Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America 3, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Black Widow, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Luke Cage, Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Venom, Sinister Six, […]
Al Pacino Retrospective – Heat
Brogan Morris continues our Al Pacino retrospective with Heat… On release, Michael Mann’s Heat was sold as a showdown between the two greatest actors of a generation. Al Pacino would play a driven, half-crazed detective named Vincent Hanna, while De Niro would be career criminal Neil McCauley, Hanna’s nemesis by circumstance. But the much-hyped coffee […]
Vikings Season 2 – Episode 3 Recap
Megan Applegate recaps the third episode of Vikings Season 2… “Hide the good silver, the Northmen are coming” When we last left Ragnar and his merry men, they’d had gone a-Viking and landed a little off the mark—in Wessex and in the kingdom of a rather menacing Ecbert. “Treachery” opens with our band of Vikings […]
Spaceships & Wizards: J.C. De La Torre talks about Star Mage
Trevor Hogg chats with J.C. De La Torre about combining fantasy and science fiction to conjure some comic book magic… “I come from a hard working Hispanic family that has expanded into multiple industries,” remarks J.C. De La Torre. “As for art, I’d say no. While my wife is a cosplayer and works on her […]
Elementary Season 2 – Episode 13 Review
Matt Smith reviews the thirteenth episode of Elementary season 2… Sherlock Holmes is obviously a character with a history. He’s one of the best-known characters in all of fiction, a character synonymous with his occupation, with the ability to be the best detective around with the aid of his friend Watson. The only trouble people […]
Scarlett Johansson says Black Widow movie will happen if fans want to see it
Earlier in the week Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige once again discussed a potential solo outing in the Cinematic Universe for Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow, stating that it “would be great”, and now the actress herself has offered up a few thoughts on the possibility during a chat with Yahoo! Movies, stating that the film […]
Lupita Nyong’o has met with J.J. Abrams over Star Wars: Episode VII female lead
According to Latino-Review and The Hollywood Reporter, Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave, Non-Stop) has met with J.J. Abrams about the female lead in 2015’s eagerly-anticipated return to a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars: Episode VII. Although there are no specific character details, the site speculates that the part could be that […]
Special Features – Help! There’s too much good stuff to watch
Anghus Houvouras is drowning an ocean of media…. I’m drowning in media. An ocean of movies, TV shows, video games, comic books, podcasts, webcasts, websidoes, and enough streaming media to choke Godzilla. My already fractured attention span is under assault from a dearth of high quality entertainment. I can remember a time when you had […]
Comic Book Review – Judge Dredd #17
Andy Naylor reviews Judge Dredd #17… “‘Cold Cold Ground’ The morgue full of 13 dead Judges were only the beginning of the end! Dredd’s most vicious and unstoppable enemies the Dark Judges are clawing their way into Mega-City One, determined to transform it into a new city of the dead. That’s right: Judges Death! Mortis! […]
J.K. Simmons joining the cast of Terminator: Genesis
It looks like Terminator: Genesis has added another name to its expanding cast, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Spider-Man star J.K. Simmons is in negotiations with Skydance and Paramount about joining the upcoming reboot, with the site stating that he’s “play a weary and alcoholic detective who has followed a bizarre case involving Sarah […]