Matt Smith reviews episode 9 of The Following season 2… This week’s episode of The Following is a tough one to review. I’m not sure if I like it, with its constant twist and turns, surprises round the corner and shock-grabs. The question of whether it’s perhaps becoming a pleasure, while not being categorically ‘good’ […]
Comic Book Review – Prophet #43
Oliver Davis reviews Prophet #43… Issue 43 begins telling the story of Hiyonhoiagn. At first, it’s a little bewildering, and you worry that this is another filler installment like last month’s. The art is different, smudged somewhat, like Szymon Kudranski’s work on Spawn. But within eight pages, Hiyonhoiagn is revealed as the nerve centre of […]
Comic Book Review – Rocket Girl #3 & Rocket Girl #4
Trevor Hogg attempts to get up to speed with Rocket Girl by reviewing back-to-back issues… Changing the future is hard to do. Sparks fly when DaYoung becomes Most Wanted in two different New York Cities. Police in battling timestreams — 1986 and an alternate 2013 — want to get their girl. But bringing her in […]
Ivan Reitman won’t direct Ghostbusters 3, Sony planning 2015 shoot
Following the sad passing of Harold Ramis, director Ivan Reitman has decided to pass on directing duties on the long-gestating third instalment of the Ghostbusters franchise, with Deadline reporting that Reitman will instead assist Sony chief Amy Pascal in finding a new helmer for the project, which the studio is planning to shoot next year: […]
Book Review – Annihilation: A Novel (Book 1 of The Southern Reach Trilogy) by Jeff VanderMeer
Villordsutch reviews Annihilation: A Novel (Book 1 of The Southern Reach Trilogy) by Jeff VanderMeer… The first thing I have to say here is that the hardback version of this book is a beautiful trap. You’ve often heard, “Never judge a book by its cover.” Well those that have visited my home have picked up […]
Bates Motel Season 2 – Episode 3 Review
Alice Rush reviews the third episode of Bates Motel season 2…. After last week’s reveal that Norma’s sexually abusive brother, Caleb, has arrived in town tensions are running high this week when he attempts to make contact with the Bates’, much to Norma’s horror. The outfall of Bradley’s fake suicide is also tackled this week […]
Bricklayers: The Making of The LEGO Movie
Trevor Hogg chats with Rob Coleman, Grant Freckelton, Damien Gray and Max Liani from Animal Logic about bringing the iconic LEGO bricks to the big screen… “Lin Pictures and Warner Bros had seen our in house directed work on LEGO® Star Wars® The Padawan Menace [2011] which was the TV short that we worked on […]
Special Features – Why Batman vs. Superman should back down from Captain America 3
Anthony Stokes thinks that Warner Bros. should move the release date of Batman vs. Superman…. Recently we’ve been seeing an over saturation of blockbusters, especially in mid summer. Last year Star Trek Into Darkness was one of several movies that did okay financially, but would have benefited from less competition. Once again studios are playing […]
Warner Bros. to reimburse Veronica Mars backers
Warner Bros. is to reimburse Kickstarter backers of the Veronica Mars movie who were unable to satisfactorily download their copy of the finished film. The big-screen revival of the cult favourite television series broke all records on Kickstarter, making $5.7 million. The studio said they would provide full refunds after fans who paid $35 or […]
Marvel Studios open to putting out three or four movies per year
Over the next few years, we’re going to be seeing plenty of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. On the movie front, we’ve got Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Captain America 3, Thor 3 and A.N. Other (probably Doctor Strange) hitting the big screen, while Marvel’s current […]