V/H/S has scared the pants off horror lovers for over a decade with its mix of found footage horror and splatter movie homages. But with its upcoming seventh installment, the Shudder franchise is looking to change the formula by introducing severe sci-fi elements. The streamer announced at the ongoing New York Comic Con that the […]
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour ties with Joker as biggest October box office opening of all time
Not content with conquering the music charts, Taylor Swift has now broken records atop the North American box-office with her concert movie, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, which has just opened to the tune of $95-97 million. The popbuster movie debuted to the kind of figures usually reserved for superheroes and sequels. In fact it […]
Godzilla stands tall on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters posters
It’s certainly an exciting time to be a Godzilla fan; we’ve got Toho’s Godzilla Minus One incoming this year, DC’s comic book crossover Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong launching this week, and the Godzilla vs. Kong sequel Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire incoming in 2024. Before then however, we’ll return to Legendary’s MonsterVerse […]
High Tension set for Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD release from Second Sight
Second Sight Films has announced a brand-new Limited Edition 4K/Blu-ray Dual Edition Box set release of director Alexandre Aja’s (The Hills Have Eyes, Piranha 3D) 2003 shocker High Tension (a.k.a. Switchblade Romance). A cult classic of the New French Extremity movement, High Tension stars Cécile de France (The French Dispatch) and Maïwenn (The Fifth Element) […]
Napoleon clip sees the coronation of Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby’s Napoleon and Joséphine
A first clip Ridley Scott’s historical biopic Napoleon has been released, offering a look at the coronation of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (Joaquin Phoenix) and his Empress Joséphine (Vanessa Kirby) at Notre-Dame; watch it below… Directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by David Scarpa, “Napoleon” stars Joaquin Phoenix as the French emperor and military […]
Comic Book Preview – Marvel’s Crypt of Shadows #1
Marvel reopens the Crypt of Shadows this Wednesday, and you can get a sneak peek at the spooky special with the official preview below… Once more, as All Hallows’ Eve draws nigh, the dust-covered slab that seals shut the crypt, blocking out the sun and casting it forever in shadow, has creaked open to let […]
Level up with the action-packed full trailer for Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim anime
Netflix has dropped an action-packed “info-dump” trailer for their upcoming Edgar Wright-produced anime Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, which reintroduces us to this brightly coloured world of impromptu fights and ratatat one-liners. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is written by the graphic novel’s creator Brian O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski, and brings back the recognisible voices from Edgar Wright’s Scott […]
Ten Essential Films of the 1940s
Tom Jolliffe with ten essential films of the 1940s… We recently took a dive back to the 1950s in a quest to prove Quentin Tarantino wrong in his claim that it was one of the weakest decades for cinema. Sorry QT, but there are just far too many greats to come close to paling in […]
The Evil Dead: The Story Behind Sam Raimi’s Cult Classic Horror
Hasitha Fernando on the story behind Sam Raimi’s iconic cult classic The Evil Dead… The Evil Dead is a movie that requires no introduction. Premiering on this day in 1981, the beloved cult classic has spawned an enviable blood strewn legacy that includes sequels, remakes and even a TV show. So, how did an indie […]
Comic Book Preview – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #20
Mark Waid returns to the world of Kingdom Come this Tuesday as DC Comics releases Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #20, and you can get a sneak peek at the issue right now with the official preview below… The return of Boy Thunder! To find and save Superman’s former protégé, the World’s Finest duo bridges the dimensional […]
