Tom Jolliffe offers up ten essential buddy films… Reluctant partners, thrust together. Chalk and cheese, a differing approach to attaining the end goal, or perhaps sometimes from opposite sides of the law. The buddy film genre has been popular for decades. Some writer/directors in fact have a real association with it (see later). It’s a […]
Films That Leave You Speechless
Tom Jolliffe on films that leave you speechless… Spoilers ahead. Cinema can enthral, entertain, amuse, and terrify. You finish a film and you ordinarily have an idea of your feelings on it, or said film will help you wind down with a denouement before the credits roll. Sometimes though, a film finishes and you’re left […]
Battlestar Galactica TV reboot is “progressing nicely”
Last year, NBCUniversal announced that a reboot of the beloved sci-fi franchise Battlestar Galactica is in the works from Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail, with the project securing a showrunner back in May in Michael Lesslie (Assassin’s Creed, The Little Drummer Girl). The new series is being eyed as one of the key originals for […]
Yakuza, Gambling, and Love Hotels?! The Crazy History of Nintendo Revealed
CryMor Gaming presents a look into the backstory of the Nintendo Company… When you think Nintendo, images of family friendly, coop fun probably swarm your head. Super Mario Bros., Zelda, Donkey Kong, heck even the darker franchises like Metroid and Star Fox don’t run into the gritty trend seen from other game companies like Sony and Microsoft. And yet, […]
Batman and The Joker go surfing with Iron Studios’ new Batman ’66 deluxe statues
Sideshow and Iron Studios have revealed the 1:10 scale Batman and The Joker deluxe statues which are based on the appearance of Adam West as the Caped Crusader and Cesar Romero as the Clown Prince of Crime in the episode ‘Surf’s Up! Joker’s Under! from the classic 1960s Batman TV series. The collectibles are available […]
Comic Book Preview – Batman #96
The Joker War continues this coming Wednesday in the pages of Batman #96, and we have a preview of the issue for you here courtesy of DC Comics; check it out… Reeling from the effects of the worst Joker toxin attack ever, Batman is on the run through Gotham City, pursued by the dark shadows […]
Courteney Cox returning to iconic role of Gale Weathers for Scream 5
When David Arquette announced he’d be returning to the Scream franchise for a fifth installment, many fans waited on pins and needles to know if his ex-wife and co-star Courteney Cox would join him. The wait is over as Deadline confirms Cox will reprise her iconic role as Gale Weathers for Scream 5. The reporter […]
Ariel Winter to star in quarantine comedy-thriller Don’t Log Off
Modern Family star Ariel Winter has signed on to star in Don’t Log Off, an independent comedy-thriller which marks the feature directorial debut of Brandon Baer and Garrett Baer. As reported by Deadline, the film takes place during the early days of the coronavirus quarantine and revolves around six friends attending a virtual surprise party […]
Karl Urban discusses his Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker cameo
If you’ve paid really close attention to the closing credits of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, you may have noticed the familiar name of Karl Urban listed under ‘additional voices’, and now the star of Dredd and The Boys has confirmed that he did indeed have a cameo in the closing chapter of the […]
Marvel’s The New Mutants gets an extended synopsis
With The New Mutants seemingly on course for its planned theatrical release of August 28th (as of last weekend’s Comic-Con@Home, at least), the official website for the long-delayed X-Men spinoff has unveiled a new extended synopsis for the film. And, despite director Josh Boone confirming that plans for X-Men cameos were scrapped at an early […]
