The Internship, 2013. Directed by Shawn Levy.Starring Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Rose Byrne, Aasif Mandvi, Max Minghella, Josh Brener, and Dylan O’Brien. SYNOPSIS: Two salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital age find their way into a coveted internship at Google, where they must compete with a group of young, tech-savvy geniuses for […]
Comic Book Review – Batman/Superman #1
Chris Cooper reviews #1 of DC’s new title, Batman/Superman “A new epic begins with the debut of this new, ongoing series! Don’t miss the first fateful meeting of Batman and Superman in The New 52!” After spells writing for Marvel (Incredible Hulk, War Machine amongst others) and creating his own content, writer Greg Pak has […]
Sony developing Captain Planet and the Planeteers movie
Sony Pictures is looking to expand its superhero output beyond The Amazing Spider-Man franchise by snapping up the movie rights to Captain Planet and the Planeteers, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the studio is in final negotiations with producers Mark Gordon (Saving Private Ryan), Don Murphy (Transformers) and Susan Montford (Real Steel) with regards […]
Movie Review – Model Behaviour (2013)
Model Behaviour, 2013. Directed by Nathan Hill.Starring Nathan Hill, Samira Amira, Stacey McMahon and Michael Fenemore. SYNOPSIS: A detective hunts a serial killer who resides within the fashion and modelling industry. Model Behaviour is a dark, intense thriller following detective Jordan Rhodes (an engaging performance from Nathan Hill, who also wrote and directed), drawn in […]
Second Opinion – Despicable Me 2 (2013)
Despicable Me 2, 2013. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud.Featuring the voice talents of Steve Carell, Russell Brand, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Steve Coogan, Ken Jeong and Miranda Cosgrove. SYNOPSIS: Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal. Whether you enjoyed Despicable Me or not, it […]
Justice League: Mortal – An extract from Holy Franchise, Batman!
Gary Collinson presents an extract from his book Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen, which details Warner Bros’ attempts to develop a Justice League movie under director George Miller…. After relaunching their two major superhero franchises with Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins and Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns, Warner Bros were busy developing […]
Special Features – Is Spider-Man 3 really as bad as people say?
Anthony Stokes asks whether Spider-Man 3 is really as bad as people say…. There are some rarely unchallenged consensuses in the geek community…. The Wrath of Khan is the best Star Trek movie, Christopher Nolan is a genius, etc. One of these is that Spider-Man 3 is a god-awful movie and a disappointment. Even stepping […]
Comic Book Review – Uncanny X-Men #6
Anghus Houvouras reviews the sixth issue of Marvel NOW!’s Uncanny X-Men… “The Uncanny X-Men face evil sorcerer DORMAMMU! Don’t miss this new take on the evil sorcerer demon courtesy of Bendis and Irving. Discover the secrets Magik has been hiding since the Phoenix Force left her in AVENGERS VS. X-MEN.” The X-Men books have been […]
Special Features – The Filthy World of John Waters
Oliver Sunley explores the filthy world of John Waters… When John Waters, the self-proclaimed “Sultan of Sleaze”, directed Hairspray he was shocked by the film’s enormous commercial success and found himself faced with a choice: continue making the trash films he’d always done or go mainstream? Hairspray had been awarded a PG rating and was […]
Bob’s Burgers – Season 3 Review
Jake Peffer reviews the third season of Bob’s Burgers… In 2011, Fox unveiled a new animated show called Bob’s Burgers. While at first it wasn’t a critical success and didn’t gain a huge audience it has gone on to become somewhat of a cult show. After a short second season everyone was surprised to see […]
