Man Down, 2015. Directed by Dito Montiel. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Kate Mara, Jai Courtney, and Gary Oldman. 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. There’s a twist late on in Man Down so gob-smackingly insincere and unearned that […]
Straight Outta Compton’s O’Shea Jackson Jr. lands Godzilla: King of Monsters role
Adding to an already impressive cast that includes Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, and Kyle Chandler, O’Shea Jackson Jr. (who turned in a breakout performance in 2015’s NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton) has reportedly been confirmed by Variety for a role in the much-anticipated Godzilla: King of Monsters. There are no details on the character he […]
DVD Review – Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXVIII
Brad Cook reviews Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXVIII… MST3K Volume XXXVII was what I would call, to use baseball lingo, a solid double into the gap, rather than a clean home run. The latest, MST3K Volume XXXVIII, is more of the same. That judgment doesn’t reflect the quality of the included episodes – it’s […]
Maika Monroe and Jeremy Allen White set for Shotgun
THR is reporting that Maika Monroe (It Follows) and Jeremy Allen White (Shameless) have signed on to star in Shotgun, the directorial debut of writer-directors Hannah Marks and Joey Power. Described as a “unique romance blending heartfelt drama with offbeat comedy”, the project tells the story of Elliot (White and Mia (Monroe), who develop a […]
Zack Snyder on uniting the Justice League and Superman’s role
Over the weekend, Warner Bros. unveiled the new trailer for Zack Snyder’s latest DC offering Justice League, and the filmmaker has been chatting to USA Today about bringing the iconic superheroes together for November’s blockbuster. “The thing that’s awesome about these icons is that a lot of them we haven’t seen in the movies before […]
Details on Michael Keaton’s Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming revealed
With a new trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming set to arrive online on Tuesday, USA Today has released a new image of Michael Keaton as the film’s main antagonist The Vulture, as well as revealing some details on the Marvel Cinematic Universe incarnation of the iconic comic book villain. The site reports that Keaton’s Adrian Toomes […]
Iron Fist Season 1 Episode 11 Review – ‘Lead Horse Back to Stable’
Shaun Munro reviews the eleventh episode of Iron Fist… “Lead Horse Back to Stable” opens with an intriguing flashback to Danny’s road to becoming an Iron Fist, cementing how compelling his dynamic with Davos is compared to, well, just about anyone else he interacts with. It helps enormously that Finn Jones’ fellow brit Sacha Dhawan is […]
8 of the Best Movie Shootouts Ever
Ben Robins with eight of the best movie shootouts ever… With Ben Wheatley’s Boston-set shootout comedy Free Fire finally hitting UK screens this week, it seems only appropriate to remind ourselves of all the best and bloodiest gunfights to date, which there’ve been many of. In fact, narrowing it down to just the eight listed […]
Power Rangers cast want a female Green Ranger in the sequel
Minor spoilers for Power Rangers follow. You have been warned… Lionsgate and Saban’s big screen reboot of Power Rangers ends on a cliffhanger that a new student named Tommy will be joining them in Saturday afternoon detention. Traditionally, Tommy has been depicted as a male, but the Red Ranger (Dacre Montgomery) says he and the […]
Ivan Reitman on the future of the Ghostbusters franchise
Although the poor box office performance of Ghostbusters: Answer the Call seems to have put the brakes on a sequel to the all-female relaunch, co-creator Ivan Reitman believes there’s plenty of life left in the Ghostbusters franchise, as he revealed during a recent interview with io9. “We certainly would’ve loved to have a larger hit,” […]
