Luke Owen reviews the first issue in IDW’s Ghostbusters series… The Ghostbusters are gone, spirited away by some dastardly demons from another dimension! But spectral shenanigans haven’t ceased in the city that never sleeps, meaning a new group will need to step up and don the proton packs. Will the New Ghostbusters be able to […]
Movie Review – Side Effects (2013)
Side Effects, 2013. Directed by Steven Soderbergh.Starring Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum and Catherine Zeta-Jones. SYNOPSIS: A young woman’s world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects. There’s a great film waiting to be made about our pill popping society and the abhorrent lack of ethics on display from […]
Warner Bros. to push back the Batman reboot?
Bill “Jett” Ramey over at Batman-on-Film has just posted a story about the rebooted Batman film, which was expected in 2017. The post-Christopher Nolan Batman was to be introduced in 2015’s Justice League, however Jett has been speaking to a friend of his, an unnamed source, about how the rebooted Batman’s solo film would be […]
Special Features – I’m Already Sick of Star Wars
Anghus Houvouras explains why he’s already sick of Star Wars… It’s hard to believe it’s only been four months since Disney purchased Lucasfilm for $4 billion. I say that because the last four months have felt like a freaking eternity. New Star Wars films has cranked the internet into overdrive. Rampant speculation has surrounded every […]
Movie Marathon VII – Godzilla (Showa Era)
Luke Owen and his movie marathon cohorts takes in a 15 movie Godzilla marathon… Movie Marathon Meeting – Where 3 guys watch franchise movies one after the others. This marathon is sponsored by curry, beer and a lack of sleep. To date, our longest marathon was the initial marathon of Friday the 13th at 12 movies which […]
Robert Downey Jr. wins Black Mirror rights for movie adaptation
The second series of Black Mirror started last night (you can read our review here) and Bleeding Cool are reporting that Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) has prevailed over other bidders (including George Clooney) for the rights to the first series episode The Entire History of You. “In the near future, everyone has access to a […]
Black Mirror Season 2 – Episode 1 Review
Luke Owen reviews the first episode of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror season 2… Back for a second series, Black Mirror once again holds up its broken mirror to society to show us what we may not want to see. In the first episode Be Right Back, Martha (Hayley Atwell) struggles with the death of her […]
The Terry Gilliam Retrospective Part 2: Escaping the Shadow
Paul Risker continues his Terry Gilliam retrospective… Jabberwocky sits as an important entry in Gilliam’s canon, representing the realisation of his directorial aspirations. It afforded him a solo directing credit, as well as the opportunity to pursue what he considered to be the aesthetic vision of a professional director he found difficult to pursue previously. […]
DVD Review – Defenders of the Earth – The Complete Series (1986)
Defenders of the Earth – The Complete Series, 1986. Created by Gerry Conway, Ross Andru and John Romita, Sr.Featuring the voice talents of Lou Richards, Peter Mark Richman, Peter Renaday, Buster Jones, Loren Lester, Diane Pershing, William Callaway and Ron Feinberg. SYNOPSIS: When the planet comes under threat from the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless, […]
Community Season 4 – Episode 1 Review
Scott Davis reviews the first episode of Community season four… “And we’re back…“ After months of trials and tribulations surrounding TV’s best, but horrifically underwatched show, Thursday finally saw the return of the madcap students of Greendale Community College. But what should have been a triumphant return turned into a nightmare for its fans, as […]