The Judge, 2014. Directed by David Dobkin. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Vincent D’Onofrio, Jeremy Strong, Dax Shepard, and Billy Bob Thornton.   SYNOPSIS: A big-city lawyer returns home when his estranged father, a small-town judge, is accused of murder. An unscrupulous attorney returns to his home town for the funeral of his mother […]

The Gate (Le temps des aveux), 2014. Directed by Régis Wargnier. Starring Raphaël Personnaz, Olivier Gourmet, and Kompheak Phoeung. SYNOPSIS: Two decades after forging an unlikely alliance in Pol Pot’s Cambodia, a French ethnologist and a former Khmer Rouge official meet again after the latter is arrested for crimes against humanity. A native of France spends his […]

Dukhtar, 2014. Directed by Afia Nathaniel. Starring Samiya Mumtaz, Mohib Mirza, and Saleha Aref.   SYNOPSIS: Fleeing with her ten-year-old daughter after the girl is promised in marriage as part of a peace treaty, the wife of a tribal chieftain is pursued through the mountains by both her husband and the intended groom’s henchmen. A tribal conflict […]

After becoming Marvel’s biggest-franchise starter at the global box-office by overtaking the haul of 2008’s Iron Man earlier in the week, James Gunn’s space opera Guardians of the Galaxy has now become the first release of 2014 to hit $300 million domestically and has also crossed the $600 million mark worldwide. Having opened in Japan […]

Our weekly round-up of all the latest superhero news and talking points, including Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Legion of Super-Heroes, Gotham, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Teen Titans, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Captain America 3, Iron Man 4, The Incredible Hulk, Black Panther, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Daredevil, […]

With several of Marvel’s Phase Three movies yet to be announced, there’s been some speculation as to whether The Incredible Hulk could find himself heading up another solo movie following his showstealing turn in 2012’s The Avengers. The character is said to have an expanded role in next year’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, and now […]

In the latest edition of Comics to Read Before You Die, Jessie Robertson looks at The Complete Maus… Written and Illustrated by Art Spiegelman. When I started this project, I did a lot of research on some of the greatest graphic novels written; being a strictly Marvel/DC guy mostly, it was my goal to find […]

According to rumours, Robert Downey Jr. may have joined the cast of the upcoming Assassin’s Creed movie, with Moviepilot reporting that the Iron Man star is set to play Leonardo da Vinci in the big screen adaptation of the bestselling Ubisoft video game series. Assassin’s Creed has Michael Fassbender attached to co-produce, as well as […]

It looks like J.J. Abrams has cast his childhood pal Greg Gunberg in the eagerly-anticipated sequel Star Wars: Episode VII, with the Heroes and Masters of Sex star taking to Twitter to reveal that he has a role in the film, stating that, “If I say more than that, JJ will have me killed.” The […]

Anghus Houvouras’ Most Disappointing Films returns with X-Men: First Class… Disappointing movies are all about the final product falling short of expectations. That shouldn’t have been a problem with X-Men: First Class (henceforth referred to as ‘First Class’) because it had such earnest goals. To start the X-Men franchise over. To erradicate the creative horrors […]