Paul Risker reviews the seventh episode of Sons of Anarchy season 5… On reflection of this episode it is easy to recall the expression “made by its ending.” Toad’s Wild Ride does build to a climactic conclusion, so much so that the episode in hindsight is best remembered for its ending. But two things to […]
Comic Book Review – Judge Dredd: Year One #1
Luke Owen takes in the first issue of IDWs Judge Dredd: Year One… The Long Hard Road” begins here! In an all-new adventure from Joe Dredd’s early days as a Mega City-One Judge, writer (and Eagle-award-winning 2000 AD Editor) Matt Smith presents a tale where “all the young juves, carry the news,” only in this […]
Comic Book Review – The Hollows #4
Luke Owen reviews the final issue of Chris Ryall’s The Hollows… Everything has gone wrong, and the growing mass of Hollows threatens even the tenuous security that the residents of the tree-cities thought they had. In this concluding issue, Ryall and Kieth might leave nothing but a scorched earth in their wake.Read the previous issue […]
Gwyneth Paltrow and Kevin Feige drop a few Iron Man 3 spoilers
There’s just over a month to go until Marvel Studios begins Phase Two of its Cinematic Universe as Robert Downey Jr.’s Armored Avenger returns for Iron Man 3, and a new series of interviews with the cast and crew have been released, which offer up quite a few spoilers from the hotly-anticipated solo sequel. So, […]
Vikings – Episode 3 Recap
Robb Ghag recaps the third episode of The History Channel drama Vikings…. In this third episode of Vikings we return to Ragnar and crew leaving England ecstatic with their spoils. The monks all tied to one another are prisoners of the ravaging Vikings. Back at Ragnar’s farm, the Earl’s right hand man visits, interrogating Bjorn […]
My VHS Memories – Recording Star Wars off TV
Following our interview with Dale Lloyd of Viva VHS, Chris Cooper looks back at his VHS memories… I have a slightly different take on this. My strongest and one of my most cherished memories of VHS is more about what came with the movie and the experience than either the film itself or the cassette. The recording […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to the leaked Ant-Man footage
The Flickering Myth get together to talk about yesterday’s leaked Ant-Man footage… It was last summer that Edgar Wright showcased some test footage from Ant-Man, the movie planned to kick of Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Since then the footage was kept under lock and key and became a sort of myth comic […]
Patrick Swayze: The Badass Double Bill – Point Break and Road House
Tom Jolliffe takes in a Patrick Swayze badass double bill of Point Break and Road House… The late great Patrick Swayze had quite the impact on film history. His most iconic roles were of course his two iconic chick flick leading man roles in Dirty Dancing and Ghost. One might assume with such particular favourites […]
Special Features – On CGI and 3D Effects in Film
Luke Addison on CGI and 3D effects in film…. When you compare television and film over the years, it’s clear that for the most part, they have come on leaps and bounds. The special effects laden Hollywood blockbusters that we see nowadays would never have been possible twenty or thirty years ago, as the technology simply wasn’t […]
The Mimic – Episode 2 Review
Luke Owen reviews the second episode of Channel 4’s The Mimic… Remember last week when I said I had high hopes for this series? Well, I don’t think I do anymore. The Mimic’s laugh-free second episode stunned me by just how poorly thought through this possibly good idea is. Because the comedy is down-played, you’re […]
