After Earth, 2013. Directed by M. Night ShyamalanStarring Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Isabelle Fuhrmann, Sophie Okonedo, Zoe Kravitz, David Denman, and Kristofer Hivju.  SYNOPSIS: A crash landing leaves Kitai Raige and his father Cypher stranded on Earth, a millennium after events forced humanity’s escape. With Cypher injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to […]

John Lucking reviews the eleventh episode of Hannibal…. “Directed by Guillermo Navarro”; and with that you know you’re going to be watching Hannibal at its best, both visually and thematically. Navarro’s imagination has lent itself beautifully to Will’s mental state and the various grisly goings on, and ‘Rôti’ was no exception to this rule. The […]

A mentally unstable individual who calls himself “the shade” runs from an unseen pursuer and concludes the chase by making a suicide jump from a bridge.   A patient wakes up in a hospital with what is thought to be gunshot wound to the head and suffering from amnesia.  The head of a covert organization attempts […]

With Man of Steel set to arrive in cinemas next week, Anghus Houvouras looks at the ‘controversy’ surrounding the casting of a British actor as the iconic superhero… Americans are a xenophobic lot.  I know this because I’m one of them. And while I don’t share my fellow countrymen’s blind fear of the unknown, I […]

Robb Ghag reviews Thanos Rising #3… “The Mad Titan flees his home in search of true love.But how many lives will he have to take to find it?The book so blood-soaked you’ll be glad it’s a mini-series.” This book is progressively getting better. In the Marvel Universe where everyone is an Avenger or battling their […]

Populaire, 2012. Directed by Regis Rosinard.Starring Romain Duris, Deborah Francois, Berenice Bejo and Shaun Benson. SYNOPSIS: A battle of the sexes ensues between a small town insurance man and his secretary, as he trains her for the National Speed Typing contest. Regis Rosinard’s Populaire is a light and fluffy French rom-com that won’t win prizes […]

For 15 years now, fans have listened to the raspy tones of David Hayter as Solid Snake/Big Boss as they’ve sat through the million cut scenes that make the Metal Gear Solid series. Count me as one of them. But, with the release of Metal Gear Solid V that is all going to change, as […]

Robb Ghag reviews Age of Ultron #9… “To save the planet Earth – and maybe the entire galaxy! – the heroes of the Marvel Universe made the most controversial decision of their lives. The results have brought disaster the likes of which they have never seen before. And now, with one final chance.can they make […]

Luke Owen reviews the prequel comic for Pacific Rim… Don’t miss the exciting sci-fi prequel graphic novel of the highly anticipated movie, Pacific Rim, directed by Guillermo del Toro! Chronicling the very first time Earth is menaced by incredible monsters known as Kaiju, these inhuman beasts rise from the ocean depths and threaten to extinguish […]

Martin Deer rounds up all the latest talking points from Man of Steel as we count down to the return of Superman this summer…. In this countdown I’ve been looking at the latest news to emerge from the production of Man of Steel, however, these past few weeks I’ve been keeping a low profile as […]