Deadline is reporting that Bates Motel and Ready Player One star Olivia Cooke has signed on to star alongside John Boyega (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) in the upcoming heist film Naked Singularity. Based on the novel of the same name by Sergio De La Pava and set to be directed by first-time feature […]
Movie Review – Disneynature’s Penguins (2019)
Penguins, 2019. Directed by Alastair Fothergill and Jeff Wilson. Narration by Ed Helms. SYNOPSIS: Adélie penguin Steve joins the million of other penguins in their journey to create happiness and a family for themselves across Antarctica. “Relatable content” is a phrase often used on the Internet. It’s when you see something that feels so similar […]
Hasbro unveils new Star Wars: The Black Series and Vintage Collection figures at Celebration
Hasbro has unveiled its newest Star Wars products toys at this year’s Star Wars Celebration which includes: a special edition retro prototype Darth Vader figure (available exclusively at San Diego Comic-Con and in limited quantities on Target.com), Black Series figures for an event exclusive Boba Fett, Clone Commander Obi-Wan Kenobi, Droid Depot 4-pack, Emperor Palpatine, […]
Veronica Mars returns in first trailer for series revival
Hulu has released a date announcement teaser trailer for the eight episode revival series of Veronica Mars which sees Kristen Bell’s titular investigator heading to Neptune when Mars Investigations is hired to look into the murder of a young spring breaker; watch it here… Spring breakers are getting murdered in Neptune, thereby decimating the seaside […]
How Seven Samurai created the blueprint for this year’s biggest film Avengers: Endgame
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Seven Samurai and its influence on modern action cinema, including the film event of the year, Avengers: Endgame… When everyone in the world within 50 miles of a cinema runs off to see Avengers: Endgame (myself included), I’d like you to bare something in mind; That is a […]
Super Blood Hockey coming to the Nintendo Switch this month
Digerati Distribution and developer Loren Lemcke have announced that their upcoming violent hockey game, Super Blood Hockey, will be arriving on the Nintendo eShop on 26th April. This violent homage to classic 8- and 16-bit ice hockey games will see aspiring coaches recruit some toughnut ice hockey players to take down the opposition and win […]
The Orville Season 2 Episode 12 Review – ‘Sanctuary’
Martin Carr reviews the twelfth episode of The Orville season 2… Ethical and moral quandaries are the lifeblood of this sci-fi soap opera with added topical relevance. Seth MacFarlane has been using The Orville as a sounding board slash soapbox since its inception and with notable success. With issues of gender equality front and centre […]
Watch the Alien anniversary short films Alien: Specimen and Alien: Night Shift
The countdown to this year’s Alien Day continues with the release of two more Alien 40th Anniversary short films, Alien: Specimen and Alien: Night Shift; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the first Alien anniversary short film Alien: Containment It’s the night shift in a colony greenhouse, and Julie, a botanist, does her best […]
LEGO Star Wars Tantive IV set unveiled at Star Wars Celebration
During a panel at Star Wars Celebration, The LEGO Group unveiled the Tantive IV from Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. The set, released as part of LEGO’ Star Wars’ 20th anniversary celebrations – consists of 1768 pieces including six minifigures (Bail Organa, Princess Leia, R2-D2, C-3PO, Captain Antilles, and a Rebel Fleet […]
Movie Review – The Quake (2019)
The Quake, 2019. Directed by John Andreas Andersen. Starring Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, and Kathrine Thorborg Johansen. SYNOPSIS: A geologist races against time to save his estranged wife and two children when a devastating earthquake strikes Oslo, Norway. Now I’m the first to admit, that having read this brief blurb on Google prior to […]
