The beleaguered Academy Awards found itself grabbing headlines across the globe yesterday, although not for the reasons that the Academy would have liked as the soon-to-be-Oscar-winning Will Smith “smacked the shit out of” presenter Chris Rock live on stage less than an hour before picking up his Best Actor gong for King Richard.While the Academy […]
The First Purge director to adapt superhero graphic novel Black for Warner Bros.
What if only Black people could get superpowers? That’s the premise behind Kwanza Osajyefo and Tim Smith 3’s graphic novel Black, which Studio 8 and Warner Bros. are hoping to bring to the big-screen, tasking The First Purge’s Gerard McMurray with writing and directing an adaptation.First published in 2016, Black takes place in a world […]
Go behind-the-scenes in Bigger, Bluer, Better Sonic the Hedgehog 2 featurette
Promising “more action and mischief” than the $300M grossing original, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 races into cinemas from this Friday, and to celebrate Paramount have released a behind-the-scenes look at the sequel, featuring snippets from the cast-and-crew about what to expect as the smart-mouthed blue ericius goes up against Jim Carrey’s Dr. Robotnik once again; […]
Comic Book Preview – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Annual 2022
This Wednesday sees the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Annual 2022 from IDW Publishing, and we’ve got the official preview of the special issue for you here…The Turtles embark on a secret mission to their roots, but a mysterious creature hunts them relentlessly. The Turtles will have to find a new way to come […]
Netflix anime Vampire in the Garden gets a trailer and key art
Netflix has released a poster and trailer for the upcoming anime series Vampire in the Garden which follows Momo, a young girl whose encounter with a vampire queen may change the world; take a look here…One cold winter, humanity lost its battle with the vampires, and with it, most of where they called home.A small […]
Comic Book Preview – John Buscema’s Silver Surfer Artisan Edition
Legendary comic book artist John Buscema’s run on Marvel’s Silver Surfer gets the Artisan Edition treatment from IDW Publishing this week, and you can check out a sneak peek preview here…John Buscema’s innovative drawing on Marvel’s Silver Surfer is presented in IDW’s Artisan Edition format. Collecting three complete issues (issues #5, #6, and #8) from […]
Jacques Audiard’s Paris, 13th District gets a new trailer
IFC Films has shared a US trailer for Paris, 13th District, the latest film from award-winning French filmmaker Jacques Audiard (Rust and Bone, A Prophet) and featuring a cast that includes Noemie Merlant, Lucie Zhang, Makita Samba and Savages lead singer Jehnny Beth.Watch the trailer here…SEE ALSO: Read our review of Paris, 13th District hereJacques […]
Movie Review – The Medium (2021)
The Medium, 2021.Directed by Banjong Pisanthanakun. Starring Narilya Gulmongkolpech, Sawanee Utoomma, Sirani Yankittikan, Yasaka Chaisorn, Boonsong Nakphoo, Arunee Wattana, Thanutphon Boonsang, and Pakapol Srirongmuang.SYNOPSIS:A horrifying story of a shaman’s inheritance in the Isan region of Thailand. What could be possessing a family member might not be the Goddess they make it out to be.This joint […]
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi director on the return of Darth Vader
Not only will May’s Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi see the return of Ewan McGregor to the galaxy far, far away, but also that of his Prequel Trilogy co-star Hayden Christensen who is set to don the armor of Darth Vader once again as he reprises the role of Obi-Wan’s fallen apprentice and current Dark Lord […]
Yes, Will Smith open-palmed Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards. No, violence is not the answer
Robert Kojder on the Will Smith and Chris Rock controversy from the 94th Academy Awards…Will Smith smacked Chris Rock at the 94th Oscars ceremony last night. This is not scripted professional wrestling. It was real.It all went down as the Best Documentary-presenting Chris Rock was cracking some jokes before getting to the nominees, as one […]
