Emma Withington reviews Mars Attacks: Occupation #3… ‘When we last left off, the humans had succeeded in a last-ditch effort to prevent total martian victory. But, that only delayed the inevitable, and the martian empire eventually conquered earth, subjugating its people.’ After Ruby Johnson emerged victorious from the martian gladiator arena, Supreme Overseer Zar gave […]
Apocalypse character promo, story featurette and international trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse
Coinciding with its release today, 20th Century Fox has debuted some new promotional material for X-Men: Apocalypse, dropping a character promo focussing on the titular villain along with a story featurette and international trailer; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Read our X-Men: Apocalypse reviews here and here and check out our exclusive interviews with […]
Gotham Season 2 Episode 20 Review – ‘Unleashed’
Martin Carr reviews the twentieth episode of Gotham season 2… Even though I am over a week behind with Gotham it is moving so fast this barely seems to matter. Azrael or Galavan depending upon your point of view remains at large unleashing all types of trouble for all concerned. What James Frain gets to […]
Movie Review – Kill Command (2016)
Kill Command, 2016. Directed by Steve Gomez. Starring Vanessa Kirby, Thure Lindhardt and David Ajala. SYNOPSIS: In a near future technology-reliant society, an elite army unit is helicoptered to a remote, off-the-grid island facility. What starts out as a simple training exercise for Captain Bukes (Lindhardt) and his tight-knit squad, descends into a terrifying battle to the […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Manifest Destiny #3
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Manifest Destiny #3… The 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Star Trek franchise continues in this special event mini-series! It’s Kirk and the crew vs. the Klingons in a battle unlike any you’ve seen before: aboard the Enterprise itself! Two weeks back we left the Enterprise in a dire state, boarded by a […]
Comic Book Review – Tank Girl: Two Girls One Tank #1
Kirsty Capes reviews Tank Girl: Two Girls One Tank #1… Fresh off the back of their latest calamitous chapter comes this shiny new Tank Girl tale from series creator, Alan Martin and artist extraordinaire, Brett Parson! Expect a healthy dose of delirium and plenty of ball-crunching action in this high-octane crosscountry skirmish that asks the question: is this […]
Movie Review – X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016). Directed by Bryan Singer. Starring James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Sophie Turner, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Hardy, Olivia Munn, Lana Condor and Evan Peters. SYNOPSIS: Apocalypse, the world’s first mutant, awakes from a centuries-long slumber. The X-Men must reunite to stop him from destroying […]
Warner Bros. course corrects DC Extended Universe by placing Geoff Johns in charge
In the wake of the critical and financial disappointment that was Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the future of the DC Extended Universe has been put into question. It’s still happening, as evidenced by news of in-development films like a Harley Quinn spinoff and Booster Gold solo film, but there have been several shakedowns behind the scenes of […]
Comic Book Review – Black Road #2
Zeb Larson reviews Black Road #2… The Viking North is an occupied war zone and Magnus the Black is the fixer for Papal Rome. Something about this issue of Black Road didn’t grab me. The first issue had a certain austere bleakness that was appropriate, but it also had the power of the tension between […]
With Gareth gone, where does Godzilla go next?
With Gareth Edwards exiting the Godzilla sequel, Tony Black asks what is next for the King of the Monsters… When Godzilla returned in 2014, the odds were stacked against him. The last time Hollywood had seen everyone’s favourite movie monster, he was ignominiously handled by the Roland Emmerich/Dean Devlin popcorn machine in 1997’s hokey version. […]