Matt Smith reviews episode 7 of The Following season 2… The Following has, of late, been a tad uninspired. It seems fitting that ever since Joe Carroll admitted he was both a terrible writer and winging it, the show has been falling back on tired plot devices and shock tactics to provide what it thinks […]
Chris Pratt, James Gunn and Kevin Feige discuss Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Things have fallen pretty quiet on the Guardians of the Galaxy front since the trailer reveal last month as Marvel Studios focuses its efforts on the upcoming release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, but last night AMC caught up with leading man Chris Pratt (Star-Lord), director James Gunn and producer Kevin Feige for a […]
Second Opinion – 300: Rise of an Empire (2013)
300: Rise of an Empire, 2013. Directed by Noam Murro.Starring Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey, Hans Matheson, Rodrigo Santiago, Callan Mulvey, David Wenham and Jack O’Connell. SYNOPSIS: A Greek general leads the charge against invading Persian forces led by the vengeful demi-god Xerxes. It has been nearly 8 years now since Gerard Butler so […]
Miles Teller discusses The Fantastic Four reboot
Now that Fox has found its cast for The Fantastic Four reboot, we’re starting to get a few official comments from those involved with the latest big screen iteration of Marvel’s First Family. Last week, Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station) spoke about the controversy surrounding his casting as Johnny Storm / The Human Torch [see […]
Elementary Season 2 – Episode 12 Review
Matt Smith reviews the twelfth episode of Elementary season 2…. We all make compromises in life to keep along or get ahead. Social graces that we afford to others, sometimes in order to save someone embarrassment, other times to get ahead, perhaps other times in order to just fit in. So, the question begging to […]
DVD Review – Runner Runner (2013)
Runner Runner, 2013. Directed by Brad Furman.Starring Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake, Gemma Arterton, Anthony Mackie, Michael Esper and Oliver Cooper. SYNOPSIS: When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur. When it comes to movies about […]
¡Viva! Film Festival 2014 Review – Dias de Vinilo (2012)
Dias de Vinilo, 2012. Directed by Gabriel Nesci.Starring Gastón Pauls, Fernán Mirás, Ignacio Toselli, Rafael Spregelburd, Inés Efron, Leonardo Sbaraglia. SYNOPSIS: Damian, Luciano, Facundo and Marcelo have been best buddies since childhood, when their shared love of vinyl records began, but as they enter their thirties new developments test their friendship. This year’s ¡Viva! Spanish […]
The Week in Spandex – Batman vs. Superman, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Watchmen, Gotham, Arrow, The Flash and more
Our weekly round up of all the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Batman vs. Superman, Watchmen, Gotham, Arrow, The Flash, Constantine, Teen Titans Go!, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Batman: The Animated Series, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel’s Avengers Assemble, X-Men: […]
Sony to adapt Max Brooks’ WWI graphic novel The Harlem Hellfighters
Sony has picked up the rights to The Harlem Hellfighters, an upcoming graphic novel from Max Brooks (World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, The Zombie Survival Guide). Set for publication in April, The Harlem Hellfighters tells the story of the U.S. Army’s African American 369th infantry division, who fought with distinction […]
Movie Review – 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
300: Rise of an Empire, 2014. Directed by Noam Murro.Starring Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Rodrigo Santoro, Callan Mulvey, Jack O’Connell, and Hans Matheson. SYNOPSIS: Athenian general Themistokles leads a united Greek army against the might of the Persian Empire, and finds a formidable foe in the face of Artemisia, a powerful […]