Paul Risker discusses Chan-wook Park’s Oldboy, and its Spike Lee-directed remake… An individual film can attain infamy for a number of reasons, and one source of infamy is the twist, whether it is a mid-film or end of film twist. It has been exploited by films as diverse as The Crying Game, The Empire Strikes […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews Zero #5… “The solicitation text for this issue of ZERO has been censored by the Agency. There is nothing to see here.” Warning spoilers ahead… Last month I named Zero my favorite comic of 2013.  It’s blend of espionage and sic-fi elements spoke to me.  It’s ground in a dark, violent reality […]

Earlier this month it was revealed that Quentin Tarantino was heading back to the Western genre for his next film, following up Django Unchained with a new project entitled The Hateful Eight, but it seems that Tarantino has decided to shelve those plans, owing to a leak of his latest script. “I’m very, very depressed,” […]

Last year came word about a possible Barbarella TV series, with Drive and Only God Forgives director Nicolas Winding Refn attached to produce. Since then, we’ve heard nothing about the project, but it’s now been reported that Amazon has picked up the project for a pilot order. Whereas previously it was stated that Refn would […]

Earlier this month, it was announced that Zoe Saldana (Avatar, Star Trek Into Darkness) will take on the lead in NBC’s new 4-hour miniseries adaptation of Rosemary’s Baby and now more casting news has arrived. Character actor and all-round good bloke Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter, Awake) has been joined the project as sinister neighbour and […]

Robb Ghag reviews Amazing X-Men #3… “BEAST UNLEASHED! Dr. McCoy is pushed over the edge and gives into his savage side like never before!  The X-Men, split between heaven and hell, are in way over their heads! Can they get to Nightcrawler before evil Azazel does?” This series hasn’t really lived up to all of […]

Villordsutch reviews Aphrodite IX: The Hidden Files #1… “PEEK INTO THE PROPRIETARY BLACK BOX OF APHRODITE’S MIND! The cybernetic assassin Aphrodite IX has survived the rise and fall of countless civilizations. What sacrifices and tragedies has she seen that have been erased from her memory?” The Hidden Files #1 should be entitled “Everything you wanted […]

We’ve heard quite a bit about Ben Affleck’s Batsuit today (read Jennifer Garner’s thoughts here and Kevin Smith’s reactions here), but with the news that Batman vs. Superman has been pushed back to 2016, we can expect more and more rumours to come out about the Man of Steel sequel. Such rumours are once again […]

Luke Owen looks at Jason’s possible exclusion from the next Friday the 13th…. It was an exciting time to be a Friday the 13th fan when Paramount announced they had re-acquired the rights to the iconic horror franchise with a view to release the 13th chapter in an already packed 2015. However the excitement became […]

Since the announcement that Disney was developing a new Star Wars trilogy, there hasn’t been a week in which a casting rumour has appeared online. Well this week is no different, and the latest name linked to Star Wars: Episode VII is national treasure and recent Oscar nominee Judi Dench (Skyfall, Philomena), with the Full […]