Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of American Gods… Convention kicks in for twenty minutes before ‘Git Gone’ gets a dark arse swagger on, reminding anyone with doubts that American Gods is far from finished making headlines. Re-conditioned corpses, Egyptian deities and boatload of bug spray keep this relationship origin story away from genre territory. […]
Movie Review – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, 2017. Directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg. Starring: Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Stephen Graham, David Wenham, Keira Knightley, Adam Brown and Paul McCartney. SYNOPSIS: Captain Jack Sparrow is pursued by an old nemesis, Armando Salazar, who along with his […]
Iron Fist star Finn Jones explains how The Defenders will influence Danny Rand
We are closer than ever to seeing the Marvel/Netflix Universe unite in the form of The Defenders. Aside from Daredevil, every other team member has only had one season so far, and so there’s still a lot for the individual heroes to learn as they continue their crimefighting careers. How will The Defenders change its […]
Ron Perlman wishes David Harbour well for Hellboy reboot
While the news that the Hellboy franchise is being rebooted has been known for weeks, we haven’t heard too much from original Hellboy Ron Perlman, whom we know has been replaced with Stranger Things star David Harbour on the new film. Recently, however, Perlman broke his silence with some kind words for Harbour, as well as some […]
Director Patty Jenkins discusses the villains’ motivations in Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman hits cinemas next week, and so far the buzz has been positive. Many early viewers have been praising the story, Wonder Woman herself, and also the action sequences. So, what about the villains? Even highly praised comic book movies have been criticized for having forgettable foes with little motivation. Recently, Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins […]
70th Cannes Film Festival Review – Wind River (2017)
Wind River, 2017. Directed by Taylor Sheridan. Starring: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Gil Birmingham, Graham Greene, and Julia Jones. SYNOPSIS: The discovery of the bloody corpse of a Native American teen in the frozen Wyoming wilderness prompts a government animal tracker and an FBI agent to join forces to solve the case. Screenwriter turned director […]
Jude Law on not returning for The New Pope
Earlier in the week it was announced that Paolo Sorrentino is developing a second season of his acclaimed drama series The Young Pope, although surprisingly it was revealed that Jude Law’s character Pope Pius XIII would be absent from the follow-up, titled The New Pope. Speaking to Variety, Law has revealed that he is fine with the […]
Zombie Tramp: Origins remasters Janey Belle’s first adventures
Action Lab has announced that it is remastered Janey Belle’s earliest adventures with Zombie Tramp: Origins, a series of reprints featuring the first impossible to find fan favorite series in single issues, in full color for the first time. This first issue reprint features a new cover by series creator Dan Mendoza (DollFace), as well as all new […]
Dwayne Johnson on expanding the Fast & Furious franchise with spinoff film
After much rumour and speculation – not to mention a post-credits tease in The Fate of the Furious which was reportedly nixed by Vin Diesel – it was finally confirmed back in April that Universal is planning a Fast & Furious spinoff centred on Dwayne Johnson’s Agent Luke Hobbs and Jason Statham’s Deckard Shaw. Speaking to […]
DVD Review – Wolf Guy (1975)
Wolf Guy, 1975. Directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi. Starring Sonny Chiba, Kyôsuke Machida, Saburô Date, Tooru Hanada, and Haruki Jo. SYNOPSIS: The surviving member of a clan of werewolves uncovers a plot involving murder, rape and a mysterious spirit tiger. 42 years after it original theatrical release, Wolf Guy can now finally be seen outside of […]