David Opie reviews Man: Plus #2… As Olissipo’s crack police squad piece together the cause of the recent android attack, a dangerous thread of violence and corruption begins to unravel, leading from the city’s seediest ghettos, to the dizzying heights of its business district. From artist/writer André Lima Araújo (Avengers AI, Spider Verse) comes the […]
Full list of winners from the 88th Academy Awards
After losing out on four previous occasions, Leonardo DiCapario finally bagged himself an Oscar at the Academy Awards last night, winning Best Actor for his role in The Revenant, which was also honoured with Best Director (Alejandro G. Iñárritu) and Best Cinematography, but lost out on Best Picture to Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight. DiCaprio was joined […]
Blu-ray Review – Pray For Death (1985)
Pray For Death, 1985. Directed by Gordon Hessler. Starring Shô Kosugi, James Booth, Donna Kei Benz, Robert Ito, Norman Burton, Kane Kosugi, Shane Kosugi, Charles Greuber, Matthew Faison and Parley Baer. SYNOPSIS: A peaceful Japanese family move to the US but fall foul of a crime syndicate, forcing the father to unleash his inner ninja. […]
J.K. Simmons joins Mark Wahlberg in Patriot’s Day
Variety is reporting that Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) has signed on to appear alongside Mark Wahlberg in Patriot’s Day, a drama based upon the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Patriot’s Day reunites Wahlberg with Lone Survivor and Deepwater Horizon director Peter Berg, and sees Wahlberg as ” a composite Boston Police Department officer who is central […]
The Witch helmer Robert Eggers to write and direct Rasputin miniseries
Robert Eggers, the filmmaker behind the acclaimed horror film The Witch, is set to bring the story of Rasputin to the small screen, signing on to write and direct a miniseries based upon the life of the Russian mystic. Deadline is reporting that the series will consist of six to eight episodes and “will cover […]
Sam Raimi to wage World War 3
Sam Raimi has signed on to direct World War 3, an adaptation of George Friedman’s 2009 non-fiction novel The Next 100 Years, which is being produced by Bill Block Media and Warner Bros. Pictures. Here’s the official synopsis for the book, via Coming Soon… In his thought-provoking new book, George Friedman, founder of STRATFOR — […]
The Soska Sisters to remake David Cronenberg’s Rabid
Soska sisters Jen and Sylvia Soska (American Mary, Dead Hooker in a Trunk) have signed on to direct a remake of David Lynch’s classic 1977 horror film Rabid, Variety has revealed. The original film starred Marilyn Chambers as a woman who undergoes a surgical operation after a motorcycle accident and develops a phallic stinger used […]
Video Game Review – Layers of Fear
Tom Powter reviews Layers of Fear… Clichés are often seen as a hallmark of lazy writing, designed to be used for maximum effect, but can come across as a laughably familiar. However, if used effectively, clichés can work in the writer’s favour. Layers of Fear, developed by Bloober Team SA, is packed full of clichés […]
Gods of Egypt bombs at the box office with a $14 million opening weekend
Uh-oh. Looks like those bad reviews of Gods of Egypt [read ours here] has taken its toll on the movie, as it has opened to a rather dismal $14 million. The film opened behind Deadpool (which has now crossed $600 million worldwide). This was the predicted number by industry experts, however its 13% on Rotten Tomatoes […]
Why Frasier Deserves More Recognition
Edward Gardiner on why Frasier deserves more recognition… If I asked you to think of a sitcom beginning with ‘F’ which first aired in the 90s, what immediately springs to mind? I’d wager about 90% of you are currently thinking “well it’s Friends, of course” – or at least would be had I not incepted […]
