Oliver Davis reviews East of West #9… Another issue in Jonathan Hickman’s sprawling East of West, another new character to confuse things. With each installment, the series confounds its already-epic narrative with a new, superfluous thread. It’s like the frustrating latter books of George R. R. Martin’s ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ saga. Issue […]
Second Opinion – Lone Survivor (2013)
Lone Survivor, 2013. Directed by Peter Berg.Starring Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, Yousuf Azami, Ali Suliman, Eric Bana and Alexander Ludwig. SYNOPSIS: Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious al Qaeda leader Ahmad Shahd, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left […]
Interview: A conversation with Stuart Blumberg, director of Thanks for Sharing
We chat with filmmaker Stuart Blumberg about his directorial debut Thanks for Sharing, starring Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, Gwyneth Paltrow, Josh Gad, Joely Richardson and Alecia Moore… Q: Tell us about Thanks for Sharing… Stuart Blumberg: Thanks for Sharing is the story of 3 men who are in a 12 step recovery program for sex […]
X-Men producer “dying to do a Gambit movie with Channing Tatum”
Back in September, Channing Tatum (21 Jump Street, The LEGO Movie) spoke about his desire to portray the X-Men’s Cajun card-thrower Gambit on the big screen (a role previously filled by Taylor Kitsch in 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine) and now veteran X-Men producer Lauren Shuler Donner has spoken briefly about the possibility, stating that she’s […]
Why was Casino Royale so successful?
The James Bond franchise has had its ups and downs over its 50 year run run, but where it came together for a lot of people after several missteps was the 21st entry. Casino Royale was parallel to other successful reboots like Star Trek, Batman Begins, and X-Men: First Class which honored what had came […]
American Horror Story: Coven – Episode 13 review
Alice Rush reviews the season finale of American Horror Story: Coven… It’s that time again where we must say goodbye to the latest series of American Horror Story. It’s fair to say that ‘Coven’ has been a bit of a mix up from the previous two seasons, prising relationships and the theme of female power […]
Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #30
Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #30… “The Turtles struggle to recuperate in Northampton. Each Turtle deals with the new status quo in his own way, and each feels lost. But can they find their way to being a family again as the past haunts them?” What a beautiful cover. Wistful, soft and emotional. […]
Special Features – Why Christoph Waltz should play Lex Luthor
Anghus Houvouras on why Christoph Waltz should play Lex Luthor…. With Batman vs. Superman being pushed back to 2016, there’s been something a vacuum in terms of news regarding the much anticipated pairing. We’ve heard about Gal Gadot joining the cast as Wonder Woman, and we’ve gotten some details on the new costumer Ben Affleck […]
Looks like Anna Paquin’s Rogue might appear in X-Men: Days of Future Past after all
Back in December, Bryan Singer indicated that Anna Paquin’s Rogue had become a casualty of the crammed cast of characters in X-Men: Days of Future Past, stating that an action sequence featuring the X-Men trilogy veteran had been cut from the upcoming sequel. Well, it seems that Rogue is going to feature after all, with […]
Costume designer Michael Wilkinson talks Batman vs. Superman
With production on Warner Bros.’ Batman vs. Superman seemingly underway in Michigan, it should only be a matter of time before we finally get some solid news on the Man of Steel sequel, not to mention our first look at Ben Affleck’s Batman and Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman, along with Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel […]