Colin Firth has become the latest addition to the cast of Disney’s Mary Poppins sequel, with Variety reporting that the Oscar-winner has signed on to play William Weatherall Wilkins, president of Fidelity Fiduciary Bank, in Mary Poppins Returns. The sequel, which takes place 25 years after the original, will reunite Into the Woods director Rob […]
Are Toys and Theme Parks Cinema’s Last Hope?
Henry Bevan on whether toys and theme parks are cinema’s last hope… The busker appeared on Southbank and began playing an original song. The song was interesting but people just walked on by. His original song flopped and the busker changed tact. He broke into a nondescript cover and people soon started dropping 5p coins […]
Arrow Season 5 Episode 3 Review – ‘A Matter of Trust’
Jessie Robertson reviews the third episode of Arrow season 5… “Green Arrow Brooding” is so last season; “Mayor Brooding” is now trending….. Trust is a tricky thing; it’s something Oliver doesn’t give or take lightly; he can’t; live through what he has and you would be the same way. We’re getting a sense of that […]
Comic Book Review – Dishonored #4
Calum Petrie reviews Dishonored #4… Corvo’s search for his long-lost sister reaches its heady climax as sorcery and suspicion spills onto the streets of Dunwall. But will his new protégé survive the arcane machinations she finds herself embroiled in? Find out in this thrilling conclusion to the series. The final issue of Dishonored: The Wyrmwood […]
The Strain Season 3 Episode 8 Review – ‘White Light’
Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of The Strain season 3… Slowly strands are beginning to intertwine as flashbacks become more familiar, interactions more fraught and family ties are severed in a search for closure. The Strain has become what few thought possible, morphing as it has into an allegorical testament to some of our […]
Scream: The TV Series Halloween Special Review
Martin Carr reviews the Scream: The TV Series Halloween Special… There is something distinctly old school about this feature film length Scream special which is reassuring, run of the mill but nonetheless engaging stuff. Acting as a bridge between seasons two and three, this here is proper haunted house, isolated island cliché with lashings of […]
Gotham Season 3 Episode 5 Review – ‘Anything For You’
Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Gotham season 3… Gotham’s web is spreading wider. If ‘Rise of the Villains’ foreshadowed, gave cohesion and made Gotham a viable viewing proposition, then ‘Mad City’ is shaping up to be the perfect companion piece. There appears to be no episodic structure rather a meandering combination of plot […]
Supergirl Season 2 Episode 2 Review – ‘The Last Children of Krypton’
Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Supergirl season 2… Unfortunately episode two of season two is copybook stuff. After that barnstormer however anything was likely to feel like an anti-climax, but somehow I expected more than this. Not there is anything particularly bad about ‘The Last Children of Krypton’, just that they give us […]
October Horrors Day 19 – Troll 2 (1990)
Troll 2, 1990. Directed by Claudio Fragasso (credited as Drake Floyd) Starring Michael Stephenson, George Hardy, Margo Prey and Connie McFarland SYNOPSIS: Young Joshua is mourning the loss of his grandpa Seth, whose spirit visits him regularly to warn him about the dangers of goblins. Joshua’s family refuses to believe that the deceased old man […]
Movie Review – Crazed (2014)
Crazed, 2014. Directed by Kevin A. McCarthy and Edward Payson. Starring Michael McCarthy, Jordon Elizabeth, Kane Hodder, Wade Gallagher and Harry Aspinwall. SYNOPSIS: Vigilante cop Ronan Pierce is on the rampage around Harbour City, hoping to track down and kill the key members of the Luna Cartel, a vicious group who have built a lucrative […]
