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. A […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Boldly Go #6
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Boldly Go #6…The hit new series continues with this all-new story set after the events of STAR TREK BEYOND! After their encounter with the deadly Borg, Captain Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Endeavour face an uncertain future… and a powerful new threat to the Federation!SEE ALSO: Check out the preview for Star […]
24: Legacy Season 1 Episode 9 Review – ‘8:00 PM – 9:00 PM’
Ricky Church reviews the ninth episode of 24: Legacy… Seriously, CTU has the worst security ever. Not even in 24: Legacy have they stepped their security and background checks up one bit. ‘8:00 PM – 9:00 PM’ was still an enjoyable episode, but my oft complaint that the rebooted series leans too heavily on the […]
Comic Book Review – The X-Files #12
Tony Black reviews The X-Files #12… “Skinner,” Part 1 (of 2): Assistant Director Walter Skinner finally gets the spotlight! When a face from the past resurfaces, Skinner must confront painful memories of the Vietnam War in his effort to keep a dark secret from being exposed. SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of The X-Files […]
Rumour: Adi Shankar tops Sony’s Venom director shortlist
With Sony pushing ahead with its plans for a non-MCU-related Venom solo movie (which is due to shoot this Autumn and will apparently carry an R rating), a rumour has emerged claiming that Adi Shankar is positioned at the top of the studio’s director shortlist for the project.For those unfamiliar with Adi Shankar, he actually has experience dealing […]
Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg reteam for Mile 22
Earlier today at CinemaCon, STX entertainment took the stage to introduce Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg (Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon, Patriots Day), who are once again collaborating on a project. Their new film is called Mile 22, and is about a CIA officer having to smuggle a key Indonesian witness to an airport 22 miles away, […]
New Spider-Man trailer, Men in Black reboot, Godzilla: King of Monsters casting and more – Daily News Roundup
SPIDER-TRAILERFollowing on from DC releasing their first official trailer for Justice League, Marvel and Sony fired back with the second trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming. As promised, the trailer featured more Spidey, more Tony Stark and a lot of Vulture. Watch the trailer here.MEN IN REBOOTFor a while there was a lot of talk of Men […]
Amber Heard to headline The Kind Worth Killing
Deadline is reporting that Amber Heard is set to headline The Kind Worth Killing, director Agnieszka Holland’s (Europa Europa, The Secret Garden) adaptation of Peter Swanson’s 2015 novel of the same name. The film will see Heard as Lily, “a mysterious and stunning killer who meets Ted Severson on a late-night flight from London to […]
