Dark Horse Comics and Lucasfilm have announced that they are expanding their all-ages Star Wars comic book license to include a series of original graphic novels which will kick off in April 2024 with the release of Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories – Qui-Gon, timed to coincide with the impending 25th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode […]
Dune comes to LEGO with the Atreides Royal Ornithopter set
The LEGO Group has unveiled the LEGO Icons Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter set, the brick built replica of the aircraft from Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Dune which comes with minifigures for Paul Atreides, Lady Jessica, Gurney Halleck, Chani, Leto Atreides, Liet Kynes, Duncan Idaho and Baron Harkonnen. The set is available to pre-order now […]
Wyrmwood director to helm WWII shark thriller Beast of War
Deadline has revealed that filmmaker Kiah Roache-Turner (Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, Nekrotonic) is set to direct the World War II shark survival thriller Beast of War, with the project being shopped to buyers at the upcoming American Film Market. Beast of War will follow a group of soldiers during World War II who find […]
Movie Review – When the Trash Man Knocks (2023)
When the Trash Man Knocks, 2023. Directed by Christopher Wesley Moore. Starring Jo-Ann Robinson, Christopher Wesley Moore, Meredith Mohler, Deenie Castleberry, and Cami Roebuck. SYNOPSIS: A small Southern town’s Thanksgiving turns deadly when a deranged killer, the Trash Man, resurfaces to create his nightmarish version of a family, forcing a mother and son to confront […]
Masters of the Universe and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles collide for Turtles of Grayskull action figure line
Two of the most iconic toy properties of the 1980s are set to collide in 2024 as Mattel’s Masters of the Universe crosses over with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the all-new action figure line Masters of the Universe Origins Turtles of Grayskull, a collaboration marking the 40th anniversary of the Heroes in a Half-Shell. […]
Movie Review – Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
Anatomy of a Fall, 2023. Directed by Justine Triet. Starring Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner, Antoine Reinartz, Saadia Bentaïeb, Jehnny Beth, Samuel Theis, Camille Rutherford, Anne Rotger, Sophie Fillières, Arthur Harari, Pierre-François Garel, and Savannah Rol. SYNOPSIS: A woman is suspected of her husband’s murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as […]
Mission: Impossible 8 delayed until 2025 and drops ‘Dead Reckoning – Part 2’ from title
Paramount Pictures and Skydance have announced that they’re pushing back the eighth installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise by a year, and dropping Dead Reckoning – Part 2 from the title. The shunt for the spy-franchise comes amidst a series of release date changes due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strikes. Mission: Impossible 8 shut down […]
Peeping Tom: A Voyeuristic Masterpiece of the Slasher Subgenre
William Stottor revisits the classic British horror-thriller Peeping Tom… Before 1960, the Michael Powell half of Powell and Pressburger had enjoyed a commercially and critically successful directing career. Films such as The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) and The Red Shoes (1948), which he directed with Emeric Pressburger, still rank amongst the greatest […]
Spooky Retro Games to Liven Your Halloween
Andrew Newton with a selection of spooky retro games for Halloween… It’s that time of year again for ghosties and ghoulies to prowl the world of the living and terrorise the neighbourhoods. However, if you are able to ward off these supernatural horrors away with a carved pumpkin with a smiley face then you may […]
LEGO Marvel Avengers: Code Red trailer teases new Disney+ animated special
Disney+ has released a trailer LEGO Marvel Avengers: Code Red ahead of its arrival on the streamer this coming Friday. The animated special sees Earth’s Mightiest Minifigs seeking out the the help of Wolverine after The Collector targets the superhero team for his twisted collection. Watch the trailer below… The Avengers gather to celebrate their […]
