Jackson Ball reviews the eighth episode of House of Cards season 2… The second season is currently in limbo. All the buzz from the explosive opening has long since dwindled, and the show is yet to gain the momentum that comes with being on the ‘homestretch’. The result is this sagging middle-ground which, while totally […]
The Week in Spandex – Guardians of the Galaxy, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Fantastic Four, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Batman vs. Superman and more
Our weekly round up of all the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Guardians of the Galaxy, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Fantastic Four, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., […]
The Looney Tunes heading back to the court for Space Jam 2
According to Deadline, Warner Bros. is currently developing a sequel to the live-action / animation hybrid Space Jam, with Miami Heat star LeBron James reportedly in line to star alongside Bugs Bunny and company (although SportsCenter is quoting sources close to the NBA star as suggesting he’s not involved). Space Jam was released in […]
The Walking Dead Season 4 – Episode 10 Review
Piers McCarthy reviews the tenth episode of The Walking Dead season 4… Having the obligatory opening episode focused on Rick and Carl (alongside Michonne), the tenth episode of Season 4 shows us what has happened to the rest of the group. Whereas I thought “Inmates” would focus on a select few – as had the […]
Matt Ryan cast as Constantine in NBC’s pilot
Deadline has revealed that NBC has found its lead for the upcoming TV pilot Constantine, with the site reporting that Welsh actor Matt Ryan (The Tudors, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior) has signed on to play the supernatural detective John Constantine in an adaptation of DC’s Hellblazer. He’ll take over from Keanu Reeves who portrayed the […]
Bitter Sweet Payne: Phedon Papamichael talks about Nebraska
Trevor Hogg chats with Phedon Papamichael about working with Alexander Payne and the cinematography featured in Nebraska… “I was a young striving cinematographer at the time,” recalls Phedon Papamichael (3:10 to Yuma) who first met filmmaker Alexander Payne (About Schmidt) at UCLA Film School. “I had a job interview with him for his UCLA graduate […]
Flying Below The Radar: What Guardians of the Galaxy can teach us about geek marketing
Anghus Houvouras on what Guardians of the Galaxy can teach us about geek marketing…. We live in a time where films are being marketed from the moment they are announced. As soon as Zack Snyder took the stage at Comic-Con in 2013 and announced Man of Steel 2 would actually be Batman vs. Superman, the […]
Another casting rumour for Batman vs. Superman suggests Cyborg cameo
When it comes to superhero movie news, Warner Bros. has taken a back seat to Marvel Studios, 20th Century Fox and Sony this past week, but with a lull in Batman vs. Superman headlines, Latino-Review has thrown up another casting rumour for the Man of Steel sequel, claiming that the studio is looking to add […]
House of Cards Season 2 – Episode 7 Review
Jackson Ball reviews the seventh episode of House of Cards season 2… Back in my review of the third episode of Season 2, I applauded the House of Cards for adding some much-needed depth to the character of President Garrett Walker (Michael Gill). After spending much of the first season as a one-dimensional puppet figure, […]
Elementary Season 2 – Episode 10 Review
Matt Smith reviews the tenth episode of Elementary season 2… With a mid-season break, a concept devoid of all logical definition as a break between series could be called a mid-season break, now officially over you may think Sherlock Holmes of all characters might have put the time to good use. And it seems he […]