While Ridley Scott is off focusing on the Prometheus part of the Alien universe, it seems Alien cornerstone Ripley herself Sigourney Weaver is keen on the idea of returning to the big screen to take on the Xenomorphs again. Appearing at the Hero Complex Film Festival in Los Angeles over the weekend, Weaver talked about the franchise, stating […]
Comic Book Review – Cleopatra in Space #1: Target Practice
Trevor Hogg tries to keep up with an impulsive historical figure who has a knack of getting in and out of trouble whether in the past or the future… When fifteen-year-old Cleopatra (yes, THAT Cleopatra) finds a mysterious tablet that zaps her to the far, REALLY far future, she learns of an ancient prophecy that […]
Clark Gregg talks Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season two and Agent Carter
While promoting his new movie Trust Me (available now on VOD), Clark Gregg sat down with Collider to discuss the movie, as well as the opinion-splitting Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. “People kept saying to me, ‘every episode was better than the one that came before it’.” Gregg said. “And that’s a testament to [the writers].” […]
Emily Blunt rumoured to be in talks for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Emily Blunt is an actress that has flirted with the idea of working in comic book movies for some time now. She was first in line to play Black Widow in Iron Man 2 but couldn’t commit due to her schedule for Gulliver’s Travels, and she turned down the role of Peggy Carter in Captain […]
Mario Kart 8 sells 1.2 million units in its first weekend
It is fair to say that the sales figures for Nintendo’s Wii U have been fairly disappointing in its first year. But some good news has finally landed for the home of everyone’s favourite moustachioed plumber as Mario Kart 8 has sold an incredible 1.2 million copies in its first weekend. This figure includes the […]
Game of Thrones Season Four – Episode Eight Review
Villordsutch reviews the eighth episode of Game of Thrones Season Four… “The Mountain and the Viper” Written by D.B. Weiss and David Benioff. Directed by Alex Graves. “Far too much has been written about great men, and not nearly enough about morons.” There is a smear in King’s Landing, a smear caused by a want for […]
Video Game Review – Wildstar
Ray Willmott reviews Wildstar… Despite creating a global phenomenon, many of the original World of Warcraft development team fled the Blizzard coup early on and moved to Carbine Studios to, in their words, ‘get it right, this time.’ The result? Wildstar. Just months after the release of another massive MMORPG, The Elder Scrolls Online, Wildstar […]
Video Game Review – Murdered: Soul Suspect
Ray Willmott reviews Murdered: Soul Suspect… Murdered: Soul Suspect is the most mysterious AAA release this year. With a game like Watch_Dogs, prior to launch, we knew exactly what we were getting into. Same with the likes of South Park, Thief and Wolfenstein, PR set the tone early on and we had a real feel […]
DVD Review – Out of the Furnace (2013)
Out of the Furnace, 2013. Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Christian Bale, Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck, Zoe Saldana, Sam Shepard, Willem Dafoe, and Forest Whitaker. SYNOPSIS: When Rodney Baze mysteriously disappears and law enforcement doesn’t follow through fast enough, his older brother, Russell, takes matters into his own hands to find justice. The career of […]
Can the solo superhero movie survive?
Anghus Houvouras on whether the solo superhero movie can survive…. It’s been an interesting year for comic book films. Captain America: The Winter Soldier has doubled the take of the The First Avenger while Spider-Man has been anything but Amazing at the US Box Office looking to take in less than the first film in […]