While, in theory, Fox giving Deadpool an R rating was a risky decision, considering how most R-rated comic book movies usually don’t do nearly as much business as their PG-13-rated competition (e.g. Watchmen, The Punisher), this past weekend Deadpool raked in a massive $132 million at the U.S. box office, proving that mainstream audiences don’t mind […]
Movie Review – Nina Forever (2016)
Nina Forever, 2016. Written and Directed by Ben Blaine and Chris Blaine. Starring Fiona O’Shaughnessy, Abigail Hardingham, Cian Barry, David Troughton, and Elizabeth Elvin. SYNOPSIS: After his girlfriend Nina dies in a car crash, Rob unsuccessfully attempts suicide. As he begins to overcome his grief, he falls in love with a coworker, Holly. Their relationship […]
Jane Levy to battle zombies in Office Uprising
Having battled the Evil Dead, Jane Levy is now set to take on the walking dead, with Bloody Disgusting revealing that the actress has signed on to appear alongside Brenton Thwaits (Maleficent) in Office Uprising. Office Uprising “is set inside one of the world’s leading arms manufacturers where a substance is slipped into the employees’ […]
Rachel Nichols to star in French slasher remake Inside, early sales art released
Following hot on the heels of the Martyrs remake, Hollywood is taking another stab at a French horror, with Variety reporting that Rachel Nichols (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Star Trek) is set to headline director Miguel Ángel Vivas’ (Kidnapped) remake of the 2007 slasher À L’Intérieur. Courtesy of Bloody Disgusting, here’s a look […]
Deadpool enjoys biggest ever February debut at the UK box office
It shattered records across the Pond with a $135 million three-day opening, and 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool has also claimed the biggest ever February opening here in the UK with £13.7 million. That’s also bigger than every previous instalment in the X-Men franchise, and the second highest opening weekend ever for 20th Century Fox. “We are […]
DVD Review – Mark of the Witch (2014)
Mark of the Witch, 2014. Directed by Jason Bognacki. Starring David Landry, Maria Olsen, Lillian Pennypacker, Paulie Rojas and Nancy Wolfe. SYNOPSIS: A young woman turns 18 and discovers that she may be the spawn of Satan. Happy birthday… As Mark of the Witch (a.k.a. Another) opens we see masked figures dressed in black robes […]
Is Deadpool ridiculously overrated?
Luke Owen looks at Deadpool… If you’ve read my work before, or listened to me on the Flickering Myth podcast, or watched me on The Flickering Myth Movie Show, then you’ll know that I am not a fan of Deadpool. I, personally, think that he’s funny when you first discover his existence, but then find him […]
Avatar’s Stephen Lang lobbies for the role of Cable in Deadpool 2
With Deadpool 2 announced by Fox, it seems that Nathan Summers – a.k.a. Cable – is finally set to make his big screen debut in the sequel to the X-Men spinoff, and Avatar star Stephen Lang has wasted little time in taking to social media to campaign for the part. SEE ALSO: Deadpool shatters more […]
Comic Book Review – Batman #49
Ricky Church reviews Batman #49… It is time. Bruce Wayne has reclaimed his true past as Batman. Now he must descend into the cave and face what he once was. Can he truly leave behind a life free from the pain and anguish of the Bat? Can he plunge once more into the madness and […]
Paul Rudd and Steve Coogan to play married couple in An Ideal Home
Paul Rudd and Steve Coogan have signed on to play a bickering married couple in the comedy drama An Ideal Home from writer-director Andrew Fleming (The Craft). Deadline reports that the film will see Coogan as Erasmus, “a bickering couple leading an extravagant life. Coogan’s Erasmus is a demanding, popular celebrity, and Paul (Rudd) is […]
