With Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them set for release on Friday November 18th, we were were given a chance to preview some never-before-seen footage of the film and listen to a Q&A with the film’s cast and crew. Here’s Eric Bay-Andersen’s report… On 13th October at the IMAX in Leicester Square, Edith Bowman […]
J.K. Rowling expands Fantastic Beasts to five movie series, new poster released
Warner Bros. held a global fan event ahead today of next month’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them [watch a highlight reel here], during which J.K. Rowling revealed that the Harry Potter spinoff will no longer be contained to ‘just’ a trilogy of films, as it has now been expanded to a five film franchise! […]
Video Game Review – Shadow Warrior 2
Ray Willmott reviews Shadow Warrior 2… In a week where Duke Nukem is celebrating his roots with a remastered rendition of his classic 3D exploits, Shadow Warrior is set to reach the peak of its popularity. Which is incredibly ironic considering Lo Wang’s original adventure was an Eastern parody of everything Mr Nukem stood for […]
Interview: Composer Jason Gallagher on Creating the Killer Score to Syfy’s Z Nation
We chat to composer Jason Gallagher about scoring Z Nation… Now in its third season, Syfy’s hit zombie show Z Nation has proven to critics and fans that it is far more than a Walking Dead knockoff. It stands on its own as an entertaining zombie roller coaster ride with the viewer always wondering, “What […]
Gotham Season 3 Episode 4 Review – ‘New Day Rising’
Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Gotham season 3… There is a pervading darkness which constitutes the beating heart of this season’s Gotham. It may be tag lined ‘Mad City’, but you need some truly off the chain inhabitants for that to really ring true. In Benedict Samuel’s Hatter we have one amongst many. […]
Supergirl Season 2 Episode 1 Review – ‘The Adventures of Supergirl’
Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Supergirl season 2… Casting is key in any programme and Supergirl had one big choice to make if this new season was going to work. In Tyler Hoechlin they seem to have found a perfect fit for that Clark Kent backslash Superman persona. Modelled as ever on Christopher […]
60th BFI London Film Festival Review – I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016)
I Am Not A Serial Killer, 2016. Directed by Billy O’Brien. Starring Max Records, Christopher Lloyd and Laura Fraser. SYNOPSIS: Sixteen-year-old John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records, Where the Wild Things Are) is not a serial killer—but he has all the makings of one. Keeping his homicidal tendencies and morbid obsessions with death and murder in […]
Movie Review – Inferno (2016)
Inferno, 2016. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Omar Sy, Irrfan Khan, Ben Foster, and Ana Ularu. SYNOPSIS: Robert Langdon must regain his memory and his problem solving skills in order to save the world’s population from a deadly new plague. Full disclosure: I read the book Inferno when it first came […]
The Strain Season 3 Episode 7 Review – ‘Collaborators’
Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of The Strain season 3… We have come full circle this week with The Strain. There are family connections, moments of regret and a sense of interrelation between characters which somehow ties things together. Hot topics are raised, dissected and discussed within the context of ‘Collaborators’, whilst a sense […]
Movie Review – Trolls (2016)
Trolls, 2016. Directed by Mike Mitchell and Wat Dohrn. Featuring the voice talents of Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel, Kunal Nayyar, Ron Funches, Icona Pop, Gwen Stefani, Jeffrey Tambor, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Christine Baranski, James Corden and Russell Brand. SYNOPSIS: Troll Princess Poppy must save her friends from the evil Bergen Chef with the help of […]
