Gravity, 2013. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón. Starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. SYNOPSIS:Two astronauts are cast adrift in deep space when their space shuttle is destroyed. While on a mission rookie astronaut Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) and veteran team member Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) become the only survivors when the debris from a destroyed Russian satellite […]
TIFF Movie Review – Joe (2013)
Joe, 2013. Directed by David Gordon Green. Starring Nicolas Cage, Tye Sheridan, Heather Kafka , Sue Rock, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Adriene Mishler, Ulysses Lopez, and Brenda Isaacs Booth. SYNOPSIS: An ex-con becomes a mentor and fierce protector of a hard-luck kid. Looking for work is Gary (Tye Sheridan) who comes from a family of drifters led by a drunken and volatile […]
TIFF Movie Review – Under the Skin (2013)
Under the Skin, 2013. Directed by Jonathan Glazer. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Paul Brannigan, Scott Dymond, Krystof Hádek, Joe Szula, Michael Moreland, Jessica Mance, and Lee Fanning. SYNOPSIS:An alien being in a human form travels through Scotland. A motorcycle driver disappears into the shadows and takes the unconscious body of a woman over to a RV who goes by the name of Laura […]
Comic Book Review – The Walking Dead #114
Villordsutch reviews The Walking Dead #114… “They march to certain doom.” This is an odd issue of The Walking Dead. I know that possibly isn’t an initial sentence that fills you full of hope for this comic, but once you’ve read it I’m sure you’ll (possibly) agree with me. I’m unsure whether this is the […]
Comic Book Review – Superman #23.2: Brainiac
Robb Ghag reviews Superman #23.2: Brainiac… “Brainiac was the first adversary Superman fought on Earth, but where did he come from? A lineage that spans the universe holds many secrets when we ask, “Who is Brainiac?” As one of Superman’s greatest villains I have to confess I didn’t know much about Brainiac. Of course I […]
Movies You May Have Missed – Franklyn (2008)
Flickering Myth’s writing team pick out those hidden gems you might have missed; next up is Robert D. Spake with… Franklyn, 2008. Directed by Gerald McMorrow.Starring Eva Green, Ryan Phillipe, Sam Riley, Bernard Hill, James Faulkner and Art Malik. SYNOPSIS: Franklyn is a thought-provoking film split into two narratives. One is set in contemporary London, […]
Comic Book Review – Locke and Key: Alpha #1
Villordsutch reviews Locke and Key: Alpha #1… “In the second-to-the-last issue of Locke & Key, the damned and the saved alike will make their final stand in the Drowning Cave, in a clash of blood and fire. The shadows have never been darker and the end has never been closer. Turn the key and open […]
Disney’s Star Wars spin-off movies to be “origin stories”, Ewan McGregor says no contact over Obi Wan return
As development continues on J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode VII, Disney is working behind the scenes to prepare a Star Wars blitz as the studio looks to capitalise on its $4 billion dollar acquisition of Lucasfilm, with chief financial officer Jay Rasulo taking the opportunity to discuss the Mouse House’s plans for the epic space […]
Warner Bros. CEO talks Ben Affleck’s Batman
During an investor conference call yesterday Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara has spoken about the controversial casting of Ben Affleck as The Dark Knight in Zack Snyder’s upcoming Man of Steel sequel Batman vs. Superman, stating that the actor is “perfect” for a role which will see him as a “tired, and kind of weary […]
Hugh Jackman says X-Men: Days of Future Past could be his last outing as Wolverine
This year saw Hugh Jackman making his sixth appearance as Logan in The Wolverine, while the actor has already wrapped filming on his seventh outing, reuniting with the majority of X-Men past and present for Bryan Singer’s time-travelling sequel X-Men: Days of Future Past, which is due to arrive in cinemas next year. Jackman is […]