Since Disney set release dates for three mystery Phase Three movies last month, there’s been plenty of speculation as to which superheroes are set to make their debut when the third round of solo movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe gets underway with Ant-Man in 2015. Topping the speculation is the long-rumoured Doctor Strange and […]

Earlier this year fans of Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy series were given a glimmer of hope that the third instalment might finally become a reality, before del Toro seemingly hammered a nail in the coffin by stating that he’d been unable to secure financing for the long-rumoured sequel. Well, the on-off saga has taken another […]

Return to Nuke ‘Em High Volume 1, 2013 Directed by Lloyd KaufmanStarring Asta Paredes, Catherine Corcoran, Zac Amico, Vito Trigo, Babette Bombshell SYNOPSIS: Return to the Class of Nuke ‘Em High follows a young couple that are up against the school glee club. Unfortunately, the glee club has mutated into a gang called The Cretins. […]

Maniac, 2012. Directed by Franck Khalfoun.Starring Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, Jan Broberg, Liane Balaban and America Olivo. SYNOPSIS: As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop’s deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface. Remakes. The debate about them could go on and on and on for weeks, […]

Oz the Great and Powerful, 2013. Directed by Sam Raimi.Starring James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff, Bill Cobbs and Joey King.  SYNOPSIS: A small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle between three witches. Let me start by saying that the story of […]

Anghus Houvouras discusses the most disappointing films of all time; next up is the Quentin Tarantino / Robert Rodriguez double feature Grindhouse…. Disappointment is always a product of expectations.  Some will tell you that a disappointing film may be more likely due to those expectations being unrealistic.  The product of ‘hype’ or the kind of […]

C.O.G., 2013. Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez.Starring Troian Bellisario, Jonathan Groff, Corey Stoll, Dale Dickey, Denis O’Hare and Dean Stockwell. SYNOPSIS: A young man chooses to spend a summer ‘roughing it’ on an Oregon apple farm, and in the process learns more than he ever thought possible. According to director Kyle Patrick Alvarez, the decision […]

Luke Graham selects his five essential Alan Moore graphic novels…. After the recent release of Man of Steel and Iron Man 3, I’ve been getting back into my comic collections, and digging through the works of my favourite comic book writer, the crazy, creative occultist Alan Moore. Born in England in the 50s, Moore has […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb…. The mural on my brother’s wall Catherine Gee writes for The Telegraph about the upcoming Terminator 5… “But now a formal announcement has been made – complete with release date. According to Paramount, Laeta Kalorgridis (Avatar) and Patrick Lussier (Drive Angry) are attached to write the screenplay, and […]

Simon Columb attends BFI Southbank’s Rita Hayworth retrospective… Two years after Citizen Kane, the genius Orson Welles married Rita Hayworth. This was her second marriage lasting three years before they separated – but not before a brief rekindling of their romance on the set of The Lady from Shanghai. It didn’t last long and they […]