In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The LEGO Batman Movie, Batman: The Killing Joke, Justice League Dark, Supergirl, Gotham, The Flash, Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Doctor Strange, Captain America: […]
Jeph Loeb on why we haven’t seen any of Marvel’s TV superheroes on the big screen
Despite being three seasons into Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the third of Netflix’s Defenders shows set to premiere in a couple of months, we’re yet to see any of Marvel’s TV characters making the jump to the big screen side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – and it’s looking unlikely that Daredevil and company will be […]
Ray Donovan Season 4 Episode 4 Review – ‘Federal Boobie Inspector’
Mark Clark reviews the fourth episode of Ray Donovan season 4… Week 4 and the intelligent directing choices continued as Phil Abraham (The Sopranos cinematographer and directing veteran) took control of yet another well-paced, well written, perfectly performed and just downright entertaining episode. I mean any show that starts with Avi declaring his love for […]
Marvel updates titles for Avengers: Infinity War
Back in May the Russo brothers revealed that they planned to change the titles of Avengers: Infinity War – Part I and Part II, stating that it’s “misleading” as “the two movies are two very different movies”. Well, that’s been made official now, as Marvel has announced that the first film will be using the […]
The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #29 – Think!
With the graphical wizardry of Nebulus from Hewson served to us in our last instalment, you’d now expect our bar to be set pretty high in the Your Sinclair Top 100, so when what looks like a square version of Connect 4 strolls up at No.#29 – calling itself Think! – we’re instantly sneering at it […]
Comic Book Review – Mechanism #1
Mark Allen reviews Mechanism #1… In the aftermath of an alien invasion, a prototype military robot is rushed into the field before it is combat-ready. Now attached to a group of survivors, it studies them to learn what it means to be human. Will it come to understand man as a noble creature worth preserving or […]
Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi teases Comic-Con mockumentary with ‘Purple Man in the Floating Chair’ artwork
During the San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel screened a sizzle reel for Thor: Ragnarok shot by director Taika Waititi, which took the form of a mockumentary that fins Chris Hemsworth’s Thor living with a room mate in New Zealand as he takes a well-earned break from Avenging and continues his investigations into “the purple man in the […]
James Gunn on “spoiling” the identity of Star-Lord’s father in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
This past weekend during the San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel let loose with a major reveal about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, announcing Star-Lord’s father as Ego, the Living Planet, played by Kurt Russell. Following the Hall H panel James Gunn took to Facebook to discuss the reason behind the reveal, but it seems he’s still […]
Comic Book Review – The Flash #3
Tony Black reviews The Flash #3… “LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE” Chapter Three: In issue #3, dozens of innocent people mysteriously gain super-speed! But not all are heroic, and it’ll take everything The Flash and August have to harness the lightning before Black Hole does. We get a slightly but crucial time jump this week in The […]
Interview with Geena Davis and Executive Producer Jeremy Slater on The Exorcist
As part of of 2016 San Diego Comic-Con coverage, david j. moore chats with Geena Davis and Jeremy Slater about The Exorcist TV series… Designed as a continuation of the original film adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist, Fox’s TV series The Exorcist takes the mythos in a bold new direction, while honoring the […]
