Last year it was announced that Star Wars: The Clone Wars was one of the casualties of Disney’s Lucasfilm purchase, with the studio opting instead to plow its energy into new adventures in a galaxy far, far away with the likes of the upcoming Star Wars Rebels, not to mention a little movie by the […]

Gavin Logan reviews the first episode of Fleming… The name’s Fleming, Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, author of Casino Royale, wealthy politicians son, Army drop-out…you get the drift. I want to start off by saying I am in no way a Bond addict. Yes I enjoyed the movies growing up and have had mixed […]

John Singleton, the man behind 2 Fast 2 Furious and urban classic Boyz n the Hood has officially signed on to direct and produce a project very dear to his heart, the as yet untitled biopic of legendary rapper Tupac Shakur. Variety are reporting that he will also rewrite the script that has been floating […]

With production getting underway on The Avengers: Age of Ultron in South Africa this week, we should expect to hear plenty from the hotly-anticapted sequel over the coming weeks and months; we’ve already had a few words from Marvel chief Kevin Feige on Black Widow’s role in the film [see here], and now we’ve got […]

RoboCop, 2014. Directed by José Padilha. Starring Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earle Haley and Michael K. Williams. SYNOPSIS:  Police officer Alex Murphy suffers horrific injuries in an explosion and is rebuilt and part-robot, part-man in a bid to combat growing levels of crime in Detroit. But RoboCop […]

8 Minutes Idle, 2012. Directed by Mark Simon Hewis.Starring Tom Hughes, Ophelia Lovibond, Montserrat Lombard, Antonia Thomas, Jack Ashton, Pippa Haywood and Paul Kaye. SYNOPSIS: Dan loves the ‘easy life’ of a call-centre operator in Bristol, but unwelcome changes are forced upon him when his mother kicks him out of the family home. He also […]

Matt Smith reviews the fourth episode of The Following season 2… Making a TV show is all about teamwork. You’ve got your directors and your stars, but you’ve also got the little people who open doors and shine shoes. And everyone in between. It’s a shame Ryan Hardy didn’t get the memo and decided it’s […]

Dallas Buyers Club, 2013. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée.Starring Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner, Steve Zahn, Dallas Roberts, Kevin Rankin, Denis O’Hare, Juliet Reeve and Griffin Dunne. SYNOPSIS: In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is himself diagnosed with the disease. […]

By May 2015, Scarlett Johansson will have made her fourth appearance as Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with upcoming roles in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and The Avengers: Age of Ultron adding to her appearances in Iron Man 2 and The Avengers, and according to Kevin Feige, we might get to see […]

Every Wednesday, FM writers Simon Columb and Brogan Morris write two short reviews on Woody Allen films … in the hope of watching all his films over the course of roughly 49 weeks. If you have been watching Woody’s films and want to join in, feel free to comment with short reviews yourself! Next up […]