Marvel has enjoyed great success so far on Netflix, with Daredevil and Jessica Jones earning acclaims from fans and critics alike, and Luke Cage, Iron Fist and The Defenders still to come.There have been rumours that Netflix is keen to extend its Marvel output – with the likes of The Punisher, Thunderbolts and Moon Knight mentioned as […]
Rumour: Sony developing PlayStation 4.5
During the week, Sony announced details of its PlayStation VR, which is set to launch in October, and now comes a rumour that development is also underway on a mid-generation ‘PlayStation 4.5’ hardware update.According to Kotaku, Sony is working on a new version of the PS4 console, which will feature an upgraded GPU to enable […]
The Superman Films That Were Never Made
This week, Neil Calloway looks at Superman movies that were planned but never shot…When the Christopher Reeve fronted Superman films came to a juddering halt in 1987 it would be almost twenty years before Clark Kent made another appearance on the big screen.To be fair, between Superman IV: The Quest For Peace and 2006’s under […]
Movie Review – The Here After (2016)
The Here After, 2016. Directed by Magnus von Horn. Starring Ulrik Munther, Sven Ahlström, Mats Blomgren, Stefan Cronwall, Felix Göransson and Loa Ek. SYNOPSIS: When John returns home to his father after serving time in prison, he is looking forward to starting his life afresh. However, in the local community his crime is neither forgotten […]
Why Netflix is Ruining My Life
Daniel J. Harris on why Netflix is ruining his life…Netflix is ruining my life. Once upon a time you could only watch your favourite TV shows once a week – and if it finished on a cliff hanger you had a full 7 days to wait and see what happened next. Netflix has changed the […]
The Week in Star Wars – Episode VIII set photos and scene descriptions, Young Han Solo casting update, The Force Awakens concept art, Vader and Ahsoka and more
Pre-order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon USMore set photos have landed for Episode VIII in this edition of The Week in Star Wars. We’ve also got some casting updates for Young Han Solo, a load of concept art for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rogue One comic book details and […]
Greg Kinnear drama Same Kind of Different As Me pushed back to 2017
The feature directorial debut of Michael Carney, starring Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou and Renée Zellweger was set for an April 29th release date but has now been pushed back to 2017.According to Variety, Same Kind of Different As Me – which is based on the 2006 book of the same name – has been slotted […]
Book Review – Calamity by Brandon Sanderson
Michelle Herbert reviews Calamity by Brandon Sanderson…This is the final novel in the Reckoner’s series, which was preceded by Steelheart, the short story Mitosis and Firefight, due to this there may be some spoilers from the previous novels below. As the Reckoner’s series was my first introduction to Brandon Sanderson’s writing, I found him to […]
Daredevil Season 2 Episode 2 Review – ‘Dogs to a Gunfight’
Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Daredevil season 2…With Mexican cartels hanging from meat hooks, Irish mob gangs shredded like sushi and one surviving witness under the wing of Nelson and Murdock we open on episode two. Matt is missing, district attorney Reyes is playing hard ball and we still know nothing about our […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger says he’ll be back for Terminator 6
Last year, Paramount Pictures hoped to revitalise the Terminator franchise with the release of Terminator Genisys, which was envisioned as the first of a new trilogy of movies… until it’s somewhat disappointing box office returns came in.In January, it was reported that the studio had decided to pull the plug on the sixth Terminator movie, […]
