is going to take a day off from them. Ready to settle in and do some relaxing, they are surprised as a […]

Paul Risker chats with Sophie Lellouche, writer-director of Paris-Manhattan… The film chosen to open this year’s 16th UK Jewish Film Festival was the romantic comedy Paris-Manhattan, the directorial feature debut of young French writer-director Sophie Lellouche. It is an eventful first attempt at a feature film, the screenplay written over a long seven year stretch, […]

The news broke last Friday that writer/director Kevin Smith’s last movie will be Clerks III – ending off his career with the movie he began it with. From all accounts, the news broke a little earlier than planned, although Smith did reveal some more details about the film’s production and plans on the latest episode […]

Paul Risker chats with Sophie Solomon, Artistic Director of the Jewish Music Institute… Violinist, composer, songwriter, and Artistic Director Sophie Solomon arrived at this year’s UKJFF to perform a live musical accompaniment to the 1925 silent film His People. She has played an important role in the collaboration between the two artistic organisations, which made […]