Titan Comics kicks off 2018 this coming Wednesday with the release of Penny Dreadful #8, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… An ill wind blows through the streets of London… Lucifer’s minions are running amok in the streets of London, and nowhere is safe. Desperate to regroup and understand […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Daredevil, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit, Justice League, Aquaman, Harley Quinn, Hellboy and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Black Panther, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Thor: Ragnarok, Daredevil, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Runaways, The New Mutants, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit, Wolverine, Justice League, Aquaman, Harley Quinn, Black Lightning, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, Krypton, Hellboy and more… As filming on […]
A Year To Forget: Will Greatness Elude Michael Fassbender?
Tom Jolliffe on a year to forget for Michael Fassbender, which leaves him at a potential career crossroads… For years, Michael Fassbender proved a live-wire. An actor of fierce intensity, devotion and depth, unafraid to put himself into the most extreme roles. Whether it was Hunger or Shame, he bared everything (in every sense of […]
Plumbing New Depths in Low Brow
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at an increasing trend in witless low brow comedies on the big screen… It goes without saying that low brow comedy is nothing new. Foul mouthed tirades, sex jokes and toilet humour. Occasionally these comedies might play with stereotypes relating to race, gender or sexuality. Of course attitudes have changed […]
Black or female James Bond is “possible”, says Barbara Broccoli
James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli has left the door open for a black or female actor to take on the iconic role of 007, saying “anything is possible” for the future of the character. Broccoli was asked by the Daily Mail whether the idea of casting a black actor or a woman was on the […]
Arrow executive producer rules out a Batman appearance
Back in October, Stephen Amell’s Oliver Queen name-dropped Bruce Wayne in an episode of Arrow, sparking speculation that The CW may have been lining up a potential appearance from the Dark Knight in its long-running DC TV series. However, it seems that isn’t the case after all, as executive producer Marc Guggenheim has revealed that […]
Disney’s three Star Wars movies have passed the studio’s Lucasfilm purchase price at the worldwide box office
In 2012, The Walt Disney Company paid $4.06 billion to acquire Lucasfilm from George Lucas, and it looks like that has proven to be a very shrewd investment, with the studio’s first three Star Wars movies – Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: The Last Jedi – […]
Movie Review – Molly’s Game (2017)
Molly’s Game, 2017. Directed by Aaron Sorkin. Starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Chris O’Dowd, Jeremy Strong and Graham Greene. SYNOPSIS: Molly Bloom comes from a high-achieving family and becomes an Olympic skier but, when her luck runs out on the piste, she has to find another way of earning money and […]
New image from Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns released
USA Today has unveiled a new image from Disney’s upcoming sequel Mary Poppins Returns featuring Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt), Jack (Lin-Manuel Miranda), Georgie (Joel Dawson), Jane (Emily Mortimer), John (Nathanael Saleh), Annabel (Pixie Davies), and Ellen (Julie Walters); take a look here… Mary Poppins Returns is set in 1930s depression-era London (the time period of the original […]
Preview of Planet of the Apes: Ursus #1
Boom! Studios launches its new Planet of the Apes limited series Ursus this coming Wednesday, and we have a preview of the first issue for you here; check it out… David F. Walker (Luke Cage) returns to the Planet of the Apes with artist Christopher Mooneyham (Five Ghosts) for a limited series about the franchise’s most […]
