Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… David Mitchell writes for The Guardian about Star Wars and the Disney take-over. I know, I know. Old news really – but more interestingly, Mitchell compares the take over with the future of the franchise becoming more akin to the 50-year long stretch of 007 before highlighting how […]
Movie Review – The Master (2012)
The Master, 2012. Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Amy Adams, Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Dern, Rami Malek, Jesse Plemons and Kevin J. O’Connor. SYNOPSIS: A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future – until he is tantalized by The Cause and its charismatic leader. When […]
Movie Review – Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012)
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted, 2012. Directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath and Conrad Vernon. Featuring the voice talents of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Frances McDormand, Jessica Chastain, Andy Richter, Bryan Cranston, Martin Short and Vinnie Jones. SYNOPSIS: Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are […]
Plot details for The Twilight Zone movie
First announced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way back in 2008, the feature adaptation of the anthology series The Twilight Zone has been pretty much shrouded in secrecy from the get go, save for the fact the proposed movie would consist of a single ‘VFX heavy’ tale inspired by Rod Serling’s classic TV show. […]
Comic Book Review – Ghostbusters #14
Luke Owen on the latest issue of Ghostbusters… I don’t know about you, but I found the ‘Haunted America’ issues to be quite tedious and slow. So this latest story arc with the Ghost Smashers is a welcome change of pace. I’ve always enjoyed Ghostbusters comics that remind me of the brilliance of The Real […]
Comic Book Review – Godzilla #6
Luke Owen on the latest issue of Godzilla… While IDW’s other Godzilla series – The Half Century War – continues to amass praise from fans and critics alike, the regular on-going series is still going strong even if it can be fairly hit and miss. Issue #5 was one of those miss entries. While the […]
The Week in Spandex – The Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Man of Steel, Arrow, Powers and more
Our weekly round up of all the latest news stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Iron Man 3, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Avengers 2, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, Black Panther, The Inhumans, S.H.I.E.L.D., The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Man of Steel, Heaven Sent, Arrow, Powers and […]
The Walking Dead Season 3 – Episode 3 Review
Piers McCarthy reviews the third episode of The Walking Dead season three… I finished Episode 2’s review with: “could an unexpected event take place in episode 3? I’d count on it.” Episode 3 of The Walking Dead verified my idea that more of the unexpected was it on its way. I never imagined that the […]
Guillermo del Toro planning the DC Comics team-up Heaven Sent
Now that Christopher Nolan’s Batman saga has come to an end with the release of The Dark Knight Rises this past July, the future of Warner Bros.’ stable of DC Comics properties looks a little uncertain. Next year, Nolan, screenwriter David S. Goyer and director Zack Snyder will reboot Superman with the hotly-anticipated Man of […]
Roger Avary to write and direct Castle Wolfenstein
Academy Award-winning screenwriter Roger Avary (Pulp Fiction, Silent Hill) is to write and direct an adaptation of the World War II video game series Castle Wolfenstein. According to Deadline, the project is envisioned as “in the vein of Captain America and Inglourious Basterds [and is] about a young U.S. Army Captain and a British Special […]
