Ahead of its limited US release next month, a trailer has arrived online for anime I Want to Eat Your Pancreas. Based on Yoru Sumino’s 2014 web novel, it features a voice cast that includes Robbie Daymond, Erika Harlacher, Kira Buckland, Kyle McCarley, and Dorah Fine; watch it here…Spring time in April and the last of the […]
Pokemon: The First Movie CGI remake Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution gets a trailer
The Pokemon Company has released a trailer for its next animated feature, Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution – a CGI remake/reimagining of 1998’s Pokemon: The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back, which is set for release in Japan this July. Check out the trailer here…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41Kv4o4vY2o2019 is shaping up to be a rather big year for the […]
Movie Review – The Favourite (2018)
The Favourite, 2018.Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, James Smith and Mark Gatiss.SYNOPSIS:In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah.Bizarre […]
Aquaman rises to $940 million worldwide as Bumblebee tops China box office
Having surpassed Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to become the highest-grossing instalment of the DC Extended Universe yesterday, Aquaman has held onto top spot at the North American box office for the third weekend in a row, and in the process has pushed its global haul to $940 million.In North America, Aquaman grossed $30.7 million at […]
The Punisher season 2 motion poster teases Billy Russo’s Jigsaw transformation
With The Punisher season 2 confirmed to arrive on Netflix this month, the streaming service has continued the promotion for the returning Marvel series with the release of a new motion poster which teases Billy Russo’s (Ben Barnes) transformation into the villain Jigsaw (although as Barnes has recently revealed, he won’t actually be going by […]
Preview of Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1 swings into comic book stores this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of Marvel Comics…Spider-Man is the worst neighbor EVER! There are always crazy villains and property damage and drama and…and he CATCHES the villains. And he tries to fix the […]
The Orville Season 2 Episode 2 Review – ‘Primal Urges’
Martin Carr reviews the second episode of The Orville season 2…There is a sensitivity, skill and structural balance at work here which demonstrates what continues to make The Orville so special. Multiple story threads, taboo subjects and same sex unions explored with consideration within a plausibly dramatic set of scenarios. MacFarlane starts from a place […]
Aquaman director James Wan describes Swamp Thing as a “Gothic horror/romance”
Having scored an enormous box office success with Aquaman, director James Wan is now turning his attention to another DC character, serving as executive producer on DC Universe’s live-action Swamp Thing series.During an interview with Comic Book Resources, Wan shared a few details on the upcoming show and their approach to the material:“We want to […]
Comic Book Review – Friendo #3
Calum Petrie reviews Friendo #3…Leo and his AR Friendo Jerry have decided that since rock bottom is the current destination they might as well just rob a store and claim back part of Leo’s ruined childhood. A series of expected events occur and the punishment for Leo is ….. well nothing; Jerry on the other hand […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Kathryn Bigelow
In the latest Flickering Myth directors guide, Tom Jolliffe looks at Kathryn Bigelow…In a male dominated field, Kathryn Bigelow has risen up from being a cult genre film director, stepping out of the shadow of James Cameron (her former husband) and re-inventing herself in the last decade as one of the best directors in the […]
