Villordsutch reviews the first issue of IDW’s ‘Season 10’ of The X-Files… “For years they investigated the paranormal, pursued the ‘monsters of the week,’ and sought the truth behind extraterrestrial activity, along with the grand conspiracy surrounding it rooted deep within their own government. But when Agents Mulder and Scully reunite for a new, ongoing […]
Movie Review – Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
Much Ado About Nothing, 2012. Directed by Joss Whedon.Starring Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Sean Mager, Fran Kranz, and Jillian Morgese. SYNOPSIS: William Shakespear’s romantic comedy about two people who don’t believe in love. Much Ado About Nothing’s release date is a masterstroke of scheduling in two respects. Firstly, and most cheekily, […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #18
Luke Owen reviews Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #18… ‘DON’T LET THEM TAKE SKIDS!’ The crew of the Lost Light left CYBERTRON before they could hear those words-part of a message from the future warning of terror and catastrophe and a threat to the entire Cybertronian race. Can the AUTOBOTS do anything to stop […]
Movie Review – Man of Steel (2013)
Man of Steel, 2013. Directed by Zack Snyder.Starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Christopher Meloni, Harry Lennix, Richard Schiff, and Ayelet Zurer. SYNOPSIS: A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys […]
Comic Book Review – G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files #3
Gary Collinson reviews G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files #3… “SNAKES AND TIGERS! FLINT’s plan to trap the team’s new, elusive enemy may be crazy enough to work: offering up a target too irresistible to pass up, he thinks they can draw their opponents out. But when things start going south-fast-it’s up to CHAMELEON to salvage […]
Comic Book Review – G.I. Joe #5
Gary Collinson reviews G.I. Joe #5 (minor spoilers to follow)… “Homefront reaches its explosive conclusion and we do mean explosive: If Baroness can’t hold the city of Warrenton, no one will! And the fate of the entire G.I. Joe team rests in the hands of its newest and most inexperienced member, Hashtag. What will she […]
Fandom: How Hardcore Fans Are Killing Superhero Potential
Anghus Houvouras believes that hardcore fans are killing the potential of superhero movies…. Warning – spoilers ahead… Comic book adaptations are rife with challenges. Making a $200 million epic that pleases everyone has to be a thankless task. You’re never going to please everyone. Especially those hardcore fanboys who believe they know best. I’ve read […]
Comic Book Review – Doctor Who Vol. 3 #10
Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who Vol. 3 #10… “The missing Doctor has been found! But now the TARDIS has vanished, leaving him and his companion stranded in a strange dimension with seemingly infinite skies!” A word to describe this comic is “packed”. In just under 30 pages you get so much story that you’ll lose time. […]
Sony sets release dates for The Amazing Spider-Man 3… and 4
Despite the fact that the second instalment in its rebooted franchise, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, doesn’t hit cinemas for close to a year, Sony Pictures has today announced its securing the long-term future of the Spidey series with not one but two further sequels, set to hit screens in 2016 and 2018 respectively. “Spider-Man is […]
DVD Review – The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
The Kid Stays in the Picture, 2002. Directed by Nanette Burstein and Brett Morgen. SYNOPSIS: Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans (the film shares the same name as Evans’ famous 1994 autobiography). Robert Evans was once the most revered man in Hollywood. Throughout the late 60s and most of the 70s, Evans’ role as […]
