Gridlocked, 2016. Directed by Allan Ungar. Starring Dominic Purcell, Cody Hackman, Stephen Lang, Vinnie Jones, Trish Stratus, Danny Glover, Saul Rubinek and Richard Gunn. SYNOPSIS: Former SWAT leader David Hendrix and hard-partying movie star Brody Walker must cut their ride-along short when a police training facility is attacked by a team of mercenaries. They […]
Josh Brolin was “blown away” by the story for Avengers: Infinity War
It’s been brewing since Thanos made his first appearance in the post credit scene of The Avengers back in 2012, and this year Marvel will go into production on its huge two-part superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War, as Josh Brolin’s Mad Titan goes head-to-head with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Speaking to MovieFone to promote the home entertainment release of […]
Women in Refrigerators: Why Female Representation in Superhero Movies Needs to Evolve
Henry Bevan on why female representation in superhero movies needs to evolve… The X-Men: Apocalypse billboard featuring Oscar Issac’s Apocalypse choking Jennifer Lawrence’s Mystique has created a lot of negative noise. Actress/activist Rose McGowan called the billboard out for its “casual violence against women” and Fox has apologised for its tone-deafness. Flickering Myth’s Kirsty Capes articulately argues […]
Comic Book Review – Green Arrow: Rebirth #1
Ricky Church reviews Green Arrow: Rebirth #1… Together again for the first time, the Emerald Archer meets Black Canary. Questioning everything Green Arrow believes in, Dinah Lance throws the hero’s world upside down, forcing him to question what he cares about more: his morals or his money? If you’re like me and are fed up […]
Supergirl casting five new supporting characters for season 2, including Lena Luthor
We’ve already heard this week that Melissa Benoist’s Kara Zor-El will be joined by her cousin Superman when Supergirl makes the jump to The CW in the fall, and now TV Line is reporting that the show is casting five new supporting roles for its second season. First up as a series regular is Lex […]
Person of Interest Season 5 Episode 11 Review – ‘Synecdoche’
Ricky Church reviews the eleventh episode of Person of Interest season five… Just a quick note before I actually start my review: starting with this episode, Person of Interest has reverted back to one episode per week on Tuesday nights at 10 PM until the finale on June 21. After the tense events of ‘The […]
Game of Thrones season 6 to end with longest ever episode
As we head into the eighth episode of Game of Thrones season six this Sunday [check out some promotional images here], HBO has confirmed the rumours surrounding the titles for the final two episodes, as well as revealing that the season finale will be the show’s longest episode to date. Episode 9 is now confirmed […]
Versailles Season 1 Episode 2 Review
Kirsty Capes reviews the second episode of Versailles… If you stuck with Versailles this week for all the sex and scandal that was on display in episode one, you were probably sorely disappointed by the distinct lack of boobies in episode two of BBC’s French-produced new period drama. Sadly, viewers this week were only subject […]
Movie Review – Where to Invade Next (2015)
Where To Invade Next, 2015. Directed by Michael Moore. SYNOPSIS: Documentary maker Michael Moore “invades” a number of countries to steal their best ideas and claim them for the USA. With his favourite target, George W. Bush, long gone from The White House, the past few years can’t have been much fun for Michael Moore. He’s […]
The villains of Voltron: Legendary Defender
Ahead of its premiere tomorrow, Netflix and DreamWorks have shared details of the villains for Voltron: Legendary Defender; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Poster and trailer for Voltron: Legendary Defender EMPEROR ZARKON – voiced by Neil Kaplan (“Power Rangers,” “Naruto”) Emperor Zarkon is the ruthless leader of the Galra Empire. 10,000 years ago, Zarkon […]