Tom Jolliffe on the ever-growing Chinese interest in Hollywood…It used to be that the success or failure of a Hollywood film rested on its domestic box office results. In fact success or failure was often established by the time the opening weekend results had come in, and even further you could say by the estimates […]
Arrow Season 5 Episode 17 Review – ‘Kapiushan’
Jessie Robertson reviews the seventeenth episode of Arrow season 5… I pondered last week how Chase capturing Oliver and torturing him could stretch out into six or so more episodes; now we find out. This wasn’t just a simple torture scene. Yes, he half-drowned him. Yes, he kept him chained up. Yes, he put three […]
Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #68
Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #68… “Desperate Measures” Part 2! The Mutanimals have been defeated and the Turtles are next in line! Which mutant will turn on his friends to survive, and which will risk everything to help another? For the first time ever, I dislike Leonardo. As someone who has held him […]
The Last Jedi revisiting classic planets, The Terminator terminated, Michael Shannon as Cable, more Spider-Man spinoffs – Daily News Roundup
Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories…STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI TO REVISIT CLASSIC PLANETSAs we await the first trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the folks at Making Star Wars is reporting that the latest chapter in the Sequel Trilogy will see us returning to three classic planets in Tatooine, Mustafar and Endor. Tatooine […]
Global box office hits record numbers for 2016
The final numbers are in, and the global box office managed to reach a record high during the year of 2016. While the actual numbers of cinema goers is generally declining, thanks to inflation the global box office during the year of 2016 has seen a record number of revenue, but only by a hair. […]
Studios pushing for earlier home entertainment releases
The world of movies and movie going is changing. The cinema doesn’t play the role in our culture that it once did. Fans are just as keen to stay home and watch Netflix or some other VOD service as they are making the trip to their local theatre.Many have speculated that a day and date […]
Sony announces Black Cat and Silver Sable Spider-Man spinoff movie
Not content with extending its Spider-Man universe with a Venom movie, Sony is reportedly dusting off another long-gestating spinoff, with THR reporting that the studio is officially moving forward with a Black Cat and Silver Sable spinoff.The project was first announced as a spinoff from The Amazing Spider-Man back in 2014, and the studio has […]
Sylvester Stallone reveals Escape Plan 2 title, teases a third movie
If you still don’t believe that Escape Plan 2 is actually on its way, look no further than a short set video recently posted on Instagram by star Sylvester Stallone to give you proof. In the video, Stallone not only reveals that filming has already begun, but takes viewers behind the scenes and spills some […]
Iron Fist Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘Immortal Emerges from Cave’
Shaun Munro reviews the sixth episode of Iron Fist… Iron Fist‘s sixth episode is directed by Wu-Tang Clan leader and martial arts aficionado RZA (who, in a probably-not-too-coincidental turn, directed 2012’s entertaining martial arts flick The Man with the Iron Fists), and what a difference it makes to have a clear fan of the genre putting his all […]
Michael Pena confirms his return for Ant-Man and the Wasp
Actor Michael Pena has confirmed that he will be returning to the MCU for Ant-Man and the Wasp.Stealing plenty a scene during the first Ant-Man film back in 2015, actor Michael Pena, after a bit of confusion, has confirmed he will indeed be returning to the role of Luis for the sequel.Pena initially seemed unsure […]
