Over the past couple of months, there’s been speculation that Universal’s upcoming Jurassic World could be a reboot of the blockbuster dino-franchise launched by Steven Spielberg back in 1993, but fans can now rest easy with director Colin Trevorrow (Safety Not Guaranteed) putting an end to the rumours by confirming that the 2015 film will […]

Anghus Houvouras marks the ninth episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. by weighing up the series’ pros and cons….We’re almost halfway into the first season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and I felt it was time to do a little review.  A kind of pro/con list if you will.  The show seems to be rapidly working at […]

Luke Owen reviews Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #6 from IDW… The stakes have never been higher when an alien onslaught on Las Vegas reveals new weapons for both sides of the conflict! Meanwhile, Lucy has her own problems to deal with as two countries pit monster against monster, with her team caught in the middle. […]

With his last few films Quentin Tarantino has branched out from the crime / gangster genre where he made his name, tackling martial arts (Kill Bill), World War II (Inglourious Basterds) and the Old West (Django Unchained). However, appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night, Tarantino has revealed that he’s set to stick with […]

Martin Deer on ‘critics’, ‘bloggers’ and the state of the film community… This year, 2013, has been the year of some wonderful outbursts within the film community. It was the year everyone turned on Superman for being an apathetic city destroyer; the year giant monsters vs aliens caused people to freak out over whether you […]

As if 2015 wasn’t already stacked with the likes of Batman vs. Superman, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Jurassic World, The Fantastic Four, Star Wars: Episode VII and… umm… Fifty Shades of Grey, now there’s a new figure stepping into the fray – one wearing a hockey mask.Paramount have announced a release date for their […]

The Family, 2013.Directed by Luc Besson.Starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron, John D’Leo, Tommy Lee Jones and Jimmy Palumbo.SYNOPSIS:The Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging as their old habits die hard.Once one of the most influential directors […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Marcelo Zarvos about the art of composing, The Good Shepherd, The Big C, Ray Donovan and being nominated for an Emmy…  “When I was really young I remember watching The Sting [1973] and I loved that music,” recalls Marcelo Zarvos.  “It was one of those things which made me want to […]

If you’ve been keeping track of Sony’s upcoming superhero sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2, then you’ll know that Andrew Garfield’s wall-crawler is going to have his hands full when he returns for the second instalment of the rebooted series as the studio looks to expand its Spider-Man universe by introducing a host of villains. Jamie […]

Concrete Night (Finland: Betoniyö), 2013.Directed by Pirjo Honkasalo.Starring Johannes Brotherus, Jari Virman, Anneli Karppinen, Alex Anton and Iida Kuningas.SYNOPSIS:A fourteen-year-old boy in a stifling Helsinki slum takes some unwise life lessons from his soon-to-be-incarcerated older brother.Ostensibly about 14-year-old Simo (Johannes Brotherus) and his quest for self-discovery in the drudgery of his Helsinki home, as well […]