Today, after a week of waiting patiently for the release, Avengers: Age of Ultron arrives in the USA, and the film is already breaking records from its Thursday midnight previews. From midnight shows, Ultron ended with an estimated $27.6 million, almost $10 million more than the $18.7 million midnight opening for The Avengers on the […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2 Episode 19 Review – ‘The Dirty Half Dozen’
Danny Hale reviews Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2 Episode 19… First off, that single-shot fight scene with Skye was awesome! As a big fan of one-shot takes I feel very spoiled this month what with Daredevil and now this! It became clear that Skye had become quite the formidable agent under May’s tutelage but it’s […]
Movie Review – 8 1/2 (1963)
8 1/2, 1963. Directed by Federico Fellini. Starring Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimée and Sandra Milo. SYNOPSIS: A successful filmmaker struggles for inspiration, and has to reflect on his life and loves to work out where to go in his next film… “It’s about creative procrastination” said, director of Under the Skin, Jonathan Glazer in 2002. While I […]
Comic Book Review – Judge Dredd Classics: The Dark Judges #4
Andrew Newton reviews Judge Dredd Classics: The Dark Judges #4… Classics tales of Judge Death—and his brothers Fear, Fire, and Mortis—come to life in this remastered and colourised series! Out of all the enemies Judge Dredd has, Judge Death and his comrades are the most fearsome and the most troublesome to the citizens of Mega […]
Oculus Rift and 360-Degree Films – The Future?
Daniel J. Harris on the Oculus Rift and 360-degree films… Oculus Rift has been around in the gaming world for a little while now. And 360-degree films aren’t exactly new. But, with recent leaps in technology, accessibility and the cost of their production reducing they seem to be the next big thing to take the […]
Warner Bros. reportedly struggling with its plans for a cohesive DC movie universe
Back in October DC Comics fans got the news they’d be hoping for, with Warner Bros. announcing a slate of ten DC films through to 2020, with the studio finally pulling the trigger on a shared superhero universe to rival that of Marvel. Or at least, that was the plan… The Hollywood Reporter has posted […]
Movie Review – Monsters: Dark Continent (2015)
Monsters: Dark Continent, 2015. Directed by Tom Green. Starring Johnny Harris, Sam Keeley, Joe Dempsie, Kyle Soller, Nicholas Pinnock and Parker Sawyers. SYNOPSIS: Ten years on from the events of Monsters, and the ‘Infected Zones’ have now spread worldwide. In the Middle East a new insurgency has begun. At the same time there has also been a […]
Movie Review – The Marine 4: Moving Target (2015)
The Marine 4: Moving Target, 2015 Directed by William Kaufman. Starring Mike “The Miz” Mizanin, Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Blacker, Matthew MacCauli and Summer Rae. SYNOPSIS: Jake Carter is assigned to protect a “high-value package,” a beautiful whistleblower trying to expose a corrupt army defense contractor. It seems impossible to imagine a film that is compromised […]
Arrow Season 3 Episode 21 Review “Al Sah-Him”
Jessie Robertson reviews the twenty-first episode of Arrow Season 3… So, Oliver’s been brainwashed. Well, as Merlyn put it, he doesn’t even know he’s been brainwashed. Which as a statement in itself, coupled with Oliver’s actions this episode, don’t make sense. How does this brainwashing occur? A montage! Yes, it’s a montage! Which is pretty […]
Comic Book Review – Burning Fields #4
Zeb Larson reviews Burning Fields #4… Dana and Aban chase down leads through a series of tunnels far from any military base, unaware that Decker and the PMCs are headed the same way, ready for a showdown. But the real threat is something far more sinister than any of them could have imagined. It is […]
