Sam Thorne reviews Jinnrise Vol. 1… “International student Andrew Marcus’ world is torn asunder when interstellar forces, the “Kibrani,” invade earth. With all hope seemingly lost, humanity’s last chance may be a long-despised and forgotten race: the Jinn (otherwise known as “genies”)! But are they our hope… or greatest fear?” So simply put Jinnrise is […]

Mystery Road, 2013. Written and Directed by Ivan Sen.Starring Aaron Pedersen, Hugo Weaving, Jack Thompson, Ryan Kwanten and Tony Barry. SYNOPSIS: Mystery Road is the slow burning tale of an Aboriginal police detective returning to his hometown after a long absence to investigate the murder of a young girl. Australian thrillers have a tendency to […]

Coherence, 2013. Directed by James Ward Byrkit.Starring Emily Foxler, Nicholas Brendon, Maury Sterling, Lorene Scafaria, Elizabeth Gracen, Hugo Armstrong, Lauren Maher and Alex Manugian. SYNOPSIS: On the night a comet is passing near Earth, a dinner party takes an odd turn. When the power goes out, eight friends discover that the only house on the […]

It seems that the original shock rocker Alice Cooper could be set to swap the stage for the… erm… stage, with the New York Post reporting that the School’s Out singer is in negotiations to join the cast of the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark as the villainous Norman Osborn, a.k.a. the Green […]

Anthony Stokes reviews Afterlife with Archie #1… “This is how the end of the world begins… Harvey Award-winning writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Carrie, Archie meets Glee) and Eisner-winning artist Francesco Francavilla (Batman, Black Beetle) take Archie and the gang where they’ve never been before-to the grave and back! A horrific accident sets off a series of […]

Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actor Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) is set to star in a new R-rated comedy from Paramount Pictures and screenwriter Andrew Dodge (Bad Words), The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. According to the report, the project will make use of Dinklage’s fine acting ability play off Dinklage’s size, and tell the […]

Every Wednesday, FM writers Simon Columb and Brogan Morris write two short reviews on Woody Allen films … in the hope of watching all his films over the course of roughly 49 weeks. If you have been watching Woody’s films and want to join in, feel free to comment with short reviews yourself! Next up […]

Trevor Hogg reviews the debut issue of a series which combines an anime visual sensibility with the comedic mayhem of Back to the Future… A teenage cop from a high-tech future is sent back in time to 1986 New York City.  DaYoung Johansson is investigating the Quintum Mechanics megacorporation for crimes against time.  As she […]

Robb Ghag reviews Detective Comics #23.3: The Scarecrow… “See the new Gotham City through the eyes of the Scarecrow! It’s Arkham Asylum unleashed on humanity—and it’s all the Scarecrow has ever wanted!” As I had mentioned before in previous posts, it seems during the Villains Month the Superman villains were far outshining (at least in […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews the third episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D… Spoilers ahead, obviously… Coulson’s a robot.  The world’s hottest hacker finally does something interesting.  And the seeds are planted for the potential reveal of the first season’s ‘Big Bad’. So there was a lot going on in Episode 3. The third episode of Agents […]