Star Wars: The Force Awakens 3D Collector’s Edition Directed by J.J. Abrams Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Gwendoline Christie, and Lupita Nyong’o SYNOPSIS: The cast from the original Star Wars trilogy meets a new generation of heroes […]
The Five Best Moments From The Walking Dead Season 7 Episode 3 – ‘The Cell’
Ben Robins with the five best moments from the third episode of The Walking Dead season 7… Negan fans rejoice, for the barbed-wire lovin’ bandito finally returned to our screens this week, and certainly with a vengeance. Although once again, it wasn’t really his show. ‘The Cell’ kindly gave us the first Daryl-centric episode in a […]
John Turturro on returning to the role of Jesus Quintana for Going Places
Back in August, production began on Going Places, a remake of the 1974 French film Les Valseuses, with John Turturro writing and directing, as well as reprising his role as Jesus Quintana from the Coen Brothers’ 1998 classic The Big Lebowski. Last month we got our first look at Turturro back in character, and now […]
Movie Review – Krampus Unleashed (2016)
Krampus Unleashed, 2016. Directed by Robert Conway. Starring Amelia Brantley, Bryson Holl, Caroline Lassetter and Travis Amery. SYNOPSIS: In pursuit of a lost treasure, a group of fortune hunters mistakenly unearth an ancient demonic summoning stone that holds a terrible curse and awakens a timeless evil, the Krampus. After centuries of slumber, Krampus, the Christmas […]
Elodie Yung’s Elektra returns for The Defenders
As production continues to ramp up for Marvel’s The Defenders, the last week has revealed several cast members from the various Netflix series to reprise their roles for the new show. We can now add one more returning name to the list as Elodie Yung will be coming back as Elektra, the highly-skilled assassin. In Daredevil‘s second […]
Blu-ray Review – The Initiation (1984)
The Initiation, 1984. Directed by Larry Stewart. Starring Daphne Zuniga, Clu Gulager, Vera Miles, James Read, Marilyn Kagan. SYNOPSIS: When a college prank goes wrong a group of teenage girls find themselves at the mercy of a killer. Originally released during the dying breaths of the first run of slasher films, The Initiation is a […]
Sandman adaptation loses its screenwriter as “it needs to go to TV” rather than a movie
Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s planned adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman comic book series has hit another stumbling block, with screenwriter Eric Heisserer (A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Thing) exiting the project after coming to the conclusion that it is better suited as a TV series rather than a movie. “I had many […]
Star Wars Rebels Season 3 Episode 6 Review – ‘Imperial Super Commandos’
Chris Cooper reviews the sixth episode of Star Wars Rebels season 3… Despite the rather bombastic sounding title and plenty of Mandalorian action, Imperial Super Commandos has a lot more going for it than great visuals. For a start the voice cast is great this week. I knew I recognised two of the voices so […]
DVD Review – The Code: The Complete Season Two
The Code: Season Two Created by Shelley Birse Starring Dan Spielman, Ashley Zukerman, Adele Perovic, Anthony LaPaglia, Sigrid Thornton, Robyn Malcolm and Ella Scott Lynch. SYNOPSIS: Two brothers, a jaded journalist and an autistic computer hacker, faced with the prospect of extradition to the US, are forced into making complex decisions taking in political unrest, […]
Review – Jurassic Park live at the Royal Albert Hall
Sean Wilson reviews the concert performance of John Williams’ classic dinosaur blockbuster score… Assessing a film score is a tricky thing – does one applaud an orchestral soundtrack for drawing attention to itself, or for remaining steadfastly unobtrusive and part of the fabric of the movie in question? It’s especially tricky when assessing the work […]
