In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy, Daredevil, A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, Deadpool, X-Men, Suicide Squad, Shazam, Gotham, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Heroes Reborn, Powers, The Crow and more… There’s less than five […]
Ranking the Films of James Wan
Edward Gardiner ranks the films of James Wan… James Wan: love him or hate him, he knows how to make an audience tick. After navigating his way to the rare status of financially lucrative horror director, Wan landed the gig of helming the utterly mad-looking Fast & Furious 7, with series regular Justin Lin moving onto other things. As it gears […]
Dwayne Johnson on whether Black Adam could join the Justice League
Last month Dwayne Johnson shared a few words about his upcoming role as Black Adam in the Shazam movie, and the possibility of him squaring off against the likes of Batman (Ben Affleck) and Superman (Henry Cavill) in the DC Cinematic Universe. Well, The Rock has now offered up a few more comments about the […]
Three more join Heroes Reborn
Casting on NBC’s Heroes revival is picking up pace, with Deadline reporting that Ryan Guzman (The Boy Next Door), Gatlin Green (Finding Cody) and Henry Zebrowski (The Wolf of Wall Street) have all signed on to appear in the event series Heroes Reborn. Guzman, Green and Zebrowski join Robbie Kay (Once Upon a Time), Danika […]
The Walking Dead Season 5 Episode 14 Review – ‘Spend’
Sadé Green reviews the fourteenth episode of The Walking Dead Season 5… Season 5 of The Walking Dead has arguably been the best season in shows five year run. Heartbreak, horror and several dark twists have cemented The Walking Dead as one of the most constantly evolving shows, forever attracting larger and larger audiences. But […]
Jim Carrey, Keanu Reeves and Jason Momoa join Ana Lily Amirpour’s The Bad Batch
With a Sundance and London Film Festival appearance under its belt already, vampire movie A Girl Who Walks Home Alone at Night has been garnering lots of praise both for the film and its director Ana Lily Amirpour. So it comes as no surprise that her next film, The Bad Batch, is securing some top […]
Comic Book Review – The Red Seas Book One: Under the Banner of King Death
Andrew Newton reviews The Red Seas Book One: Under the Banner of King Death… When pirate captain Jack Dancer and the crew of The Red Wench raid a Spanish Galleon they little realise that within their plunder lies the missing chapter of a feared occult tome sought after by the sinister Dr Orlando Doyle. Confronting […]
DVD Review – Amour Fou (2014)
Amour Fou, 2014. Written and Directed by Jessica Hausner. Starring Christian Friedel, Birte Schnoeink, Stephan Grossmann and Katharina Schuttler. SYNOPSIS: Berlin, the Romantic Era. Young poet Heinrich wishes to conquer the inevitability of death through love. After initially being refused to form a suicide pact with his cousin, he meets the young and impressionable romantic […]
Jamie Hewlett returning to Tank Girl for 21st Century Tank Girl
Titan has just announced that they are going to be serializing the Kickstarter Smash Hit – it gained over $350,000! – 21st Century Tank Girl! Not only that Co-Creater Jamie Hewlett is set to return. After a break of more than 20 years, artist extraordinaire Jamie Hewlett has returned to the iconic character for which he made his name. Co-created in the […]
Marvel announces A-Force Presents featuring Marvel’s Mightiest Heroines
Marvel’s Mightiest Heroines are exploding onto the scene this September with the launch of a new bi-monthly collection entitled A-Force Presents, with each volume collecting six issues of Marvel’s critically-acclaimed female-led titles. “In a world where virtually everyone has heard of Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow and The Avengers, Marvel’s female Super Heroes have […]
