Jackson Ball reviews the fifth episode of Orange Is the New Black Season 2 … Going into this episode, we leave behind the establishing nature of the opening episodes and ease into the real meat of the season; the bulky centre that Netflix series are becoming famed for. Episode 5 offers a lighter tone than […]

Before The Dark Knight returns to the screen in 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, FOX will explore the origin of the Caped Crusader with Gotham, which sees Ben McKenzie (Southland) leading the cast as Detective Jim Gordon in a pre-Batman Gotham City. Speaking to EW, McKenzie has shared a few thoughts on taking […]

Steve Leadbetter argues that although the Bechdel Test is designed to keep the industry in check, does it really matter to film-makers themselves? The Bechdel test asks whether a work of fiction features at least two women who talk to each other about something other than a man. With the recent release of the figures […]

It’s taken Warner Bros. a while to decide what to do with its various DC Comics properties, but with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in production and Justice League on the horizon, it seems the studio is finally set to launch a challenge to Marvel and its dominance of the comic book movie market. […]

Despite previous reports that no members of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek cast would be joining the director in a galaxy far, far away, IGN is suggesting that Simon Pegg has filmed a “secret role” for Star Wars: Episode VII, with the Shaun of the Dead star reportedly shooting the part on location in Abu Dhabi. […]

Scott Davis continues his journey with Jack Bauer through 24: Live Another Day with a review of episode 7… Here come the “dammits”. Hour seven of 24’s return to the small screen, and the tension is becoming more and more palpable. In the aftermath of Prime Minister Davies (Stephen Fry) and MI5’s disastrous intervention of […]

The Flickering Myth writing and editorial team give their thoughts on the trailer for Dumb and Dumber To…. It may be 20 years after the original, but Harry and Lloyd are back for Dumb and Dumber To, the trailer for which was released yesterday. But what did our writing team think? Ozzy Armstrong: I might […]

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet, 2014. Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Starring Callum Keith Rennie, Helena Bonham Carter, Dominique Pinon, Kyle Catlett, Judy Davis and Jakob Davies. SYNOPSIS: Upon receiving the news that he has won an award from the Smithsonian Institute, the ten-year-old TS Spivet leaves his family home on an adventure to collect […]

The Hooligan Factory, 2014 Directed by Nick Nevern Starring Jason Maza, Nick Nevern, Tom Burke, Ray Fearon, Steven O’Donnell, Morgan Watkins, Josef Altin, Ronnie Fox, Leo Gregory, Keith-Lee Castle and Lorraine Stanley SYNOPSIS: Dex, Danny and The Hooligan Factory travel the length of the country on a mission to re-establish their firm’s glory days. However, the […]

Gavin Logan on Marvel taking the MCU in a different direction with Doctor Strange…. Lately the majority of Marvel’s headlines have been littered with the revolving doors situation at the front of the Ant-Man headquarters. In, out, shake it all about. It’s been messy and Marvel have come out of it looking less than savoury. […]