Martin Carr reviews the second season of Alex Rider… When Amazon first decided to adapt Alex Rider, a character conjured up by writer Anthony Horowitz, audiences were sceptical to say the least. The movie version may have featured solid performances from Alex Pettyfer, Ewan McGregor and Damian Lewis but never spawned a sequel. However, when […]
Sony downplays reports of new Spider-Man trilogy
While fans are thrilled at the possibility of more Spider-Man movies, it seems that insiders at Sony are not as cheerful, and are even looking to lower expectations for now.In a new report from The Hollywood Reporter, the trade notes that the second trilogy announced by producer Amy Pascal is not set in stone even […]
The Multiverse Era: When a Cinematic Universe Isn’t Enough
Tom Jolliffe on the current preoccupation with the multiverse…Cinema is all about cycles. Genres flit in and out of prominence. An action landscape which was once dominated by Westerns was then temporarily displaced by gangster films, then epics, then Westerns again, then a brief parley into pessimistic cinema, before Star Wars laid a significant blueprint […]
Zachary Levi believes Shazam! Fury of the Gods is better than the first film
Back in September, director David F. Sandberg revealed that the highly anticipated sequel to 2019’s Shazam!, titled Shazam! Fury of the Gods, had wrapped filming, and now, star Zachary Levi has teased what fans can expect in the next film.In an interview with Collider, Levi stated that while he is proud of the first Shazam! film, he believes that […]
Scream receives R rating for “strong bloody violence, language throughout and some sexual references”
Ahead of its release on January 14th 2022, the fifth instalment in the long-running horror franchise Scream, simply titled Scream, has officially received an R rating for “strong bloody violence, language throughout and some sexual references” from the MPAA.This age rating will not come as a surprise to fans of the series as every film in the […]
Movie Review – Back to the Outback (2021)
Back to the Outback, 2021.Directed by Clare Knight & Harry Cripps. Featuring the voice talents of Isla Fisher, Tim Minchin, Eric Bana, Guy Pearce, Miranda Tapsell, Angus Imrie, Keith Urban, Aislinn Derbez, Diesel La Torraca, Jack Charles, Celeste Barber, Gia Carides, Rachel House, Wayne Knight, Aaron Pedersen, Lachlan Ross Power, Kiara Marr and Jacki Weaver.SYNOPSIS:Tired […]
Jamie Dornan suffers amnesia in the outback in the trailer for The Tourist
The BBC and HBO Max have released the first trailer for the upcoming thriller series The Tourist which stars Jamie Dornan as a British man who wakes up with no memory of who he is after being pursued and ran of the road by a truck in the Australian outback; take a look here…Jamie Dornan stars […]
Cobie Smulders returning as Maria Hill for Marvel’s Secret Invasion Disney+ series
Following the announcement that the Disney+ series Marvel’s Secret Invasion has started production, Deadline is reporting that Cobie Smulders will once again be reuniting with Samuel L. Jackson as Maria Hill in a prominent role.Maria Hill was first introduced into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2012’s The Avengers (Avengers Assemble in the United Kingdom and Ireland). Smulders […]
Jurassic World Dominion rated PG-13 for “intense sequences of action, some violence and language”
Ahead of its release in June 2022, the third instalment in the Jurassic World franchise, titled Jurassic World: Dominion, has received a PG-13 rating from the MPAA for “intense sequences of action, some violence and language.”In comparison, the first two instalments in the Jurassic World series both received PG-13 ratings. However, the one difference is Jurassic World and Jurassic World: Fallen […]
Jordan Peele’s Nope wraps filming, Hoyte van Hoytema confirmed as cinematographer
Variety is reporting that Jordan Peele’s next film, titled Nope, has recently wrapped principal photography whilst also confirming that Oscar-nominated cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema had been brought onto the film.Nope was shot on KODAK film, including 65mm film in IMAX format, which makes sense with the hiring of van Hoytema as he has been the go-to […]
