The comic book crowd is not always the most easy to please. When creating an adaptation of a beloved comic book franchise, one is going up against — potentially — decades of history to be compared with. As a result, even the most open-minded of the fanbase can be pretty critical, often blessed with years […]
DVD Review – The Evil Within (2017)
The Evil Within, 2017. Directed by Andrew Getty. Starring Frederick Koehler, Sean Patrick Flanery, Brianna Brown, Michael Berryman, Kim Darby, and Dina Meyer. SYNOPSIS: A mentally handicapped man is driven to murder by his reflection in an antique mirror. The Evil Within is a movie that arrives on the scene with a reputation and a […]
Kate Winslet to lead English-language voice cast of anime Mary and the Witch’s Flower
THR is reporting that Kate Winslet is set to lead the voice cast of Mary and the Witch’s Flower, the first feature from Studio Ponoc, an anime studio founded by former Studio Ghibli veterans Hiromasa Yonebayashi and Yoshiaki Nishimura. The film, directed by Yonebayashi (When Marnie Was There), is based upon British author Mary Stewart’s book […]
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider pre-purchase now available
The latest instalment in the Dishonored franchise came as a pleasant surprise from the Bethesda E3 press conference – in fact one of the few pleasant surprises. The trailer was a nice action sequence backed by the hauntingly familiar soundtrack of the series which was a giveaway to any of the fans. Dishonored: Death of […]
Blu-ray Review – The Ghoul (2016)
The Ghoul, 2016. Directed by Gareth Tunley. Starring Tom Meeten, Alice Lowe, Geoffrey McGivern, Rufus Jones, Paul Kaye, Niamh Cusack, and Dan Renton Skinner. SYNOPSIS: A cop goes undercover as a patient in order to investigate a psychotherapist involved in a strange murder case. With Ben Wheatley (A Field in England/Kill List) credited as executive […]
JCB Pioneer: Mars now available on Steam Early Access
UK developer Atomicom and publisher GamesCo have announced that their new survival sandbox game, JCB Pioneer: Mars is now available on Steam Early Access. This new sandbox survival game takes players to Mars to develop a successful colony using powerful JCB construction equipment. A new trailer celebrating the game’s release can be seen below… In JCB Pioneer: Mars players awake […]
Inhumans opens strong, Doctor Who in the MCU, Bad Boys 3 still alive and more – Weekend News Roundup
INHUMANS OPENS STRONG It may have been demoted from a big screen blockbuster to a small screen TV show, but Marvel’s Inhumans has had a strong showing in its IMAX release. According to Boxofficemojo, Inhumans brought in around $2.6 million worldwide – pretty good considering the season four finale of Game of Thrones made $1.4 […]
Preview of Venomverse: War Stories #1
Marvel releases its Venomverse tie-in War Stories #1 this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue below; check it out… Sure, you know about some of the adventures All-New Wolverine, Gwenpool, Ghost Rider, Old Man Logan and Deadpool went on with their symbiotes, but what about the rest?! Featuring a […]
Damien Chazelle teams with Netflix for musical drama series The Eddy
Netflix is teaming with Oscar-winning filmmaker Damien Chazelle (La La Land) for a musical drama series entitled The Eddy, which will revolve around the owner and house band of a club in contemporary Paris. The eight episode series has been penned by Jack Thorne (This Is England) and will be executive produced by Chazelle, who […]
Blu-ray Review – Lord of the Flies (1963)
Lord of the Flies, 1963. Directed by Peter Brook. Starring James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards, Tom Gaman, Roger Elwin, Nicholas Hammond SYNOPSIS : A group of boys survive a plane crash on a deserted tropical island. Divisions and splits in the social structure soon become apparent and a descent into violence and savagery looks to […]
