Chris Connor reviews the sixth episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters… After a couple of episodes entirely centred around the 2015 timeline of the show, episode sixgives us a sizable chunk of the mid 1950s and our younger versions of Lee Shaw, Bill Randa and Keiko Miura. The trio continue to investigate the Titans and […]
British horror-thriller Punch gets a trailer, poster and images
Ahead of its digital release this January, Trinity Creative Partnership and Miracle Media have shared a poster, trailer and imagesfor the British horror Punch. Written and directed by Andy Edwards, the film follows Frankie, a young woman enjoying a final night out in her hometown before she finds herself the target of a killer wearing […]
Heat: Still the Best Crime Thriller of the Modern Era
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Heat, which was released on this day in 1995 and remains the best crime thriller in the modern era… It’s hard to believe, but Heat is fast approaching thirty years old. The enduring neo-noir instantly enraptured fans upon release, bringing two screen titans in Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, […]
Star Wars: Revelations #1 preview teases the future of Marvel’s Star Wars
Marvel Comics gives fans a sneak peek at what’s in store across its various Star Wars titles in 2024 this week with the release of the one-shot Star Wars: Revelations #1; check it out below… FROM THE HIGH REPUBLIC TO THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY AND BEYOND! JABBA THE HUTT! DARTH VADER! MACE WINDU! KEEVE TRENNIS, THRAWN […]
Zachary Quinto and Jacob Elordi star in trailer for serial killer thriller He Went That Way
Vertical has released a trailer for director Jeffrey Darling’s upcoming thriller He Went That Way. Based on true events, the 1960s-set thriller stars Zachary Quinto as a celebrity animal handler transporting American TV darling Spanky the chimpanzee when he picks up Jim (Jacob Elordi), a 19-year-old hitchhiker who also happens to be a serial killer. […]
Movie Review – Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, 2023. Directed by Sam Fell Featuring Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Bella Ramsey, Imelda Staunton, Lynn Ferguson, David Bradley, Jane Horrocks, Romesh Ranganathan, Daniel Mays, Josie Sedgwick-Davies, Peter Serafinowicz, Nick Mohammed, and Miranda Richardson SYNOPSIS: Having pulled off an escape from Tweedy’s farm, Ginger has found a peaceful island sanctuary […]
Adam Driver says Kylo Ren’s Star Wars character arc was different to the one he signed up for
It’s no secret that the creative direction of the Star Wars sequel trilogy was as haphazard as a Stormtrooper’s aim, and there’s few better examples of that than the character arc of Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren, which the actor has just revealed evolved into something completely different from what he signed up for. While doing […]
Trailer for 80s-set horror Roadkill starring Danielle Harris and Caitlin Carmichael
A poster and trailer have arrived online for writer-director Warren Fast’s revenge thriller Roadkill. Set in 1983, the film follows a young woman as she picks up a hitchhiker headed to the same destination and finds herself in a fight for her life as they end up caught in a the hunt for a fugitive […]
Movie Review – Wonka (2023)
Wonka, 2023. Directed by Paul King. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant, Matt Lucas, Jim Carter, Rakhee Thakrar, Natasha Rothwell, Rich Fulcher, Tom Davis, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Simon Farnaby, Paterson Joseph, Colin O’Brien, Ellie White, Mathew Baynton, Luan Gallagher, Rufus Jones, Justin Edwards, and Freya Parker. SYNOPSIS: […]
Mads Mikkelsen stars in trailer for Nikolaj Arcel’s Nordic Western The Promised Land
A trailer, poster and images have been released for writer-director Nikolaj Arcel’s (A Royal Affair, The Dark Tower) Nordic western The Promised Land. The film stars Mads Mikkelsen as Ludvig Kahlen, an impoverished Captain who sets out to take the uninhabitable Danish heath from the merciless Frederik de Schinkel, in the name of the king. […]
