Lucifer fans received some good news back in June when it was announced that the Vertigo comic book adaptation had been renewed for a sixth – albeit final – season by Netflix. However, as per TV Line, it seems the final season will be a short one and consist of just ten episodes, which will […]
Hulu’s Stephen King adaptation The Eyes of the Dragon has been scrapped
Back in May of last year it was announced that Hulu had secured the rights to Stephen King’s fantasy novel The Eyes of the Dragon and tapped Seth Graheme-Smith (Dark Shadows) to develop a TV adaptation which was being viewed as a potential “YA answer to Game of Thrones“. Well, we have some bad news […]
Die Hard with Stallone, Seagal and Van Damme
Tom Jolliffe ventures back to the 90’s, when three action icons made Die Hard riffs… It’s often said that the buff action specialists of the 80’s, who were larger than life and almost comically unstoppable were slowly pushed out of the forefront of the market by more every man heroes. Die Hard is often pinpointed […]
Young Justice season four titled Young Justice: Phantoms
Back in July of last year it was announced that the DC animated series Young Justice had been renewed for a fourth season, and during yesterday’s DC FanDome event, the show’s executive producer Greg Weisman has revealed that the new season will be going by the title Young Justice: Phantoms. “It has and it hasn’t,” […]
Movie Review – The Unfamiliar (2020)
The Unfamiliar, 2020. Directed by Henk Pretorius. Starring Jemima West, Christopher Dane, Harry McMillan-Hunt, Rebecca Hanssen, Rachel Lin and Ben Lee. SYNOPSIS: A mother returns home from military service to find that her son has changed significantly and her husband is discussing an unusual change of career. British horror The Unfamiliar begins with an efficiently […]
Comic Book Preview – The Batman’s Grave #10
The Batman’s Grave continues this Tuesday with the release of issue #10, and we’ve got a preview for you here; check it out courtesy of DC Comics… SEE ALSO: Batman: Black and White to return this December The Batman knows who his enemy is. He just doesn’t know where the enemy is or how to […]
The Devil All The Time – The Bleakest Movie of 2020 | Video Review
The Devil All The Time, 2020. Directed by Antonio Campos. Starring Tom Holland, Eliza Scanlen, Sebastian Stan, Robert Pattinson, Riley Keough, Jason Clarke, Bill Skarsgård, Haley Bennett, Harry Melling, and Mia Wasikowska. Brutal and bleak, The Devil All The Time is one of the toughest viewings of 2020. From director Antonio Campos, this is a […]
4K Blu-ray Review – Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Ghost in the Shell, 1995. Directed by Mamoru Oshii Featuring the voice talents of Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Iemasa Kayumi. SYNOPSIS: A cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master. Movies set in the future are always a bit of a mixed bag. You can’t possibly predict exactly […]
1930’s-50’s: The Golden Age of Mystery Films
Tom Jolliffe on why the 30’s to 50’s were a golden age for mystery films… Whether it’s a murder mystery, or a cat and mouse quest to uncover a mystery, the 1930’s, up until the end of the 1950’s saw a prolific output of mystery films. Across world cinema, from Britain, to Hollywood to Europe […]
Comic Book Preview – Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut’s classic Slaughterhouse-Five is adapted in graphic novel form for the first time this Wednesday courtesy of Boom! Studios, isner Award-winning writer Ryan North (Unbeatable Squirrel Girl) and Eisner Award-nominated artist Albert Monteys (Universe!), and you can check out the official preview here… Kurt Vonnegut’s classic adapted in graphic novel form for the first […]