Jackson Ball reviews the first episode of House of Cards season 2…The long-awaited second season of House of Cards has finally been made available by Netflix, with the website spoiling us with all 13 episodes at once. Perfect for a bit of binge-viewing on these cold winter evenings, you might think, but after watching the […]

The LEGO Movie, 2014. Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller.Featuring the voice talents of Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie, Charlie Day, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, and Cobie Smulders. SYNOPSIS: A regular LEGO man is mistaken for ‘The Special’ of prophecy and goes on […]

Our weekly round up of all the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man 3, Phase Three, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Amazing Spider-Man 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Fantastic Four, Batman vs. Superman, Gotham, The […]

We’re only two-fifths of the way through Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy and The Avengers: Age of Ultron still to come, but if the generally-reliable Schmoes Know are to be believed, Marvel Studios has already laid out its plans for its third wave […]

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about The Weinstein Company’s planned Knight Rider movie, but now a new casting rumour has surfaced from Schmoes Know claiming that both Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation, The LEGO Movie) and Danny McBride (Despicable Me, This Is the End) have both received offers to star in the […]

Last year, it was revealed that Tim Burton has turned his attention to the long-rumoured sequel to his 1988 breakthrough Beetlejuice, and now leading man Michael Keaton has confirmed that he’s been speaking to the director about returning to the role of the mischievous trickster and “bio-exorcist” during a promotional interview with MTV for his […]

Damn you Tim Minear. The writer and producer of Firefly has teased fans of Joss Whedon’s cult classic television series in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, suggesting a possible return as a limited series. While discussing the show, he said: “I would never foreclose the possibility [of a return]. The fact that it was even […]

Speaking to Total Film (via CBM), Marvel Cinematic Universe newcomer Anthony Mackie has discussed his role as Sam Wilson  – a.k.a. Falcon – in the upcoming superhero sequel Captain America: The Winter Soldier, discussing how his character gets his name, and revealing that his costume is set to evolve in future Captain America sequels. “The […]

Jackson Ball continues our Al Pacino Retrospective with Scarface…Some films are almost inexplicable watchable. Measured solely on their individual components – such as foul language, unrelenting gore and non-stop, start-to-finish intensity – these films ought to drive audiences away, or at least make them think twice about a second viewing. However, the ultimate sum of […]

With the animated movie Batman: Assault on Arkham set for release later this year, Anthony Stokes feels that Arkham Asylum would be better suited as a live-action movie….A lot of the time I find myself stuck in the middle of excitement and disappointment with news that is generally regarded as a reason to celebrate. For […]