Martin Carr reviews the second episode of The X-Files season 10… With The X-Files officially reopened ‘Founder’s Mutation’ hits the ground running. An overly eager genetics researcher pierces his own cranial cavity with a letter opener. Accompanied by a high-pitched screech which invades his brain and spreads whispered messages until his eventual collapse. With high […]
DVD Review – The House on Pine Street (2015)
The House on Pine Street, 2015. Directed by Aaron Keeling and Austin Keeling. Starring Emily Goss, Taylor Bottles, Cathy Barnett, Natalie Pellegrini, Tisha Swart-Entwistle and Jim Korinke. SYNOPSIS: Parents-to-be Jennifer and Luke move from Chicago to Kansas and begin to experience spooky goings on in their new house. The House on Pine Street is not, […]
A more intelligent Hulk teased for Thor: Ragnarok
It seems that everyone’s favorite green weapon of mass destruction might be going to some character changes starting with the upcoming 2017 MCU entry Thor: Ragnarok. Speaking on the subject with Hitflix, director Taika Waititi says “It’s interesting, because at the moment, there’s a big conversation that’s happening about how far to push that. Whether […]
Supergirl Season 1 Episode 11 Review – ‘Strange Visitor From Another Planet’
Martin Carr reviews the eleventh episode of Supergirl… Aside from the double-edged sword which is this week’s tagline. Supergirl manages to sneak in something far deeper than Melissa Benoist’s husband Blake Jenner. Not that his contribution fails to bring substance to the episode or Cat Grant’s adopted son Adam Foster. To be honest I had […]
DVD Review – Irrational Man (2015)
Irrational Man, 2015. Directed by Woody Allen. Starring Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix, Jamie Blackley, and Parker Posey. SYNOPSIS: A philosophy professor, in the midst of an existential and a moral crisis, commits an irrevocable act of murder. Nihilistic philosophy professor Abe (Joaquin Phoenix), a newly recruited member of the fictional college campus Braylin, is immediately […]
Jon Bass joins Dwayne Johnson’s Baywatch movie
Baywatch has added some comic relief, with Variety reporting that Jon Bass (Big Tim in Hollywood, FL) has joined the cast of the upcoming big screen remake. Bass will play Ronnie, a character who is described as “funny, awkward and a skilled disco dancer. He falls in love with Kelly Rohrbach’s C.J. Parker character at the […]
Blu-ray Review – Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970)
Five Dolls for an August Moon, 1970. Directed by Mario Bava. Starring William Berger, Ira von Fürstenberg, Edwige Fenech, Howard Ross, Teodora Corrá, Edith Meloni, Helena Ronee, Maurice Poli and Justine Gall. SYNOPSIS: A group of people trapped on an island discover there is a killer in their midst. The romantically-titled Five Dolls for an […]
Neil Marshall to direct NBC pilot Time
Neil Marshall is set to direct Time, an action-adventure pilot at NBC, which has been created by Eric Kripke (Supernatural) and Shawn Ryan (The Shield). Deadline reports that Time is described as “Back to the Future meets Mission: Impossible” and is “a high-octane drama following an unlikely trio who travel through time to battle a […]
Universal snaps up untitled comedy from Family Guy trio
Universal Pictures has snapped up an as-yet-untitled comedy pitch from Family Guy writers Wellesley Wild, Kevin Biggins and Mike Desilets, which is set to be produced by Scott Stuber and Dylan Clark’s Bluegrass Films, the production company behind the upcoming The Free State of Jones and Central Intelligence. Deadline reports that the logline for the […]
Futuristic Robin Hood reimagining gets new screenwriter
We’ve already got four Robin Hood movies in the pipeline from Lionsgate, Sony, Warner Bros. and Disney, and now we can add a fifth – albeit one with a sci-fi twist – with THR revealing that The Hollywood Gang’s futuristic reimagining of the English folk hero is moving ahead under a new screenwriter. The project, […]
