Anghus Houvouras on the ‘Genetically Engineered Killing Machine’ trope… Blockbusters are frequently rife with clichés and tropes, gingerly strung together to construct a flimsy narrative from which they can hang their set-pieces. No one ever said big budget crowd-pleasers had to be wholly original. If that was a requirement we might only get 2 to […]
Blu-ray Review – Rawhead Rex (1986)
Rawhead Rex, 1986. Directed by George Pavlou. Starring David Dukes, Kelly Piper, Hugh O’Conor, Ronan Wilmot, John Olohan, and Heinrich von Schellendorf. SYNOPSIS: A farmer unleashes a demon known as Rawhead Rex, who proceeds to go on the rampage across rural Ireland. There is an unwritten rule in horror filmmaking that you don’t reveal your […]
Young Sheldon Season 1 Finale Review – ‘Vanilla Ice-Cream, Gentleman Callers, and a Dinette’
Martin Carr reviews the season finale of Young Sheldon… Taking quirky up a notch by focusing on the dessert choices of physicist Richard Fineman before seguing into courtship rituals amongst Texan widows, Young Sheldon maintains its batting average. Employing off beat character moments there is unintentional humour by way of intellectual awkwardness and an emotional […]
Stan Lee’s The Virtue of Vera Valiant heading to the big screen
Over the past decade we’ve become very accustomed to seeing Stan Lee’s creations on the big screen, and we’ll soon be able to add another to the ever-expanding list, although this one is pretty far removed from Marvel superheroes. Deadline is reporting that Lee’s Pow! Entertainment is teaming up with China’s Tianying Media for an […]
Preview of Hunt for Wolverine: Claws of a Killer #1
Marvel’s Hunt for Wolverine continues this week with the release of The Claws of a Killer #1, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here; check it out… KEEP YOUR FRIENDS DEAD, BUT YOUR ENEMIES DEADER! As word spreads that Wolverine may have returned from the grave, a handful of […]
Gotham Season 4 Episode 21 Review – ‘One Bad Day’
Martin Carr reviews the twenty-first episode of Gotham season 4… In bearing witness to the psychological trauma metered out by ‘One Bad Day’ you have to ask why questions are still hanging over Gotham’s renewal. With watershed boundaries torn down, blood ebbing between the cracks of a city in ruins and all hope lost what […]
CBS orders Magnum, P.I. reboot to series
Get ready for the return of Thomas Magnum, as CBS has officially granted a series order to a reboot of the classic private eye drama Magnum, P.I., which sees Jay Hernandez (Suicide Squad) taking on the role made famous by Tom Selleck. The new series will focus on Hernandez’s Magnum, “a decorated ex-Navy SEAL who, […]
Blu-ray Review – The Bloodthirsty Trilogy
The Bloodthirsty Trilogy Box Set Directed by Michio Yamamoto. Starring Kayo Matsuo, Akira Nakao, Atsuo Nakamura, Shin Kishida, Midori Fujita, Chôei Takahashi, Sanae Emi, Toshio Kurosawa, and Yukiko Kobayashi. SYNOPSIS: Blu-ray box set of three Hammer-inspired Japanese vampire movies from the 1970s. Made by Japan’s legendary Toho Studios – the company responsible for, amongst others, […]
Thomas Mann and Nicola Peltz star in trailer for horror Our House
A new Canadian trailer has arrived online for director Anthony Scott Burns upcoming horror thriller Our House which stars Thomas Mann (Kong: Skull Island), Nicola Peltz (Transformers: Age of Extinction), and Percy Hynes White (The Gifted); watch it here… “Ethan is suffering enormous guilt after his parents are killed in a car accident. He quits a […]
Cara Delevingne, Dan Stevens and more join Elisabeth Moss in Her Smell
Voltage Pictures has announced that Cara Delevingne (Suicide Squad), Dan Stevens (Legion), Eric Stoltz (Pulp Fiction), Virginia Madsen (Sideways), Dylan Gelula (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and Eka Darville (Jessica Jones) have joined the cast of Her Smell. The new additions join the previously announced Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale), Amber Heard (Justice League), Ashley Benson (Spring […]
