Following the rather lacklustre release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (which had a horrendous drop in its second week of box office takings), there was a rumour that David Ayer and his Suicide Squad were asked to go back and reshoot some of the movie in order to lighten the tone and make […]
Arrow Season 4 Episode 18 Review -‘Eleven-Fifty-Nine’
Jessie Robertson reviews the eighteenth episode of Arrow season 4… It’s a given here, but just so we’re clear: ************************MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD****************************************** Ok, there are things going on here, but the major, major (again, spoilers) event this week is: The death of Laurel Lance. And I have to say they got me. When Dahrk told […]
Movie Review – I Am Belfast (2015)
I Am Belfast, 2015. Directed by Mark Cousins. Starring Helena Bereen, Richard Buick, Felicity McKee, Shane McCaffrey and Simon Millar. SYNOPSIS: Born in Belfast, director Mark Cousins fondly recalls the poetic beauty of the capital of Northern Ireland Mark Cousins, filmmaker, artist and writer, has leapt from the expansive, sprawling Gombrichian scale of The Story of Film to […]
Comic Book Review – The Fix #1
Emma Withington reviews The Fix #1… From the creators of The Superior Foes of Spider-Man (Nick Spencer and Steve Lieber), comes a story of the crooked cops, scheming mobsters, and corrupt politicians that run things—and the sex toy that can bring them all down. Oh, and the hero is a drug-sniffing beagle named Pretzels. Bad people […]
Book Review – Nod by Adrian Barnes
Michelle Herbert reviews Nod by Adrian Barnes… With so many books to read, it has been a while since I have read such an intriguing idea regarding an apocalypse, Adrian Barnes’ novel Nod is ingenious in how real it feels, as it concerns itself with the breakdown of society meshed with the mental breakdown of […]
Two more join Boston Marathon bombing drama Patriots Day
With filming due to get underway soon, two more actors have joined the cast of Patriots Day, the upcoming drama based on the events on and after the 2014 Boston Marathon bombing. Joining the cast are House of Cards actress Rachel Brosnahan and Christopher O’Shea (Madam Secretary) who are set to play newlyweds Jessica Kensky and […]
Batman v Superman isn’t a bad film
Andy Naylor comes to the defense of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice… Spoilers ahead, you’ve been warned. Okay, here’s a sentence that is going to cause some controversy. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is not that bad a film. Whoa, calm down. It really isn’t. I’m not saying it’s a fantastic movie, I’m […]
Warner Bros. shifts Wonder Woman and Jungle Book release dates, adds two new DC films to its slate
Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that it has brought forward the release of Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman movie, with the film set to arrive in theaters a few weeks earlier, having been moved up to June 2nd 2017 from its original June 23rd date. Meanwhile, the studio has also added a further two DC movies […]
Cleopatra remake gets new writer, Angelina Jolie still attached
Deadline is reporting the long-gestating remake of classic epic Cleopatra has scored a new writer to help bring the story back to the big screen. David Scarpa (The Day The Earth Stood Still) has signed on to the project, which is based on the bestselling book Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff. Producers Scott Rudin and Amy […]
Cillian Murphy reteams with Christopher Nolan for Dunkirk
The Wrap is reporting that Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy is reteaming with director Christopher Nolan on his new film Dunkirk. The new film written by Nolan tells the story of the World War II evacuation of Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo, which saved over 330,000 Allied soldiers from surrounding German forces. Murphy previously worked with Nolan […]
