Emma Withington reviews Penguins of Madagascar Vol.4: Secret Paws… The fantastic flippered four are back! Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, and Private join voices with super-secret organisation, The North Wind, to fight against computer-controlled crocodiles and vultures -and how is Kevin the Lemming involved in all this? Plus, who is the mysterious and dangerous ‘Arctic Fox’…? Epic adventures […]
Duncan Jones shares his frustrations with Warcraft, rules out a director’s cut
Despite proving a hit in China, Warcraft didn’t quite manage to click with the majority of Western audiences, and failed to replicate the success of its video game counterpart, grossing just $213 million outside of the Middle Kingdom and seemingly failing to provide the lucrative franchise launchpad that its hopeful “The Beginning” subtitle suggested. During […]
Comic Book Review – Action Comics #962
Tony Black reviews Action Comics #962… “Path to Doom” part six! In the epic conclusion, the mystery of Black Zero deepens just as the Man of Steel makes a fateful decision that may stop Doomsday, but also risks the lives of those he loves most. Dan Jurgens’ epic run of Action Comics, ‘Path of Doom’, […]
Mark Hamill hints at Star Wars: Episode IX return
Mark Hamill may have accidently confirmed that next year’s Star Wars: Episode VIII won’t mark his final appearance as Luke Skywalker. The actor took to Twitter to share a video of an unseen person shaving off his facial hair (as shown during his one scene in Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and accompanied the footage […]
Karen Gillan joins the cast of Jumanji in key role
Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy) is the latest to join the cast of Jumanji, with Dwayne Johnson making the announcement on social media today and stating that the former Doctor Who star is “playing the most important role in the movie”. https://www.instagram.com/p/BJvY5lHD6RM/?taken-by=therock Jumanji is set for release on July 28th 2017, and sees Jake […]
Ian McDiarmid on whether he’ll appear in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
From the moment the Emperor’s Royal Guard were spotted in the teaser trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, there’s been a tonne of speculation about whether we’ll see an appearance from Palpatine – and now thanks to actor Ian McDiarmid, it seems we have our answer. “Rogue One’s on its way, [and it’s […]
Blu-ray Review – Sid and Nancy 30th Anniversary Special Edition (1986)
Sid and Nancy, 1986. Directed by Alex Cox. Starring Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman, Debby Bishop, Andrew Schofield, Courtney Love, Perry Benson and Tony London. SYNOPSIS: A new 30th anniversary restoration of the cult biopic portraying the life, relationship and deaths of punk rocker Sid Vicious and partner Nancy Spungen. An entertaining, if shambolic, look […]
New name added to the Captain Marvel director shortlist
A few days ago a shortlist of directors emerged for Marvel’s first female-headlined superhero movie Captain Marvel, and now it seems we may have an additional name, with Jeff Sneider stating on Meet the Movie Press that Electrick Children helmer Rebecca Thomas is also in contention. Thomas has two high-profile gigs on her upcoming slate, […]
Comic Book Review – Snotgirl #2
Mark Allen reviews Snotgirl #2… Lottie lays low after last month’s alarming events, but she still has to deal with her stalker! “Sounds gross! Can you change the title?” say our moms. The hottest new series of 2016 is SNOTGIRL from BRYAN LEE O’MALLEY (Scott Pilgrim) and LESLIE HUNG! It’s tough to be Lottie Person. […]
Movie Review – Julieta (2016)
Julieta, 2016. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Emma Suárez, Adriana Ugarte, Daniel Grao, Inma Cuesta, Michelle Jenner, Darío Grandinetti, Rossy de Palma and Mariam Bachir. SYNOPSIS: The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is […]
