Hasitha Fernando revisits Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy as it turns 20…Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy was a film that seared its indelible images into modern-day pop culture whilst functioning as a major turning point in South Korean cinema. It gained widespread attention in the US and almost won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004, […]
Frozen 3 could be a two-parter as Frozen 4 announced
Bob Iger knows Disney needs a major win, so he’s banking on more Frozen. We’ll now see not only Frozen 3 but another Frozen to follow that. During his appearance on Good Morning America, the Disney CEO broke the sequel news: “Frozen 3 is in the works, and there might be a Frozen 4 in […]
Tim Burton shuts down any prospect of more of Nightmare Before Christmas
As The Nightmare Before Christmas turns 30 this holiday season, producer Tim Burton wants you to know there won’t be any sequels.In a new interview for the anniversary, Burton tells Empire that he feels the film should exist on its own two feet, and stands firm against mining the franchise for more material.“To me, the movie […]
James Nesbitt and Timothy Spall are rival Santas in The Heist Before Christmas trailer
Sky TV has released a trailer for The Heist Before Christmas, the upcoming festive comedy from director Edward Hall.Set in Northern Ireland, the film follows Mikey (Bamber Todd), a 12-year-old who hates Christmas as he stumbles across two Santa Clauses in the woods – one who has robbed a bank (James Nesbitt) and an other […]
Blu-ray Review – Oppenheimer (2023)
Oppenheimer, 2023.Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, and Kenneth Branagh.SYNOPSIS:Christopher Nolan’s epic bio pic Oppenheimer arrives on disc with an excellent batch of bonus features. It’s a great movie, and fans will want to grab this edition because the […]
Comic Book Preview – Predator vs. Wolverine #3
Marvel Comics releases Predator vs. Wolverine #3 on Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview below…TIME TO BLEED! The most gruesome chapter yet! Years after his first encounter with the Yautja, Wolverine’s gone feral – just the way the Weapon X program likes him! If the Predator thought the mutant was hard to […]
The Essential Fantasy Movies of 1983
We journey back to 1983 for swords, glaves, sorcery, space adventures and fights with bears in the essential fantasy films of 1983…The 80s were a golden era of fantasy cinema. For the most part, these films were primarily aimed at a younger audience as Hollywood suddenly realised the money-spinning potential of targetting kids with lighter […]
Sweetie Candy Vigilante returning for second series at Dynamite
Following an acclaimed first series launching last year, Dynamnite Entertainment has announced that creator/writer Suzanne Cafiero’s Sweetie and her Candy Vigilante squad are set to return for a second run with the launch of Sweetie Candy Vigilante Vol. 2 in February. Check out the official solicitation and covers to the first issue below…Together with her […]
Horror comedy The Blackening set for sequel
Like any good slasher, The Blackening will return for another round of killings.It’s being reported that MRC and Lionsgate are in early development of a sequel to The Blackening with filmmakers Dewayne Perkins and Tracy Oliver.Variety confirms the studios “have entered into talks with Perkins, Oliver, and producer E. Brian Dobbins to develop a follow-up” to […]
Comic Book Preview – Detective Comics #1078
Detective Comics #1078 is out on Tuesday, and you can check out the official preview below courtesy of DC Comics…PART THREE OF FIVE IN “BATMAN: OUTLAW”—THE BIWEEKLY DETECTIVE COMICS EVENT! Under the scorching Gotham sun, a showdown at high noon will determine who walks away…and who’s carried away. Catwoman finds out that someone within her […]
