The Equalizer, 2014. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Denzel Washington, Chloe Grace Moretz, Marton Csokas, David Meunier, Haley Bennett, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo, David Harbour, and Robert Wahlberg. SYNOPSIS: A man believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and has dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets a […]
Movie Review – Still the Enemy Within (2014)
Still the Enemy Within, 2014. Directed by Owen Gower. Starring Norman Strike, Paul Symonds, Steve Hammill, Mike Jackson, Joe Henry and Jim Tierney. SYNOPSIS: A documentary detailing the events of the 1984-85 Miners strike, from the views of those on the picket lines. Still the Enemy Within was the film I least expected to rank […]
Movie Review – Rob the Mob (2014)
Rob the Mob, 2014. Directed by Raymond De Felitta. Starring Michael Pitt, Nina Arianda, Andy Garcia, Ray Romano, Aida Turturro and Frank Whaley. SYNOPSIS: In an attempt to escape their humdrum existence and two bit jobs with a debt collection agency, New Yorkers Tommy and Rosie Uva hatch a clever plan to rob some local […]
Jeremy Renner talks Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America 3
Having been absent from Marvel’s slate of Phase Two movies, Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye is set to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in May alongside the rest of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in Avengers: Age of Ultron, and the actor has taken a moment to discuss his role in the hotly-anticipated sequel during an interview with […]
Arrow producers talk season 3 and Ra’s al Ghul
As Arrow gears up for its third season, executive producers Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg have been doing the promotional rounds to discuss the upcoming return of the hit DC show, promising that the new season will see a shift back towards the realistic and grounded tone of the first, as well as touching up […]
Family Guy – ‘The Simpsons Guy’ – Review
Matt Spencer-Skeen reviews The Simpsons/Family Guy crossover ‘The Simpsons Guy’…. Unless you’ve been under a rock for around the last year you were probably aware of the Family Guy/The Simpsons crossover episode that aired last night. From the viral marketing and clips that have been put out by Fox and the show runners, to the […]
Why Gotham is kind of pointless
Anthony Stokes on why Gotham is kind of pointless… I’ve noticed in the geek community there’s often bias towards certain projects. Fanboys will complain about a remake as being pointless. When you get down to it all movies are pointless. It’s entertainment – nobody is going to die if they don’t see Avengers: Age of […]
Jon Hamm, Rafe Spall and Oona Chaplin to star in Black Mirror Christmas special
With production on Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror Christmas Special set to get underway this week, Channel 4 has announced that Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Rafe Spall (What If) and Oona Chaplin (Game of Thrones) have all been cast in the feature-length episode. “I am beyond thrilled to be a part of the Black Mirror Christmas […]
Kevin Smith secures financing for Clerks 3
Back in July, filmmaker Kevin Smith revealed that The Weinstein Company had passed on financing Clerks III, forcing him to look at alternative sources of funding for Dante and Randall’s latest escapade. While that threw the sequel into doubt, Smith has now revealed that he’s managed to secure financing for the film, thanks in no […]
Ben Affleck is “very excited” about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
With Ben Affleck currently on the promotional rounds for David Fincher’s Gone Girl, we can expect the actor to be inundated with questions about his upcoming role as The Dark Knight in 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and the Boston Globe has already managed to grab a few of his thoughts about the […]