12th Nov2013

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: ‘F.Z.Z.T.’

by Mark Allen

Written by Paul Zbyszewski | Directed by Vincent Misiano | Created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen After five decidedly hit-and-miss episodes and a week off the air, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has come back with “F.Z.Z.T.”, possibly the strongest and definitely the most emotionally engaging entry to the series so far, though reminders of the limitations of bringing the […]

11th Nov2013

‘Compliance’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Dreama Walker, Ann Dowd, Pat Healy, Philip Ettinger, Ashlie Atkinson, Stephen Payne | Written and Directed by Craig Zobel When you look at the poster for Compliance you will see the bold letters exclaiming that it is “based on true events”, a notion that becomes harder to believe the longer this film lasts. Yet based on true events […]

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11th Nov2013

First Look: Chronos Commandos #5 – The final chapter!

by Phil Wheat

This coming Wednesday (13th November) sees the release of the final chapter in the Titan Comics series Chronos Commandos: Dawn Patrol from writer/artist Stuart Jennet. Check out the preview below: It’s the slam-bang conclusion of the first Chronos Commandos miniseries, as the Sarge and his Nazi nemesis, Richter, beat the crap outta each other for the stolen Chronosphere […]

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11th Nov2013

Preview: Thought Bubble 2013

by Phil Wheat

With less than a week to go till the week-long events kick off (taking place 17th – 24th November), we thought we’d run down even more highlights from this years Though Bubble, the largest celebration of comics and animation in the UK – a celebration of sequential art in all its forms, including everything from superhero […]

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11th Nov2013

Get a chance to win PACIFIC RIM on Blu-ray™ & an amazing behind the scenes book

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures release of Pacific Rim on Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™ and DVD on November 11, we’re giving you the chance to win your very own copy, as well as Pacific Rim: Man, Machines and Monsters an amazing book by director Guillermo Del Toro, which delves inside the […]

10th Nov2013

Teaser poster for anthology ‘XX’

by Phil Wheat

It seems this decade will be known as yet another golden era of the anthology film. We’ve had the likes of The Theatre Bizarre, V/H/S (and its sequel), The ABCs of Death, the indie flicks Theater of the Deranged 1-3 et al., and now comes another one, XX – this time with the USP of […]

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10th Nov2013

‘Silent Night’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jaime King, Malcolm McDowell, Brendan Fehr, Donal Logue, Ellen Wong | Written by Jayson Rothwell | Directed by Steven C. Miller Following on from his original horror flick The Aggression Scale, which was undoubtedly a hit with a lot of horror fans, director Steven C. Miller tackled a quasi-remake of the controversial 1984 killer-Claus […]

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10th Nov2013

‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2’ Blu-Ray Review

by Ian Loring

Stars: Dennis Hopper, Caroline Williams, Jim Siedow, Bill Moseley, Bill Johnson, Ken Evert | Written by L.M. Kit Carson | Directed by Tobe Hooper A key component of just why many sequels don’t satisfy is that age old complaint of repetition. The Saw and Paranormal Activity franchises are just the latest examples of films which […]

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09th Nov2013

First Look: Inhumanity #1

by Phil Wheat

This December the Marvel Universe plunges headlong into Inhumanity – and today here’s your first look at Inhumanity #1, from the star studded creative team of Matt Fraction and Olivier Coipel. The cataclysmic events of INFINITY have left the Inhuman city of Attilan in ruins. It’s king – the mighty Black Bolt is missing and […]

09th Nov2013

‘WWE Straight to the Top: Money in the Bank Anthology’ DVD Review

by Chris Cummings

Hosted by The Miz, the compilation features every Money in the Bank Ladder Match in history. The match debuted at WrestleMania 21 in 2005, quickly becoming a WrestleMania tradition and in 2010 proved so popular that it was given its own annual PPV event. Several top Superstars have been Money in the Bank winners including […]

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08th Nov2013

First images from Hammer’s ‘The Woman in Black: Angel of Death’

by Phil Wheat

The Woman in Black: Angel of Death stars Phoebe Fox in her first leading role in a feature film, having previously worked with Tom Harper on War Book. Fox is joined by Jeremy Irvine (War Horse, Great Expectations, The Railway Man), the award-winning Helen McCrory (Skyfall, Hugo, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows) and rising […]

