John Belushi’s career went from one extreme to another. His drug-fueled and alcohol induced life may have lead to his traic early death, but his films were a thing to behold. As a result of this, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty writer Steve Conrad has been attached to both write and direct a feature […]

To countdown to this year’s Halloween, Luke Owen reviews a different horror film every day of October. Up next; A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge… When Wes Craven signed a deal with New Line Cinemas to get A Nightmare on Elm Street made, he also signed over the movie name and any character […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews the fifth episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D…. I was on Twitter the other night when a fellow self-professed geek made the following bold declaratory statement: “Arrow is the best TV show based on a comic ever #NODEBATE” And my first thought was “Is that really a massive accomplishment?” Did shows like […]

It doesn’t take a smart guy or a film critic to tell you that Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (or Indy 4 for short) wasn’t a very good film. However, it does hold a certain legacy in cruelly staining an otherwise widely loved franchise in spectacular fashion. Steven Spielberg appeared last […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews The Crow: Curare #3… “Detective Joe Salk’s obsession with the dead girl culminates in this final tale of violent retribution as secrets are revealed, debts are paid and lives are forever changed.“ To me, the best comics are the ones that achieve a symmetry between the writing and the art where the […]

My Name Is ‘A’ by Anonymous, 2012. Written and Directed by Shane Ryan.Starring Katie Marsh, Demi Baumann, Teona Dolnikova, Alex Damiano, Kaliya Skye and Joseph Marsh. SYNOPSIS: Inspired by the tragic murder of 9 year old Elizabeth Olten, at the hands of Alyssa Bustamante (in Missouri, 2009), My Name is ‘A’ is a fictional depiction […]

Thanks to the ever-reliable Dark Knight fansite Batman-on-Film, we have a new rumour about Ben Affleck’s ride in the 2015 Man of Steel sequel Batman vs. Superman, with a report suggesting that Bruce Wayne could be turning to a Cadillac for the latest version of the iconic Batmobile. “The Batmobile is currently being designed and […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Stephan Franck about a childhood obsession, The Iron Giant, and Smurfs… “My dad was an amateur painter and photographer; I’m pretty sure he would have had an artistic career, had his life situation been different,” states Stephan Franck.  “On my mom’s side, we’re talking self-taught musicians, professional gamblers and dentists…all artists […]

Although Leonardo DiCaprio announced that he was taking a hiatus from acting, this may have been a lie. With DiCaprio attaching himself to numerous projects, he has now been approached to produce and star in an adaptation of Scandinavian crime author Jo Nesbo’s Blood in the Snow. Blood in the Snow will star Leonardo DiCaprio […]

Thor: The Dark World, 2013. Directed by Alan Taylor.Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo, Christopher Eccleston, Kat Dennings, Stellan Skarsgård, Jaimie Alexander, Tadanobu Asano, Zachary Levi, Ray Stevenson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Idris Elba. SYNOPSIS: Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his […]