Tony Black on how Fast & Furious owes a debt to 80s and 90s action movies… You may have avoided the Fast & Furious franchise. I did, for ages. To me it was nothing more than ‘car porn’, full of slick machismo, bad dialogue and poorer plot choices. 2008’s semi-reboot Fast & Furious began a […]
Ahsoka Tano returning to Star Wars Rebels, Captain Rex/Return of the Jedi fan theory seemingly confirmed
Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels creator Dave Filoni and Lucasfilm’s Pablo Hidalgo took to the stage at Star Wars Celebration yesterday for the Animated Origins and Unexpected Fates panel, during which they dropped a couple of pieces of news that will be of interest to fans of Ahsoka Tano and Captain […]
Warner Bros. reportedly developing R-rated Watchmen animated movie
It looks like Warner Bros. could be set to revisit Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen, with FilmBuffOnline reporting that an R-Rated animated adaptation of the superhero epic is in development, which will present “a faithful adaptation of the Watchmen graphic novel executed in an animation style that mirrors the source material.” The site posted the following, which […]
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 Episode 17 Review – ‘Identity and Change’
Danny Hale reviews the seventeenth episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4… ‘Identity and Change’ was somewhat relentless in its revelations, barrelling our plot forward and culminating in an incredibly tense stand-off between our heroes, villains and those in between. In addition we also saw the return of a few missing faces from ‘What […]
Powerless Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘Green Furious’
Rachel Bellwoar reviews the eighth episode of Powerless… Is it being oversensitive to find many of the jokes in ‘Green Furious’ cruel or troubling? Is this what edgy feels like — being made to feel prudish watching a network comedy, without the slightest idea how to set the record straight? Shows, like The Office, were racy in […]
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast passes $1 billion at the worldwide box office
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast has continued its magical run at the box office by becoming the first movie of 2017 to cross the $1 billion mark worldwide. The film – which is now the highest-grossing live-action musical of all-time – reached the milestone on Wednesday, taking 29 days to hit the ten-figure mark and […]
Second Opinion – The Fate of the Furious (2017)
The Fate of the Furious, 2017. Directed by F. Gary Gray. Starring Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Helen Mirren, Nathalie Emmanuel, Elsa Pataky, Scott Eastwood, Kurt Russell, Luke Evans, and Charlize Theron. SYNOPSIS: When a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of terrorism and a betrayal […]
Juliana Harkavy and Rick Gonzalez promoted to series regulars for Arrow season 6
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that The CW has promoted Juliana Harkavy and Rick Gonzalez to series regulars for the upcoming sixth season of Arrow. Harkavy plays Dinah Drake, a.k.a. the Black Canary, while Gonzalez stars as Rene Ramirez, better known as the masked vigilante Wild Dog. It has previously been announced that Katie Cassidy will once […]
Dwayne Johnson lost out on Jack Reacher role to Tom Cruise
It has been revealed that Dwayne Johnson auditioned for Jack Reacher but eventually lost out to Tom Cruise. Dwayne Johnson, a.k.a. former pro wrestler The Rock, has had quite the career, becoming more and more of a star with each passing year. And it turns out, about ten years ago, the actor had a chance […]
Movie Review – Queen of the Desert (2015)
Queen of the Desert, 2015. Written and Directed by Werner Herzog. Starring Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Damian Lewis, Robert Pattinson, Christopher Fulford, Mark Lewis Jones, Assaad Bouab, Jenny Agutter, Jay Abdo, and David Calder Synopsis: A chronicle of Gertrude Bell’s life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at […]
