It’s fair to say that Iron Man 2 wasn’t exactly Marvel Studios’ finest hour, although one of the few bright spots from the 2010 sequel was Sam Rockwell’s turn as Tony Stark’s villainous rival industrialist Justin Hammer; during an interview with Vulture to discuss his new film The Way, Way Back, Rockwell has expressed an interest in […]

uwantme2killhim?, 2013. Directed by Andrew Douglas.Starring Jamie Blackley, Toby Regbo, Joanna Froggatt, Liz White, Jaime Winstone, Mark Womack, Amy Wren, Louise Delamere, James Burrows and Stephanie Leonidas. SYNOPSIS: A teenage boy’s descent into the dangerous world of the Internet and the harrowing consequences of his actions. A true story. The title of this put me […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Michael Wilkinson about the craft of costume design and collaborating with Zack Snyder on Man of Steel…. “There aren’t a lot of artists in my family, but I was raised in a supportive home and was encouraged to pursue my passions, for that I am grateful,” states Michael Wilkinson who was […]

Luke Owen reviews the first issue of Back to Back to the Future… When making Back to the Future, Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis had to let Melora Hardin go from the role of Jennifer as she was taller than Michael J. Fox who had replaced Eric Stoltz. In this fantasy adventure, Bob and Melora […]

Martin Deer wonders whether comic book movies could be fueling the Hollywood reboot culture… Remakes in Hollywood are certainly not a new thing. 1957’s An Affair to Remember starring Cary Grant, considered one of the most romantic films of all time, is actually a remake of the 1939 film Love Affair. Alfred Hitchcock remade his […]

Yesterday, fans of Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy series were given renewed hope that the long-rumoured third chapter could become a reality courtesy of Legendary Pictures, the production company behind del Toro’s upcoming kaiju homage Pacific Rim, and now we have a few more words from star Ron Perlman, who says that the scope of Hellboy […]

The East, 2013. Directed by Zal Batmanglij.Starring Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page, Toby Kebbell, Shiloh Fernandez, Julia Ormond, Patricia Clarkson, and Jason Ritter. SYNOPSIS: An ambitious intelligence agent is charged with infiltrating anarchist group The East and finds her loyalties tested. Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij follow up 2011’s powerhouse film Sound of My […]

Apocalypse Z, 2013. Directed by Luca Boni and Marco Ristori. Starring Christian Boeving, Mike Mitchell, Daniel Vivian, Tara Cardinal, Jon Campling, Carl Wharton and Uwe Boll. SYNOPSIS: A bacteriological weapon developed by the US Government to create a super soldier – spreads an epidemic in a quiet little town in the middle of Eastern Europe. […]

Luke Owen counts down to Pacific Rim by looking back at some of his favourite giant monsters… Kaiju: The Japanese word for “strange beast”. However, the word Kaiju has been universally translated and defined into English as “monster” or “giant monster”. Where do giant monsters come from? From beneath the sea? From outer space? From […]

Gary Collinson reviews G.I. Joe: Special Missions #4…. “Crush Depth concludes! The handpicked G.I. Joe team takes on a hazardous mid-ocean assault in the middle of a violent tropical storm system. Aboard the ship skippered by the Baroness, a mutiny threatens to wrest control of Cobra booty. And dropping right into the middle of this […]