While Edgar Wright has remained silent in the week’s following his split from Marvel (well, apart from this image he posted to Twitter), his good buddy and regular collaborator Simon Pegg has shared a few thoughts on Wright’s Ant-Man departure during an interview with Alex Zane for Sky Movies: “I get why perhaps it’s happened,” […]
DVD Review – The Past (2013)
The Past (France: Le passé), 2013. Written and Directed by Asghar Farhadi. Starring Bérénice Bejo, Tahar Rahim, Ali Mosaffa, Elyes Aguis and Pauline Burlet. SYNOPSIS: An Iranian man deserts his French wife and her two children to return to his homeland. Meanwhile, his wife starts up a new relationship, a reality her husband confronts upon […]
Darkseid, Martian Manhunter and Maxwell Lord to feature in Justice League?
Yesterday a rumour surfaced suggesting that Warner Bros. will announce a slate of DC movies at the San Diego Comic-Con, with the upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice reportedly set to be followed by Shazam, Sandman, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Man of Steel 2 and a Flash / Green Lantern team-up, and now comes […]
Orange Is the New Black Season 2 – Episode 5 Review
Jackson Ball reviews the fifth episode of Orange Is the New Black Season 2 … Going into this episode, we leave behind the establishing nature of the opening episodes and ease into the real meat of the season; the bulky centre that Netflix series are becoming famed for. Episode 5 offers a lighter tone than […]
Ben McKenzie talks Jim Gordon role in Gotham
Before The Dark Knight returns to the screen in 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, FOX will explore the origin of the Caped Crusader with Gotham, which sees Ben McKenzie (Southland) leading the cast as Detective Jim Gordon in a pre-Batman Gotham City. Speaking to EW, McKenzie has shared a few thoughts on taking […]
The Bechdel Test – Are You Not Entertained?
Steve Leadbetter argues that although the Bechdel Test is designed to keep the industry in check, does it really matter to film-makers themselves? The Bechdel test asks whether a work of fiction features at least two women who talk to each other about something other than a man. With the recent release of the figures […]
Warner Bros.’ DC plans for Comic-Con revealed?
It’s taken Warner Bros. a while to decide what to do with its various DC Comics properties, but with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in production and Justice League on the horizon, it seems the studio is finally set to launch a challenge to Marvel and its dominance of the comic book movie market. […]
Simon Pegg has reportedly filmed “secret role” for Star Wars: Episode VII, Harrison Ford injured on set
Despite previous reports that no members of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek cast would be joining the director in a galaxy far, far away, IGN is suggesting that Simon Pegg has filmed a “secret role” for Star Wars: Episode VII, with the Shaun of the Dead star reportedly shooting the part on location in Abu Dhabi. […]
24: Live Another Day – Episode 7 Review
Scott Davis continues his journey with Jack Bauer through 24: Live Another Day with a review of episode 7… Here come the “dammits”. Hour seven of 24’s return to the small screen, and the tension is becoming more and more palpable. In the aftermath of Prime Minister Davies (Stephen Fry) and MI5’s disastrous intervention of […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction – Dumb and Dumber To trailer
The Flickering Myth writing and editorial team give their thoughts on the trailer for Dumb and Dumber To…. It may be 20 years after the original, but Harry and Lloyd are back for Dumb and Dumber To, the trailer for which was released yesterday. But what did our writing team think? Ozzy Armstrong: I might […]
