Throughout April, we’re counting down to the release of Marvel’s Iron Man 3 with our picks for the Greatest Comic Book Movies of All Time; here’s #2… Batman Begins, 2005. Directed by Christopher Nolan.Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Ken Watanabe and […]

Gone Wild, 2012. Directed by Dan Curean. SYNOPSIS: A documentary chronicling a herd of wild horses on the Danube Delta.  Gone Wild narrowly misses out on full marks due to its last moments spent on making protest noise, but the rest of the doc has beauty and quiet insight reminiscent of Terrence Malick. No documentary […]

Tales from the Organ Trade, 2013. Directed by Ric Esther Bienstock. Starring David Cronenberg (narrator), Dr. Yusuf Sonmez, Jonathan Ratal, and Raul Fain.  SYNOPSIS: The issue of illegal human organ transplants has a global impact upon the impoverished, the legal and medical professions, and those in desperate need of a life-saving operation. From the slums of the Philippines to […]

Chris Cooper reviews the latest issue of IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles… “In this special issue drawn by TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman, the Turtles have struggled to survive against unstoppable enemies and impossible odds. The time has come for the next stage of their training to begin. The lesson turns deadly, though, when a mysterious […]

It looks as if Futurama will be coming to an end for the second time. Comedy Central confirmed that the second half of season seven, which starts in June and will officially end on September 4th, will be the show’s last season. The show originally aired on Fox and ran from 1999 to 2003. After […]

Gary Collinson reviews G.I. Joe #3… “CHOOSE YOUR PATH! You become DUKE, leader of the G.I. JOE team, as he begins his journey to become a Real American Hero! You make the life or death decisions! Or — is Duke just being tortured horrifically at the hands of the Baroness, and this is way of […]

Iron Man 3, 2013. Directed by Shane Black.Starring Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Ben Kingsley and Jon Favreau. SYNOPSIS: When Tony Stark’s world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, Stark starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution. Phase Two of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe officially kicks off with […]

As we all know, Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel appears to hold the key to a shared DC movie universe, with Warner Bros. seemingly holding off on making any firm decisions about its future DC plans until the studio’s accountants have tallied the box office returns for June’s hotly-anticipated Superman reboot. However, it’s also common […]

Throughout April, we’re counting down to the release of Marvel’s Iron Man 3 with our picks for the Greatest Comic Book Movies of All Time; here’s #3…. X2, 2003. Directed by Bryan Singer.Starring Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Brian Cox, Alan Cumming, Anna Paquin, Shawn Ashmore, […]

Oliver Davis reviews the fourth episode of Game of Thrones Season Three… Exclusive still from the road movie: Pycelle and Tywin do Braavos And Now His Watch Is Ended. Directed by Alex Graves. Written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. “And now his watch has ended.” It’s the name of the episode, and also […]