Piers McCarthy reviews the first episode of The Walking Dead season 4… “Previously on AMC’s Breaki—” Hold on a minute, that brief sound clip will never again be heard on live television. AMC has said goodbye to the Vince Gilligan masterpiece but still retains the likes of Mad Men and The Walking Dead. Whereas Mad […]
TV Review – Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D – Episode 4
Luke Owen reviews the fourth episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D… After a pretty above-average third episode, it seemed as though Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was starting to find its feet in producing a show that was at least watchable. Episode 4 ‘Eye-Spy’ however returns us back to what made the show grating to begin […]
Second Opinion – Escape Plan (2013)
Escape Plan, 2013. Directed by Mikael Håfström.Starring Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 50 Cent, Jim Caviezel, Vinnie Jones, Sam Neill, Faran Tahir,Vincent D’Onofrio and Amy Ryan. SYNOPSIS: When a structural-security authority finds himself set up and incarcerated in the world’s most secret and secure prison, he has to use his skills to escape with help from […]
Countdown to Halloween – Seed of Chucky (2004)
To countdown to this year’s Halloween, Luke Owen reviews a different horror film every day of October. Up next; Seed of Chucky… With Curse of Chucky being released tomorrow (read my review here), Countdown to Halloween will be looking at everyone’s fourth or fifth favourite slasher villain: Charles Lee Ray aka Chucky. Call it jumping the shark, call it nuking […]
Comic Book Review – Bushido: The Way of the Warrior #1
Sam Thorne reviews Bushido: The Way of the Warrior #1… ‘VAMPIRES IN FEUDAL JAPAN! Kichiro is an outsider in feudal Japan. Lacking the Japanese blood that would allow him to become a samurai, Kichiro must fulfill his dreams of serving the shogun in a less traditional manner… by eliminating every foreign supernatural threat that rears […]
Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman planning a shared Universal Monster universe?
Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman are the it men of the moment. Having written numerous blockbusters over the last few years including Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Cowboys & Aliens and The Amazing Spider-Man 2, they’re ready to continue their domination of the big budget Hollywood blockbuster. With […]
Second Opinion – Captain Phillips (2013)
Captain Phillips, 2013. Directed by Paul Greengrass.Starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali, Michael Chernus, David Warshofsky, Corey Johnson, Chirs Mulkey and Yul Vazquez. SYNOPSIS: The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American […]
Avatar sequels to begin shooting in October 2014
Avatar 2 has been in the pipeline for a while now but there has been little to no news concerning the first sequel to 2009’s mega-blockbuster. Earlier this year, Zoe Saldana announced that Avatar 2 and Avatar 3 would film back to back with shooting beginning early 2014. However, it seems that this information may […]
Tim Burton keen on directing the Beetlejuice sequel?
Over the last decade, Tim Burton has arguably lost the imagination that made the likes of Ed Wood, Edward Scissorhands and of course Beetlejuice so memorable and brilliant. However, there are rumours that Burton will be revisiting Michael Keaton and company one more time. According to Schmoes Know, both Burton and Micheal Keaton are ready […]
Ben Whishaw is Queen’s choice for the Freddie Mercury biopic
With Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, The Dictator) dropping out of the long-planned Freddie Mercury biopic, all signs signaled towards another stint in development hell. However, Skyfall and Cloud Atlas star Ben Whishaw has been unveiled as the surviving members of the band’s first choice to play Mercury, with drummer Roger Taylor revealing on the BBC […]