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08th Nov2013

Syfy’s ’12 Monkeys’ pilot gets first cast members

by Phil Wheat

Syfy’s pilot 12 Monkeys has cast Aaron Stanford and Amanda Schull in the project’s two lead roles. Based on the classic hit film, the series follows the journey of a time traveler from the post-apocalyptic future who appears in present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that […]

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08th Nov2013

Preview: It Came #4

by Phil Wheat

Dan Boultwood’s thrilling tale of SF B-movie derring-do brews to a fiery finale, as the first full movie from Pinetree Studios is rescued from the archives. It Came is a must-read for fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000 – a gorgeously-illustrated, deeply-funny adventure! Dr. Boy Brett and his lady assistant Doris Night hurry to London […]

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08th Nov2013

First Look: X-Force #1

by Phil Wheat

This February, Cable leads a new black-ops squad to the darkest corners of the Marvel Universe in the all-new X-Force #1, from the creative team of Si Spurrier & Rock-He Kim. The Marvel Universe is a different place than it once was – and mutants are in more danger than ever before. Deadly threats are […]

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08th Nov2013

New poster and trailer for the ‘RoboCop’ remake

by Phil Wheat

Columbia Pictures and MGM have today released the second trailer for director Jose Padilha’s remake of RoboCop,  which is based on Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 cult classic starring Peter Weller in the titular role. This time round Alex Murphy/RoboCop is played by Joel Kinnaman, alongside the likes of  Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish, […]

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07th Nov2013

Marvel + Netlfix = Holy Cr@p! FOUR new shows!

by Phil Wheat

In what can only be described as amazing news, Marvel have officially announced the four characters who will feature in four new shows they are set to produce exclusively for Netflix as Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage. Not only that but these four series will lead into a massive mini-series/TV movie, The […]

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07th Nov2013

’13/13/13′ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Trae Ireland, Erin Coker, Jody Barton, Calico Cooper, Tiffany Martinez, Jared Cohn, Bill Voorhees, Greg Depetro | Written and Directed by James Cullen Bressack What happens when you team one of America’s best indie horror filmmakers (directing from his own script) with one of America’s biggest mockbuster makers, The Asylum? Well, you get 13/13/13. […]

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06th Nov2013

Seven new images from ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’

by Phil Wheat

Following on from the trailer last week, today 20th Century Fox have just released seven new images from X-Men: Days of Future Past, which is both a sequel to X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men: First Class, which is co-written, produced and directed by Bryan Singer and is based on the 1981 Uncanny X-Men storyline Days […]

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06th Nov2013

‘The Body’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Alfie Allen, Hannah Tointon, Christian Bassington, Jack Gordon | Written by Paul Davis, Paul Fischer | Directed by Paul Davis Paul Davis, director of the fantastic An American Werewolf in London documentary Beware the Moon and the SUPERB short film Him Indoors, returns to narrative storytelling with his second short The Body, this time […]

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06th Nov2013

‘Red 2’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Byung Hun Lee | Written by Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber | Directed by Dean Parisot Retired CIA agent Frank Moses (Willis) reunites his team of elite operatives for an abundance of action-packed adventures and cracking comedic moments as their new mission takes […]

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06th Nov2013

‘The Internship’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Rose Byrne, Aasif Mandvi, Max Minghella, Josh Brener, Dylan O’Brien, Tiya Sircar, Tobit Raphael, Josh Gad | Written by Vince Vaughn, Jared Stern | Directed by Shawn Levy Billy (Vaughn) and Nick (Wilson) are salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital world. Trying to prove they are not obsolete, they […]

05th Nov2013

Panel Discussion #26

by Jack Kirby

16th and 23rd October A double bill of comic talk this week kicks off with Image’s Rocket Girl #1 by Brandon Montclare with art by Amy Reeder. 15 year old Dayoung Johansson, a member of the New York Teen Police Department who travels back in time from a futuristic 2013 to 1986 to rectify ‘crimes […]

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