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 […]

To countdown to this year’s Halloween, Luke Owen reviews a different horror film every day of October. Next up, The Invisible Man… Adapted from the classic H.G. Wells novel of the same name, The Invisible Man and is considered to be one of the best of the classic Universal Monster Movies, and it spawned several sequels/spin-offs – […]

Horror specialist Hammer has announced that it has acquired the feature film rights to The Daylight Gate, Jeanette Winterson’s 2012 novella from Randon House’s Arrow Books Hammer imprint, which is based upon the 17th century Pendle Witch Trial, the most notorious of English witch-trials, and is a tale of magic, superstition, conscience and ruthless murder. “The Hammer imprint has […]

Dear Dracula, 2012 Directed by Chad Van De KeereFeaturing the voice talent of Ray Liotta, Emilio Estevez, Ariel Winter, Nathan Gamble, Marion Ross, Tara Strong and Matthew Liddard SYNOPSIS: With Christmas too far away to write Santa for a Count Dracula action figure, a young boy writes a letter to the vampire himself, prompting him to come […]

Robb Ghag reviews Batman: The Dark Knight #23.3: Clayface… “It’s the biggest audition of Clayface’s life as he attempts to impress the Secret Society and join their ranks. Desperate to prove himself more than a monster, Clayface sets a scheme into motion that quickly unravels! Will he make his mark—or dig his own grave?” Although […]

Teenage, 2013. Directed by Matt Wolf.Starring Jena Malone, Ben Whishaw, Alden Ehrenreich, Ben Rosenfield and Jessie Usher. SYNOPSIS:Teenagers did not always exist. In this living collage of rare archival material, filmed portraits, and voices lifted from early 20th Century diary entries, a struggle erupts between adults and adolescents to define a new idea of youth. […]

Andy Naylor reviews Judge Dredd #11… “It’s tough living in irradiated flyover country. But it’s even tougher to fight your way through it—especially when a mutant hillbilly gang is after your Lawgiver, your Land Raider, and your multi-eyed precog partner, and well… your hide. (“It’s almost supper time, Paw!”) And what that’s rumbling in the […]

Adore, 2013. Directed by Anne Fontaine.Starring Naomi Watts, Robin Wright, Xavier Samuel, James Frecheville, Ben Mendelsohn and Sophie Lowe. SYNOPSIS: A pair of childhood friends grow up living next door to each other and develop a bond strengthened by love and loss. As their children age, they both find themselves attracted to their ‘son-in-laws’ and […]