Man Down, 2015. Directed by Dito Montiel Starring Shia LaBeouf, Jai Courtney, Gary Oldman, Kate Mara and Clifton Collins Jr. SYNOPSIS: In a post-apocalyptic America, former U.S. Marine Gabriel Drummer searches desperately for the whereabouts of his son, accompanied by his best friend and a survivor. Man Down is the latest in a long line […]
Second Opinion – Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)
Smurfs: The Lost Village, 2017. Directed by Kelly Asbury. Featuring the voice talents of Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson, Joe Manganiello, Jack McBrayer, Danny Pudi, Mandy Patinkin, Julia Roberts, Michelle Rodriguez, Ellie Kemper, Ariel Winter, Meghan Trainor, Gordon Ramsey, Jake Johnson, Tituss Burgess, Gabriel Iglesias, Jeff Dunham, and Kelly Asbury. SYNOPSIS: A mysterious map sets Smurfette […]
A Nintendo 64 has been turned into a Nintendo Switch dock, harmony to the universe restored
Every once in a great while someone comes along, and creates a seismic shift. Through their singular effort, the way that we view video games is forever changed and the individual in question ascends to the stuff of legends. Fifty years from now, this is a tale that will be told to grandchildren around the […]
Movie Review – Free Fire (2016)
Free Fire, 2016. Directed by Ben Wheatley. Starring Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, Cillian Murphy, Sharlto Copley, Babou Ceesay, Enzo Cilenti, Jack Reynor, Sam Riley, Noah Taylor and Michael Smiley. SYNOPSIS: Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shootout and a game of survival. Ben Wheatley […]
Rumour: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Pepper Potts to appear in Spider-Man: Homecoming
Having sat out Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America: Civil War, it looks like Gwyneth Paltrow’s Pepper Potts may be set for another appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the first time since Iron Man 3 in July’s Spider-Man: Homecoming. According to Lainey Gossip, Paltrow has been absent from Robert Downey Jr.’s last few […]
Jessica Chastain throws her hat in the ring to play Poison Ivy in Gotham City Sirens
Although we’ve had no casting on Gotham City Sirens beyond the returning Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, there have been rumours that Megan Fox is wanted for the role of Poison Ivy, and now Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain has revealed that she’d be open to portraying Pamela Isley should the opportunity arise. “I’m interested in all […]
The Flash Season 3 Episode 18 Review – ‘Abra Kadabra’
Jessie Robertson reviews the eighteenth episode of The Flash season 3… I Love that Cisco now has an outfit and goes into battle, only for the off-chance he’ll quote a fantasy movie while fighting FINALLY! Abra Kadabra makes his first appearance on The Flash. He’s a major villain in the Flash universe and leaving him […]
James Gunn on the freedom he enjoyed on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, more international character posters released
During an appearance at the Writers Guild Festival, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 director James Gunn has been discussing the extra freedom he enjoyed on the Marvel sequel as a result of the critical and commercial success of 2014’s origin movie. “On the second movie I had a lot more freedom,” said Gunn. “Because the first […]
30 Years Back: Celebrating the Cinematic Delights of 1987
Tom Jolliffe celebrates the cinematic delights of 1987… The 80’s mark a special period in cinema for me. It’s predominantly an age thing. I grew up throughout the 80’s, soaking in some fantastic films. It was a rising golden age of blockbusters which took the foundations of what guys like Spielberg and Lucas launched in […]
Movie Review – Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Ghost in the Shell, 2017. Directed by Rupert Sanders. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbaek, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Michael Carmen Pitt, and Chin Han. SYNOPSIS: The victim of a horrific crash is transformed into a cyber-enhanced soldier, the first of her kind, and joins a team dedicated to bringing down the city’s most dangerous criminals. […]
