The Duke of Burgundy, 2014. Directed by Peter Strickland. Starring Sidse Babett Knudsen, Chiara D’Anna and Monica Swinn. SYNOPSIS: A relationship based on sadomasochism slowly begins to unravel. The Duke of Burgundy…more like 50 Shades of Burgundy – amirite? Up top! Anyone? That’s ok. This is a highbrow picture. One with credits for ‘Lingere’ and […]

A tweet sent out (and swiftly deleted) by longtime Whedonverse actor Fran Kranz (Cabin in the Woods, Dollhouse) may have just revealed the identity of another Marvel Comics character headed to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Robbie Baldwin, a.k.a. Speedball. For those unfamiliar, Robbie Baldwin was bombarded with inter-dimensional energy and gained an exterior shell of kinetic energy. As […]

The Windy City has been very kind to both the Caped Crusader and the Man of Steel, standing in for both Gotham City and Metropolis in films like The Dark Knight and Man of Steel. According to FOX 32 News, the World’s Finest are returning to Chicago for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.  Chicago will once again stand in […]

Before J.J. Abrams secured the job of kicking off Disney’s Star Wars sequel trilogy, numerous filmmakers were linked with the director’s chair on Star Wars: Episode VII, including  David Fincher (Se7en, Fight Club), who has spoken about meeting with Disney and Lucasfilm during a promotional interview for his new film Gone Girl. “I talked to […]

The Equalizer, 2014. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Denzel Washington, Chloe Grace Moretz, Marton Csokas, David Meunier, Haley Bennett, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo, David Harbour, and Robert Wahlberg. SYNOPSIS: A man believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and has dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets a […]

Still the Enemy Within, 2014. Directed by Owen Gower. Starring Norman Strike, Paul Symonds, Steve Hammill, Mike Jackson, Joe Henry and Jim Tierney. SYNOPSIS: A documentary detailing the events of the 1984-85 Miners strike, from the views of those on the picket lines. Still the Enemy Within was the film I least expected to rank […]

Rob the Mob, 2014. Directed by Raymond De Felitta. Starring Michael Pitt, Nina Arianda, Andy Garcia, Ray Romano, Aida Turturro and Frank Whaley. SYNOPSIS: In an attempt to escape their humdrum existence and two bit jobs with a debt collection agency, New Yorkers Tommy and Rosie Uva hatch a clever plan to rob some local […]

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters director Tommy Wirkola has announced that he will not be returning to helm the film’s upcoming sequel, which is slated to hit theaters sometime in 2016. The Norwegian director broke the news himself in a recent interview with Fangoria: “I’ve decided to not direct Hansel & Gretel 2. I have been lately attached to a […]

Thomas Roach on whether four years is too long to wait for The Amazing Spider-Man 3…. Many people will be aware that The Amazing Spider-Man 3 has now been pushed back to 2018 which is a very long wait for fans. Four years for a sequel is too long to wait considering that the gap […]

Having been absent from Marvel’s slate of Phase Two movies, Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye is set to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in May alongside the rest of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in Avengers: Age of Ultron, and the actor has taken a moment to discuss his role in the hotly-anticipated sequel during an interview with […]