Martin Carr reviews the season 2 finale of Gotham… With a fire and ice standoff, Russian roulette question and answer sessions and Gordon bound in the basement, Gotham’s finale ‘Transference’ was shaping up to be an interesting proposition. What felt a bit odd though was the lack of finality about the season closer, bearing in […]
Blu-ray Review – Blood Bath (1966)
Blood Bath, 1966. Directed by Jack Hill & Stephanie Rothman. Starring William Campbell, Marissa Mathes, Lori Saunders, Sid Haig, Roger Corman, Biff Elliot, Carl Schanzer and Patrick Magee. SYNOPSIS: A crazed artist believes himself to be the descendant of a vampire and goes on a killing spree murdering young women and drinking their blood. You’ve got […]
Thora Birch and Johnny Knoxville join Above Suspicion
Deadline is reporting that Thora Birch (Colony) and Johnny Knoxville (Jackass) have joined the cast of Above Suspicion, the new film from director Phillip Noyce (The Giver), who directed Birch in Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger. The project, which is based on Joe Sharkey’s non-fiction book of the same name and is scripted by […]
Nicole Kidman to star in Adrian Lyne’s Silent Wife
Variety is reporting that Nicole Kidman (Queen of the Desert) has signed on to star in Silent Wife, which is being directed by Adrian Lyne (Unfaithful) from a script by Billy Ray (Captain Phillips). Silent Wife follows “a spouse who discovers that her husband is leaving her for a younger woman. She responds by beginning […]
Daniel Craig and Katherine Heigl join Steven Soderbergh’s Logan Lucky
Deadline is reporting that Daniel Craig and Katherine Heigl have signed on to appear in Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming film Logan Lucky. Craig and Heigl’s casting follows the recent news that Adam Driver, Seth MacFarlane and Riley Keough will appear in the project alongside Channing Tatum. Logan Lucky is a heist film which revolves around “brothers who plan […]
Preacher Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘Pilot’
Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Preacher… If Tarantino did comic book adaptations Preacher would surely be at the top of his wish list. Frenetically shocking, blood soaked yet concise, what remains the biggest surprise in its opening minutes are Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg. For men who are more associated with Judd Apatow, […]
Jesse Eisenberg confirms Lex Luthor return for Justice League
We’re not quite sure who the main villain will be in Justice League Part One just yet – with rumours suggesting that Steppenwolf could be the main bad guy rather than Darkseid – but it looks like Lex Luthor will be present in the big DC team-up, with Jesse Eisenberg revealing today at MCM Comic […]
Jeremy Irons says Batman v Superman was “overstuffed” and “very muddled”
It’s probably pretty safe to say that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice wasn’t the rip-roaring success that Warner Bros. wanted to kickstart its DC Extended Universe. The film took a bashing from critics, as well as a large section of fans, and it seems that Alfred Pennyworth actor Jeremy Irons shares many of the […]
Fast & Furious producer on a possible spinoff for Dwayne Johnson’s Hobbs
Yesterday Dwayne Johnson released a first-look image of Hobbs from the currently-in-production Fast & Furious 8, as well as teasing a possible spinoff for his character. Talk of a Hobbs movie is nothing new, and consulting producer Hiram Garcia has been chatting to Comic Book about that very possibility. “I’ve been in the mix with […]
Live-action Fullmetal Alchemist movie will have “entirely Japanese” cast
Back in March it was announced that a live-action movie adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa’s manga series Fullmetal Alchemist is in development, and it seems that the project will avoid the “whitewashing” controversy that has plagued DreamWorks’ Ghost in the Shell, with director Fumihiko Sori revealing that it will have an “entirely Japanese” cast. “The cast is […]
