The End of the Tour, 2015 Directed by James Ponsoldt Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Segel, Anna Chlumsky, Mamie Gummer, Mikey Sumner, Ron Livingston and Joan Cusack SYNOPSIS: The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace’s […]
51st Chicago International Film Festival Review – Embers (2015)
Embers, 2015. Directed by Claire Carre. Starring Jason Ritter, Iva Gocheva, Greta Fernandez, Tucker Smallwood, Karl Glusman, Roberto Cots, Dominique Swain, Matthew Goulish, and Silvan Friedman. SYNOPSIS: After a global neurological epidemic, those who remain search for meaning and connection in a world without memory. Embers poses a very terrifying apocalyptic scenario; what if a […]
51st Chicago International Film Festival Review – I Smile Back (2015)
I Smile Back, 2015. Directed by Adam Salky. Starring Sarah Silverman, Josh Charles, Skylar Gaertner, Shayne Coleman, and Thomas Sadoski. SYNOPSIS: Laney Brooks does bad things. Married with kids, she takes the drugs she wants, sleeps with the men she wants, disappears when she wants. Now, with the destruction of her family looming, and temptation […]
The Week in Disappointment – Fantastic Four, Die Hard 6, Thor: Ragnarok, The Ten Commandments, Star Wars and more
Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Fox denies rumour that Fantastic Four rights are back at Marvel, still planning sequel” Oh thank God. I was worried it would wind up in competent hands. I can’t imagine anyone who thinks this is a good idea, except executives at Fox who seem to […]
The Week in Spandex – Thor: Ragnarok, Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Moon Knight, Fantastic Four, X-Men Apocalypse, X-Men TV, Batman v Superman, Green Arrow, Constantine, The Boys and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Inhumans, Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Moon Knight, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Guardians of the Galaxy, Fantastic Four, Hellfire, Legion, X-Men: Apocalypse, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Gotham, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Batman: […]
Rumour: Rachel McAdams playing Night Nurse in Doctor Strange
Last month it was confirmed that Rachel McAdams (True Detective) is set to appear as the female lead in Marvel’s Doctor Strange, and while her role is being kept under wraps, there was speculation suggesting that she’d be playing Clea, love interest to Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sorcerer Supreme. Well, not so according to Latino-Review, with the […]
John Carpenter wins plagiarism lawsuit over Luc Besson thriller Lockout
Luc Besson’s (Lucy) production company Europacorp has been ordered by a French court to pay €80,000 in damages after John Carpenter (Halloween) filed a lawsuit claiming that Besson-produced thriller Lockout infringed the copyright of his own Escape From New York. SEE ALSO: John Carpenter to executive produce Escape from New York remake SEE ALSO: Clive […]
The Apprentice Series 11 Episode 2 Review – ‘Cactus Shampoo’
Tom Beasley reviews the latest episode of The Apprentice, in which the two teams were tasked with branding and advertising a cactus-based shampoo. Things got a little hairy… Advertising tasks on The Apprentice are usually pretty easy to predict, with a runaway director derailing their team’s chances by running around like Terrence Malick trying to […]
Interview: Ben Trebilcook on Doomsday
Zachary Leeman chats with Ben Trebilcook about his new film Doomsday… Ben Trebilcook is a man who doesn’t give up. An independent screenwriter and producer, he’s perhaps most widely known for writing a rather famous Die Hard fan script. The script has won him both praises and eye rolls. However, the man has kept chugging […]
Hacking Hero: Mr. Robot
Of course the best thing about fall is the return of our favorite TV series’, like The Walking Dead in all of its gory glory. However, emerging with the tried and true are also some new shows. One new series that is receiving the most acclaim of 2015 is USA Network’s Mr. Robot, created by […]
