Our weekly round-up of the latest news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes, including Batman, Wonder Woman, Justice League Dark, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Gotham, Constantine, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Agent Carter, Big Hero 6, The Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse and more…. It’s […]
Doctor Who: A Blundering in Space and Time?
Fred McNamara on Doctor Who Series 8… Any trip in the TARDIS is bound to be a bumpy one – indeed, it would be an anti-climax if it weren’t, and such was the case for the latest series of Doctor Who, one that seemingly overflowed with cack-handed story-arcs and a lack of focus on the […]
Supergirl to share the same universe as Arrow and The Flash?
Despite the fact that The CW passed on Warner Bros. Television’s upcoming Supergirl show – with CBS subsequently snapping up the project with a series commitment – it seems that there’s still a chance Kara Zor-El could share the same universe as Stephen Amell’s Oliver Queen and Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen. According to EW (via […]
The Newsroom Season 3 Episode 2 Review – ‘Run’
Gary McCurry reviews the second episode of The Newsroom season 3… Last week.s review of episode one, ‘Boston’ contained a segment on raising the stakes to increase the tension and ultimately, the audiences’ desire to tune in the following week. As far as I’m concerned, it worked. Here’s my thoughts on Episode 2, ‘Run’. In […]
Gotham Season 1 Episode 10 Review – ‘Lovecraft’
Martin Carr reviews the tenth episode of Gotham… A Penny(worth) for your thoughts? Alfred gets medieval while ‘Gotham’ goes to the dogs… ‘Lovecraft’ is a great name but not it turns out such a great title. What we have here is failure to communicate. Danny Cannon and Bruno Heller, who represent the creative help in […]
Morena Baccarin joins The Flash
Not content with her upcoming debut in Gotham as Dr. Leslie Thompkins, Firefly alumnus Morena Baccarin has now joined the cast of fellow DC series The Flash, with TV Line reporting that the actress will lend her voice to S.T.A.R. Labs’ AI assistant Gideon. Baccarin certainly has plenty of experience in the DC universe, having […]
Constantine Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘Danse Vaudou’
Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Constantine… Shall we play a game? What do you get when one veteran film maker with broad genre credentials takes on a protagonist with hell on his heels? Answer, a languid Louisiana vibe straight from the voodoo heartland of New Orleans. Filmed in back alleys, side streets and […]
The Flash Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘Power Outage’
Jessie Roberston reviews episode 7 of The Flash… This week’s episode I thought was a mix of good and bad, terse drama and weak foresight. Let’s get into it. Power Outage refers to Faarooq Gibran, a man who was hanging out on top of a large transformer the day of the Star Labs explosion. The […]
Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon to star in Big Little Lies
Earlier this year Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson raised the bar for content on the small screen with the highly received limited series True Detective. Taking a page out of their book are Nicole Kidman & Reese Witherspoon, the latest duo to pair up for a newly announced limited series. Deadline reports that the two […]
Disney rumoured to be planning new Star Wars animated series
Yesterday /Film posted a rumour regarding the plot for Gareth Edwards’ (Godzilla) standalone Star Wars movie – suggesting that the story will revolve around a team of bounty hunters hired by the Rebellion to steal the plans to the Death Star – and now the site is back with another Star Wars story, this time […]