Victoria, 2015. Directed by Sebastian Schipper. Starring Laia Costa, Frederick Lau and Franz Rogowski. SYNOPSIS: Victoria meets a group of guys while at a club, but soon finds herself drawn into their world when they have to repay a dangerous favour that same night. If you’ve read anything about Victoria, it’s that it’s done in […]
Shia LaBeouf is watching all of his movies in a row
Following on from his somewhat-infamous performance pieces Shia LaBeouf is now almost 24 hours into his latest fine art instalment: watching every film he’s ever appeared in back-to-back. LaBeouf will be at the Angelika Film Centre in New York working under the hashtag of #ALLMYMOVIES for roughly 72 hours as he watches over two-dozen of his films, starting with his most recent […]
Fargo Season 2 Episode 5 Review – ‘The Gift of the Magi’
James Garcia reviews the fifth episode of Fargo season 2… Last week, Fargo creator Noah Hawley lit the fuse on several major storylines, resulting in several big explosions this week, both figurative and otherwise. “The Gift of the Magi” didn’t just deliver on spectacle, however, as Fargo once again displayed its clever knack for perfectly balancing surprising action and slow, tender character […]
Production underway on Quentin Tarantino documentary
Tara Wood, co-director of 21 Years: Richard Linklater, has begun production on an authorised feature-length documentary exploring the career of acclaimed filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, Variety has revealed. “Quentin is the most revolutionary, distinctive director of our time,” states Wood. “There is no shortage of stories from his collaborators about what it takes to get his visionary […]
The Flash Season 2 Episode 6 Review – ‘Enter Zoom’
Jessie Robertson reviews the sixth episode of The Flash season 2… Linda Park, in her infinite wisdom, answers the question we all want to know: is it better to be a superhero or to just have made out with one? Lind Park, superhero? (condensed) I smile for two reasons tonight; one being Linda Park not […]
John Logan rewriting Alien: Paradise Lost with Ridley Scott
With production on the Prometheus sequel Alien: Paradise Lost set to get underway early in 2016, Variety is reporting that Ridley Scott is currently reworking the script with John Logan, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter behind Gladiator. SEE ALSO: Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 now on indefinite hold due to Ridley Scott’s Alien: Paradise Lost Logan – whose […]
Spectre becomes the highest-grossing movie of the year at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 6th November to Sunday 8th November 2015… Spectre has wasted little time in overtaking Jurassic World to become the highest-grossing movie of the year at the UK box office, with 007’s 24th adventure posting a second weekend haul of £13.15 million to push […]
Comic Book Review – The Wicked + The Divine #16
Zeb Larson reviews The Wicked + The Divine #16… The Morrigan is receiving visitors, including LEILA DEL DUCA (SHUTTER). Plus a back-up by JAMIE and MATT. Suffice to say, this one is NONE MORE GOTH. Wicked + Divine #16 is a look at the origins of Baphomet and Morrigan. On the face of it, this […]
Brian De Palma to direct Chinese thriller Lights Out
Variety is reporting that Brian De Palma has signed on to direct the action thriller Lights Out, which is being financed by Aurora Alliance Films, a joint venture between Arclight Films and China’s Huace Pictures. Lights Out will follow “a blind Chinese girl unknowingly caught in a plot to expose a top-secret assassination program. Although blind, […]
Comic Book Review – Southern Bastards #12
Zeb Larson reviews Southern Bastards #12… Special issue written & drawn by Bastard Prime JASON LATOUR! Southern Bastards takes a peculiarly psychedelic turn this month, or perhaps it’s just hallucinations from brain damage. After reading this issue, my first reaction was quite literally, “What the hell did I just read?” Focusing on Tad Ledbetter, the […]
