During a question and answer session yesterday, Captain America: Civil War co-director Joe Russo briefly discussed the tone of the upcoming Phase Three-launching threequel compared to the Russos’ first Marvel outing, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. “We really did a radical reinterpretation of Captain America in Winter Soldier,” states Russo (via Cleveland.com). “We were twice as […]
J.J. Abrams talks 10 Cloverfield Lane, has an idea for a third movie
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot dropped a huge surprise back in January when it released a trailer for 10 Cloverfield Lane, a follow-up to the 2009 found footage monster movie. Speaking to Fandango, Abrams has been discussing the new film, where he stresses that it’s not a direct sequel to Cloverfield. “This movie is very purposefully […]
The Two Greatest TV Episodes of All Time
Samuel Brace on the two greatest TV episodes of all time… There have been many great and iconic series throughout the history of television. These classic shows have brought us some truly memorable episodes that have become the standard-bearers for the entire medium. There are episodes so exquisitely crafted, so gloriously designed, that they have been […]
Video Game Review – The Flame in the Flood
Ben Rayner reviews The Flame in the Flood… Survival isn’t just a word to be banded about in order to make your next movie or game sequel sound more tense and gritty than it’s predecessor. Sure, that’s often how it’s used but it’s actually a skill to be taught, learned and mastered. It’s also an […]
Movie Review – The Other Side Of The Door (2016)
The Other Side of the Door, 2016. Directed by Johannes Roberts. Starring Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sisto, Sofia Rosinsky and Suchitra Pillai-Malik. SYNOPSIS: A desperate, grieving mother seeks closure through a forbidden ancient Indian ritual. When her son’s spirit inadvertently returns to the world of the living, strange and terrible things begin to happen. When American ex-pats Maria […]
Alex Proyas thinks The Crow reboot is “kind of unnecessary”
Hollywood has been trying to get a remake of the 1994 cult classic The Crow off the ground for close to a decade now, with the project passing through the hands of directors Stephen Norrington (Blade), Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) and F. Javier Gutierrez (Before the Fall) before falling to Corin Hardy (The Hallow). Production […]
Sundance at the Oscars
Gary McCurry on the Sundance movies that have enjoyed success at the Oscars… Since 1984, the Sundance Film Festival as we know it today has been shining a light on independent movies. Held annually in Park City, Utah, Sundance has become the largest independent film festival in the United States. Many notable directors have came […]
Avengers: Infinity War will feature 68, not 67, different characters
Earlier this year, Anthony and Joe Russo made an off-the-cuff remark that Avengers: Infinity War would contain a whopping 67 characters. Well, it seems that they were off with their estimates… by one. During a panel at Wizard World Comic-Con Cleveland, Joe and Anthony Russo took a moment to clarify that Avengers: Infinity War “features 68 […]
The Shocking Lack of Diversity in Hollywood
This week Neil Calloway looks at a report about representation on-screen. In between re-watching Deadpool, I’m sure you’ve all been spending your time reading Inclusion or Invisibility? Comprehensive Annenberg Report on Diversity in Entertainment. If not, I’m here to help. Complied by the Media, Diversity, & Social Change Initiative at the University of Southern California. […]
Fox sets release dates for two new Marvel movies and Predator sequel, moves Gambit and Alien: Covenant
Following the success of Deadpool, 20th Century Fox looks to be laying out its plans for its future Marvel slate, with BoxOffice reporting that the studio has set dates for two as-yet-untitled superhero movies on October 6th 2017 and January 12th 2018. Furthermore, the X-Men spinoff movie Gambit has been removed from its original October […]