Matt Smith reviews the second episode of Catch-22… After last week’s tone setting but emotionally bereft first episode, Catch-22 felt like it needed to hit the ground running if it wanted to maintain an audience. There is so much on television and on streaming sites that something that is slow off the mark these days […]
Awkwafina and Jacob Tremblay in talks for Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Following hot on the heels of the news that Melissa McCarthy is in talks to portray the villainous Ursula, Entertainment Weekly is reporting that two more actors are in negotiations with Disney to join the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. As per the site, Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians) is in talks to lend her […]
Comic Book Preview – Star Trek: Year Five #3
The U.S.S. Enterprise’s Five Year Mission continues this Wednesday as IDW Publishing releases Star Trek: Year Five #3; check out a preview of the issue here… With their clash with the Tholian Assembly still fresh in their minds, the crew of the Enterprise, along with their new Tholian passenger, encounter a strange new threat on […]
Promo for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 6 Episode 8 – ‘Collision Course – Part 1’
ABC has released a promo for Friday’s eighth episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 6, entitled ‘Collision Course (Part 1)’; watch it here… “Collision Course (Part I)” – To face The Galaxy-Hopping Hate-Beast That Eats Planets, the team on Earth asks for help in all the wrong places. While back on the Lazy Comet, […]
Is Quentin Tarantino about to tear down Hollywood?
Cameron Frew speculates on the upcoming Once Upon a Time in Hollywood from director Quentin Tarantino… “Sure, Kill Bill is a violent movie. But it’s a Tarantino movie. You don’t go to see Metallica and ask the fuckers to turn the music down.” This incendiary quote from the director himself perfectly sums up the swaggering […]
What Can We Expect from Season 2 of DC’s Doom Patrol?
Hasitha Fernando on what we might expect from a second season of Doom Patrol… As of yet the fledgling DC streaming service has yet to green light season 2 of Doom Patrol, but with strong critical and audience approval ratings there is a chance that it will eventually happen (despite the cancellation of fellow series […]
Sailor Moon available digitally in English for the first time ever with Eternal Editions
comiXology and Kodansha Comics announced the global English-language digital debut of one of the all-time most beloved manga series with Sailor Moon Eternal Edition, presenting Naoko Takeuchi’s Sailor Moon as never before. Check out a preview here… “Fans who enjoyed Sailor Moon as children have now grown into full-fledged adults – I am extremely grateful […]
Four Weddings and a Funeral TV series gets first trailer and poster
Hulu has debuted the first trailer and poster for its upcoming miniseries Four Weddings and a Funeral. Based on Mike Newell and Richard Curtis’ 1994 hit romantic comedy, the series stars Nathalie Emmanuel, Nikesh Patel, Rebecca Rittenhouse, John Paul Reynolds, Brandon Mychal Smith, and Zoe Boyle; take a look here… Maya, the young communications director […]
Comic Book Preview – Lois Lane #1
The Daily Planet’s Lois Lane takes centre stage this week as DC Comics launches a new 12-issue maxi-series from Greg Rucka and Mike Perkins. Check out a preview of the first issue here… On the road and out of Metropolis—and carrying a secret that could disrupt Superman’s life—Lois Lane embarks on a harrowing journey to […]
The B to Z of Movies: How B Movies Ruled the Cinema
In this short series of features, Tom Jolliffe will look at the humble B Movie and everything below. From the golden period of B cinema, to the rise in popularity of the B picture, to the underground mavericks making films on a shoe string from the 50’s right up to the present. To begin with, […]
