The Program, 2015. Directed by Stephen Frears. Starring Ben Foster, Chris O’Dowd, Guillaume Canet, Jesse Plemons, Lee Pace, Denis Menochet and Dustin Hoffman. SYNOPSIS: An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong’s performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will […]
Countdown to Spectre – Moonraker Review
Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of Moonraker… In 1979 the Bond franchise took a turn to science fiction as Bond ventured into space for his adventure in Moonraker. Though he had previously investigated space programs or fought against space lasers, he had never before gone into outer space. Why did […]
Fox denies rumour that Fantastic Four rights are back at Marvel, still planning sequel
Earlier today it was reported by Den of Geek that the rights to Fantastic Four had reverted to Marvel Studios, following yesterday’s news that Marvel has granted Fox permission to bring the X-Men to the small screen with two new TV series. Well, it looks like Den of Geek’s source was playing the guessing game, […]
FX bringing Y: The Last Man to the small screen
It looks like Brian K. Vaughan’s Y: The Last Man is finally heading to the screen, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that FX is teaming with Vaughan for a TV adaptation. Published by DC imprint Vertigo and launching in 2002, the ongoing series ran for 60 issues through to 2008 and “revolves around Yorick Brown […]
Movie Review – Tales of Halloween (2015)
Tales of Halloween, 2015. Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, Axelle Carolyn, Adam Gierasch, Andrew Kasch, Neil Marshall, Lucky McKee, Mike Mendez, Dave Parker, Ryan Schifrin, John Skipp and Paul Solet. SYNOPSIS: An anthology of ten creepy tales set around Halloween night, featuring the likes of candy-munching demons, mischievous imps and a killer pumpkin. Horror anthologies […]
Comic Book Review – Batman #45
Ricky Church reviews Batman #45… When Batman almost gets taken out by a new threat, Jim Gordon might have to reevaluate what it means to wear the cowl before it’s too late for Gotham City! Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo continue to roll out their surprises in this new era of Batman. As Gordon struggles […]
Die Hard Rebooted: 10 Other Franchise Reboots That Failed to Launch
Luke Owen looks at the failed franchise reboots… Rebooting a franchise isn’t just an idea anymore, it’s a formula. If you have a pre-existing franchise with a pre-existing audience, reboot it. And then if that doesn’t work, just reboot it again. We live in a world where we have three different attempts at creating a sustaining […]
Kathleen Kennedy says we’ll see a female Star Wars director at some point
When it comes to choosing directors for their new Star Wars movies, Disney and Lucasfilm have been pretty consistent, with J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Rian Johnson (Star Wars: Episode VIII), Colin Trevorrow (Star Wars: Episode IX), Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Han Solo: A […]
Movie Review – The Diabolical (2015)
The Diabolical, 2015. Directed by Alistair Legrand. Starring Ali Larter, Arjun Gupta, Max Rose, Chloe Perrin, Kurt Carley, Merrin Dungey, Patrick Fischler and Wilmer Calderon. SYNOPSIS: Madison, a single mother of two, is awoken nightly by an increasingly strange and intense presence. She seeks help from her scientist boyfriend Nikolai, who begins a hunt to destroy the violent spirit that […]
The Apprentice Series 11 Episode 1 Review – ‘Fish Food’
The Apprentice UK is back for its eleventh series, with 18 hopefuls who claim to be amongst the best business brains in the country. Tom Beasley reviews the first episode, in which the teams must flog fish-based snacks to Londoners… It’s back! The cavalcade of entrepreneurial incompetence that is The Apprentice has finally returned to […]
