Anthony Stokes on when fan service goes wrong… I have a love-hate relationship with geek culture. I see aspects of the culture I hate (the Ben Affleck Batman vs. Superman backlash) and aspects I love. Every now and then I find myself getting worked up over a story or an article and I stop myself […]
Special Features – The Little Mermaid: The Worst Role Model
Luke Owen looks at why Ariel, The Little Mermaid is a terrible role model for children… The Little Mermaid swam out of the Disney vaults recently for a Blu-Ray release to much praise from world. It was a movie that really kick-started Disney’s renaissance in the late 80s and early 90s, is a firm fan-favourite and […]
Comic Book Review – Infinity #3
Anghus Houvouras reviews Marvel’s Infinity #3… “Prison break. Stealing a worldkiller. The fall of Attilan.” Pathos. It’s the thing Jonathan Hickman’s comics have been sorely lacking and the main problem plaguing Marvel’s latest event, Infinity. I’ve struggled with Infinity, mainly because it lacks a strong central narrative. The entire series meanders, wandering from plot point […]
Ruth Negga joins Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., ABC developing an Agent Carter series
According to BlackFilm, actress Ruth Negga (World War Z, 12 Years a Slave) has joined the cast of ABC’s upcoming Avengers spin-off Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in an as-yet-unrevealed recurring role. Negga will line up with series regulars Clark Gregg (Agent Phil Coulson), Ming-Na Wen (Agent Melinda May), Brett Dalton (Agent Grant Ward), Iain De […]
Movie Review – R.I.P.D. (2013)
R.I.P.D., 2013. Directed by Robert Schwentke.Starring Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, Mary-Louise Parker, Kevin Bacon, Stephanie Szostak, James Hong, and Marisa Miller. SYNOPSIS: A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him. At only 30 seconds in to […]
Comic Book Review – The X-Files Season 10 #4
Villordsutch reviews the latest issue of IDW’s ‘Season 10’ of The X-Files… “A new government conspiracy comes to light that involves weather control and alien invasion. But what role does the Deacon and the Acolytes play in these mechanations? And what happened to Scully’s missing child? Mystery upon mystery sets the stage for the next […]
Joss Whedon rewrote “problem scenes” of Thor: The Dark World
It seems as though there isn’t anything Joss Whedon can’t do these days when it comes to Marvel. Aside from being busy with the script for The Avengers: Age of Ultron, as well as the TV spin-off Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, it seems as though Thor: The Dark World director Alan Taylor needed some assistance from […]
Teresa Palmer and Simon Pegg join Aussie crime thriller Kill Me Three Times
Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies) and Simon Pegg (The World’s End) have joined the cast of the Aussie crime thriller Kill Me Three Times. Directed by Kriv Stenders (Red Dog) from a script by James McFarland, the film also stars Luke Hemsworth (brother of Chris and Liam), Sullivan Stapleton (Animal Kingdom), Alice Braga (Predators), Bryan Brown […]
Movie Review – White House Down (2013)
White House Down, 2013.Directed by Roland Emmerich.Starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Woods, Joey King, Richard Jenkins, and Jason Clarke. SYNOPSIS: After failing a job interview, struggling father John Cale (Channing Tatum) takes his daughter, Emily (Joey King) on a tour of the White House. Meanwhile President James Sawyer (Jamie Foxx) has started […]
Woody Allen Wednesdays – Melinda and Melinda & Sweet and Lowdown
Every Wednesday, FM writers Simon Columb and Brogan Morris write two short reviews on Woody Allen films … in the hope of watching all his films over the course of roughly 49 weeks. If you have been watching Woody’s films and want to join in, feel free to comment with short reviews yourself! Next up […]
