Walt Disney Animation Studios has announced that Jemaine Clement (The BFG), Rachel House (Hunt for the Wilderpeople), Temuera Morrison (Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones), Alan Tudyk (Zootopia) and Nicole Scherzinger have joined Dwayne Johnson and Auli‘i Cravalho in the cast of the upcoming animated feature Moana. “Our assembled voice cast for […]
Movie Score Review – Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Tony Black reviews the Star Trek Beyond score… If there is one composer who in the last decade has truly risen to be one of the greats in cinema, it’s Michael Giacchino, and his scores for the J.J. Abrams spearheaded Star Trek reboot series have been among his glittering achievements. He managed to blend for […]
Second Opinion – The BFG (2016)
The BFG, 2016. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Ruby Barnhill, Mark Rylance, Bill Hader, Jemaine Clement, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Hall and Rafe Spall. SYNOPSIS: A girl named Sophie encounters the Big Friendly Giant who, despite his intimidating appearance, turns out to be a kindhearted soul who is considered an outcast by the other giants because, […]
DVD Review – Reckless (2015)
Reckless, 2015. Directed by Mora Stephens. Starring Patrick Wilson, Ray Winstone, Lena Headey, Richard Dreyfuss, John Cho, Alexandra Breckenridge, Christopher McDonald and Dianna Agron. SYNOPSIS: A successful family man with a blossoming political career loses all sense of morality when he becomes addicted to using an escort agency. Thankfully changed from its original title of […]
Comic Book Review – James Bond Vol. 1: Vargr
Tony Black reviews James Bond Vol. 1: Vargr… After a mission of vengeance in Helsinki, James Bond returns to London and assumesthe workload of a fallen 00 Section agent. His new mission takes him to Berlin, presumably to break up an agile drug-trafficking operation. But Bond has no idea of the forces gathered in secret […]
FrightFest Presents Review – Landmine Goes Click (2015)
Landmine Goes Click, 2015. Directed by Levan Bakhia. Starring Sterling Knight, Spencer Locke, Dean Geyer, Helen Nelson, Kote Tolordava and Giorgi Tsaava. SYNOPSIS: An American backpacking in the former Soviet Union steps on a landmine and is forced to watch as his girlfriend is tortured and abused. People trapped in unusual circumstances can make for […]
Joss Whedon could be tempted back to Marvel for a Black Widow movie
Having made a “completely clean break” from Marvel following Avengers: Age of Ultron, Joss Whedon revealed back in May that he could be tempted back to the MCU for a female-driven Avengers film, and now he’s suggested that the lure of a Black Widow movie could also be too much for him to resist. “I […]
DVD Review – Risen (2016)
Risen, 2016. Directed by Kevin Reynolds. Starring Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth and Cliff Curtis. SYNOPSIS: Joseph Fiennes stars as a world-weary Roman tribune leading the mother of all manhunts. The body of the crucified Christ has up and vanished, talk of the risen Messiah is spreading like wildfire and a flustered Pontius Pilate […]
SDCC: Garth Ennis penning Dastardly and Muttley series for DC
DC has announced that it is expanding its line of Hanna-Barbera comics with a new title for Dastardly and Muttley, which will be written by Garth Ennis (Preacher, Hitman). The news came during DC’s daily press event at Comic-Con, with CBR reporting that it was implied that the new series will be spinoff from the […]
The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #34 – Deus Ex Machina
Waving goodbye to I, Ball 2 we look to the future, crossing our fingers and hoping that our next title in the Your Sinclair Top 100 will be something quite frankly brilliant. Then to see that we have real life British music, film and television greats involved in our next release it can only mean […]
