Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of The Orville season 2… If your down and dirty playlist does not include Billy Joel then best you steer clear of The Orville this week. Aside from touchstone movie moments, Krill kidnappings and mock torture MacFarlane has delivered us an old fashioned rom-com. Tolerance, acceptance and understanding might […]
Preview of The Avant-Guards #1
Boom! Studios launches its new series The Avant-Guards this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the first issue here… Giant Days meets Check, Please, from the creator of Heavy Vinyl! Welcome to the Georgia O’Keeffe College of Arts and Subtle Dramatics, an historically all-female school whose population is decidedly […]
Leaked Avengers: Endgame toys showcase new team costumes and a returning MCU character
Warning. Minor spoilers for Avengers: Endgame follow… While Marvel Studios has been doing a rather fantastic job of keeping all of its Avengers: Endgame secrets under lock and key, it seems some official merchandise has somehow already hit stores and offers up a few minor spoilers for the hugely-anticipated superhero blockbuster. As revealed on Instagram, […]
Zack Snyder reportedly helped James Wan to course correct Aquaman after Joss Whedon’s Justice League changes
Warner Bros. and DC Films scored a huge success this past December with the release of Aquaman, with the James Wan-helmed superhero blockbuster smashing the $1 billion mark at the global box office, and helping to restore some confidence in the DC Extended Universe following the underwhelming reception to 2017’s Justice League. Despite being over […]
Creepshow TV series to adapt Stephen King’s grisly short story Survivor Type
Last summer it was announced that The Walking Dead executive producer and makeup effects guru Greg Nicotero is teaming with horror streaming service Shudder for a TV series based upon the 1982 George A. Romero and Stephen King anthology feature Creepshow. The Creeepshow series will retain the anthology approach, and according to Production Weekly, one of […]
Movie Review – Close (2019)
Close, 2019. Directed by Vicky Jewson. Starring Noomi Rapace, Sophie Nélisse and Indira Varma. SYNOPSIS: A bodyguard and counter-terrorism expert takes a job protecting a rich young heiress. Neither party is keen on the arrangement until a violent kidnap forces them to go on the run. There are probably few actresses better qualified and more deserving […]
Leslie Jones slams Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters sequel
Earlier this week it was announced that Sony Pictures has enlisted Jason Reitman, son of Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II director Ivan Reitman, to direct a new instalment in the franchise, one which will revert to the original continuity and completely ignore 2016’s female-led reboot. While the news was celebrated by Ghostbusters fans, it seems not […]
Samuel L. Jackson disappointed that Nick Fury wasn’t in Captain America: Civil War
After sitting out much of Phase Three, Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury is set to return with a bang this year, featuring prominently in March’s Captain Marvel and July’s Spider-Man: Far From Home, as well as a potential Avengers: Endgame appearance. Jackson’s role in Captain Marvel will mark his ninth Nick Fury appearance (tenth if […]
Movie Review – IO (2019)
IO, 2019. Directed by Jonathan Helpert. Starring Margaret Qualley, Anthony Mackie, Danny Huston and Tom Payne. SYNOPSIS: As a young scientist searches for a way to save a dying Earth, she finds a connection with a man who’s racing to catch the last shuttle off the planet. Netflix deserves a small measure of praise for investing […]
Movie Review – Glass (2019)
Glass, 2019. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, James McAvoy, Sarah Paulson, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Spencer Treat Clark, and Charlayne Woodard. SYNOPSIS: Security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities. At once confirming M. Night Shyamalan as one of the […]
