Last week, it was announced that Sylvester Stallone wouldn’t be reprising his role as Rocky Balboa in Creed III, the third instalment in the Creed franchise, and now lead actor and director Michael B. Jordan has revealed why the Italian Stallion won’t be appearing in the next instalment. In an interview with IGN, Jordan explained that the creative […]
Exclusive Interview – Justice Society: World War II producer Butch Lukic
Ricky Church chats with Justice Society: World War II supervising producer Butch Lukic… Though the Justice League consists of some of the most popular superheroes in comics and has been around for decades, they are not the first superhero team in either the DC Universe or the comic book industry. In 1940 the world was […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers Vol. 3: All Fall Down
Ricky Church reviews Transformers Vol. 3: All Fall Down… Since the beginning of IDW’s reboot on its Transformers continuity, writer Brian Ruckley has been playing the long game as he’s led Cybertron to the brink of its infamous, millions-year long war between the Autobots and Decepticons. All throughout his series we’ve seen the small sparks of war […]
Movie Review – The Sound of Metal (2019)
The Sound of Metal, 2019. Directed by Darius Marder. Starring Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff, Mathieu Amalric, Domenico Toledo, Chelsea Lee, Shaheem Sanchez and Chris Perfetti. SYNOPSIS: Ruben (Riz Ahmed) is forced to face some home truths, as a life altering event sees everything he values slip away. As sound is replaced […]
Eighth Grade’s Elsie Fisher to star in My Best Friend’s Exorcism
Originally announced a couple of years ago, the adaptation of Grady Hendrix’s cult horror novel My Best Friend’s Exorcism has been summoned to the headlines again with the news that Eighth Grade‘s Elsie Fisher is set to star. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Fisher will head up an ensemble that includes Amiah Miller (War […]
Comic Book Preview – Batman & Scooby-Doo! Mysteries #1
DC’s digital-first Batman & Scooby-Doo! Mysteries gets its first print issue this Tuesday, and we’ve got the official preview for you here; take a look… “It’s an all-new, all-ages series that teams the Dark Knight with Scooby-Doo and the sleuths of Mystery Inc.! When Batman discovers his original purple gloves have gone missing, Velma, Shaggy, […]
Movie Review – The Banishing (2021)
The Banishing, 2021. Directed by Christopher Smith. Starring Jessica Brown Findlay, Sean Harris, John Lynch, John Heffernan, and Anya McKenna-Bruce. SYNOPSIS: The Banishing tells the story of the most haunted house in England. Set in the 1930s, before the onset of the Second World War, Marianne (Jessica Brown Findlay) moves to an old manor house with […]
Box Office: Mortal Kombat fights its way towards $11 million overseas as Godzilla vs. Kong tops $358 million
Isn’t it nice to be reading about box-office statistics again? And not the depressing kind which have accompanied the decimation of the moviegoing business over the last year or so. We’re getting to report healthy numbers on a Monday morning, and long may it continue as the multiplexes of the world begin to sanitise their […]
Movie Review – Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, 2021. Directed by Josh Greenbaum. Starring Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan, Damon Wayans Jr., Vanessa Bayer, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Reyn Doi. SYNOPSIS: Two middle-aged friends travel to an idyllic Florida resort, where they become embroiled in an elaborate criminal plot. There’s a long-running theory in film […]
Justin Timberlake to headline Confessions of a Dangerous Mind for Apple TV+
Following the success of their recent collaboration, the redemptive tearjerker Palmer, Justin Timberlake has been tapped to star in Apple TV’s adaptation of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. As reported by Deadline, Timberlake will play gong-show host Chuck Barris, who revealed in his 1984 memoir Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, that his job as a […]
