Twenty years on from the iconic comic book event (and ten years on from Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Civil War movie adaptation), Marvel Comics revisits Civil War this week with the launch of the five-issue limited series Civil War: Unmasked, featuring untold tales from the superhero conflict which almost tore the Marvel universe apart. Get […]
Marvel celebrates 20 years of Civil War with hero vs. hero variant covers
Marvel Comics has announced that it will mark the 20th anniversary of its colossal Civil War comic book storyline throughout this coming May with a selection of Civil War Celebration variant covers spotlighting epic hero-on-hero matchups between sides of the conflict that tore the super hero community apart; check out all ten covers here… On […]
Studios defiantly stick to reboots and sequels but are we bored yet?
It seems every day a new reboot or sequel is given the green light or drops on the big screen and the streamers. How badly do audiences really want them? In the space of a few weeks, we’ve had Dune 2, a new Ghostbusters film, a Road House reboot, a Beetlejuice sequel teaser, a Happy […]
Is Cinema On Its Last Legs?
After some notable big-budget bombs, is the big screen experience on its last legs? Remember Barbenheimer? It felt like a shot of adrenaline that could reinvigorate a struggling big screen industry with audiences preferring to catch films on streaming. Had you been asked about your expectations for the success of a three-hour biopic of Oppenheimer […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Civil War (2024)
Civil War, 2024. Directed by Alex Garland. Starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Sonoya Mizuno, and Nick Offerman. SYNOPSIS: Alex Garland’s harrowing film Civil War arrives on 4K Ultra HD in an edition that also includes a Blu-ray as well as a code for a digital copy. There’s only one bonus […]
A24 lands studio-best opening with Alex Garland’s Civil War
Alex Garland may have wanted to step away from directing, but A24 may lure him back in after Civil War brought in the studio’s biggest opening. The dystopian thriller stormed the box office with $25.7 million in its debut. It has now overtaken 2018’s Hereditary, which opened in fourth place to $13.6 million. It should […]
Movie Review – Civil War (2024)
Civil War, 2024. Directed by Alex Garland. Starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jesse Plemmons, and Nick Offerman. SYNOPSIS: A journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House. Alex Garland has […]
Movie Review – Civil War (2024)
Civil War, 2024. Written and Directed by Alex Garland. Starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Nick Offerman, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jefferson White, Nelson Lee, Evan Lai, Vince Pisani, Justin James Boykin, Jess Matney, Greg Hill, Edmund Donovan, Sonoya Mizuno, and Jesse Plemons. SYNOPSIS: A journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of […]
A24 drops final trailer for Alex Garland’s Civil War
Civil War is set to be unleashed in cinemas around the world this Friday, and so A24 has dropped a final trailer for Alex Garland’s critically acclaimed near-future war drama. We called the film “a warning and love letter to journalism” in our video review, while you can read our ★★★ critical appraisal here. From […]
Ex Machina and Civil War director Alex Garland is looking to retire from directing
After crafting some of the most compelling films of the last decade, Alex Garland is looking to step away from it all. Speaking to The Guardian this past week, the director behind hits like Ex Machina and Annihilation has seemingly lost the passion he once had being a director. During promotion for his upcoming project, […]
