16th Oct2014

‘The Amazing World of Gumball: Season 1’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Dan Russell, Logan Grove, Kwesi Boakye, Teresa Gallagher, Kerry Shale, Kyla Rae Kowalewski, Sandra Dickinson | Directed by Mic Graves | Created by Ben Bocquelet When I was a kid I was a massive fan of the likes of Beavis and Butthead and Ren & Stimpy – two cartoons that, even though dubbed “cartoons”, […]

16th Oct2014

‘Girl in Gold Boots’ DVD Review (88 Films)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jody Daniels, Leslie McRae, Tom Pace, Chris Howard | Written by Art Names, Leighton J. Peatman, John T. Wilson | Directed by Ted V. Mikels Pardon the blasphemy, but Jesus H. Christ, who the hell decided it would be a good idea to release Ted V. Mikels WORST film on DVD? The bigger question […]

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16th Oct2014

Preview: Marvel’s ‘Operation S.I.N.’

by Phil Wheat

This January, journey to the Marvel Universe of the 1950s for an all-new globetrotting adventure in Operation S.I.N. #1, the blockbuster new limited series from fan-favorite writer Kathryn Immonen and artist Rich Ellis. Tying in to the explosive events of Original Sin, Operation S.I.N. tells an untold story of the origins of the Marvel Universe […]

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16th Oct2014

First Look: Wolverines #1

by Phil Wheat

His death was only the start! Wolverine may be dead, but his legacy lives on. Spinning directly out of Death of Wolverine, The Weapon X Program and The Logan Legacy comes Wolverines #1, a brand new weekly series beginning this January. The friends and foes he left behind unite as they seek to uncover the […]

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16th Oct2014

Competition: Win action film ‘3 Days To Kill’ on Blu-ray!

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of 3 Days To Kill, out on DVD & Blu-ray 20th October 2014, we have a copy on Blu-ray up for grabs! From the producers of LUCY and TAKEN comes another high-octane action classic, 3 Days To Kill, with Kevin Costner at his raw and uncompromising best next to the stunning femme […]

16th Oct2014

‘The Killjoy Collection’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Angel Vargas, Trent Haaga | Written by Carl Washington, Douglas Snauffer, Tammi Sutton, John Lechago | Directed by Craig Ross, Tammi Sutton, John Lechago In the late 90s/early 2000’s there was a distinct new trend in the horror genre: that of “urban horror”. A genre that brought urban black cinema, and all-black casts, together […]

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15th Oct2014

Top 5: Sci-fi movies that have influenced pop culture

by Phil Wheat

Science fiction can be a polarising genre. Those who don’t absolutely love it are often hard to persuade to step within a mile of the cinema when there’s a sci-fi film on. Despite this, there have been a handful of sci-fi films which have reached such a classic status in their brilliance that even non-believers […]

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15th Oct2014

FIrst image from ‘Tremors 5’

by Phil Wheat

The fifth installment in the action-packed sci-fi comedy-adventure franchise, Tremors 5, has begun principal photography in South Africa. Series star Michael Gross (Burt Gummer) returns along newest co-star Jamie Kennedy – both of whom appear in the first image from the film below: Tremors 5 hits Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD in 2016

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14th Oct2014

Trailer & Poster for sports slasher ‘Billy Club’

by Phil Wheat

There’s no safe base for the sandlot kids in Drew Rosas and Nick Sommer’s slasher flick Billy Club, hitting disc and digital on November 4th from Uncork’d Entertainment. Fifteen years after a gruesome triple homicide devastated their Little League baseball team, four friends reunite to commemorate their dead coach and fallen teammates. A mystery unfolds […]

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14th Oct2014

Tristan Risk & Ellie Church join Jessica Cameron’s ‘Mania’

by Phil Wheat

Actresses Tristan Risk, from the Soska Sister’s American Mary, and Ellie Church, of the grindhouse film Time to Kill have joined the production of Jessica Cameron and Jonathan Scott Higgins latest movie, Mania. Risk will play the role of Brooke and Church will play the role of Mel. Mania is one of three features in […]

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14th Oct2014

Talking In Circles: Episode 39 – Charm City Games

by Phil Wheat

Talking in Circles is a pop culture talk show/podcast where hosts Dan, Greg, and Chuck wax poetic about comic books, movies, television shows, and pretty much anything else in geek culture. Come for the witty banter stay for the exciting games, hilarious skits, and “crazy but true” news stories. On this week’s show we have […]

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13th Oct2014

First Look: Amazing Spider-Man #9

by Phil Wheat

Here’s your first look inside Amazing Spider-Man #9, as Peter Parker and thousands of Spider-Men and Spider-Women band together to stop Morlun and his kin from exterminating spider-powered heroes across the entire multiverse! The biggest Spider-Man event of all time is finally upon us as every Spider-Man from every universe unite in Spider-Verse… And it […]

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13th Oct2014

Competition: Win sci-fi comedy ‘Search For Simon’ on DVD

by Phil Wheat

Starring Carol Cleveland (Monty Python), Sophie Aldred (Doctor Who), Tom Price (Torchwood) and Chase Masterson (Star Trek: Deep Space 9), The Search for Simon follows 39 year David’s search for his younger brother Simon, who, at the age of 7 (ish) in 1979, disappeared, due to a perceived alien abduction. After all, his Dad did tell him […]

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13th Oct2014

The Scream Cast – Episode 32: Nightmare

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to the latest episode of The ScreamCast! Each episode USUALLY sees hosts Sean Duregger and Brad Henderson review a Scream Factory release, however this week the duo tackle something a little different… This week sees Sean and co-host Brian Saur dive into the madness of 1981’s Nightmare (aka Nightmares in a Damaged Brain). This […]

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12th Oct2014

Competition: WIn ‘Easy Money III: Life Deluxe’ on Blu-ray

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of Easy Money III: Life Deluxe out on DVD, Blu-ray and Download 20th October 2014, we have a copy on Blu-ray to giveaway courtesy of Icon Film Distribution. Hollywood’s latest “leading man” discovery Joel Kinnaman (Robocop; The Killing) stars in the explosive final chapter of the hit Nordic Noir trilogy based […]

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12th Oct2014

Sharks. Why’d it have to be sharks? – Raiders of the Lost Shark

by Phil Wheat

Nope, you didn’t read that heading wrong. Despite sharing a similar title to THAT Indiana Jones film, Raiders of the Lost Shark is not a rip-roaring archaeological adventure, instead it’s the latest in a long line of creature-feature movies that have, for what seems like eons now, been a mainstay of the Syfy channel (see […]

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12th Oct2014

The UK gets its own ‘Power Rangers’ convention

by Phil Wheat

Massive Events, the company behind conventions such as Hallowhedon, Sherlocked and Chevron, have announced the Mighty Morphin Power Con, the first 3-day unofficial convention to celebrate all things Power Rangers Held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel from Friday 20th – Sunday 22nd Feburary 2015, this unofficial convention aims to bring together fans of the […]

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11th Oct2014

Top 5: Adaptations at the BFI London Film Festival

by Phil Wheat

Adaptations in film and television have become some of the most popular franchises and series today. From the Harry Potter films to the HBO series Game of Thrones to the countless Nicholas Sparks movies that find their way to the cinema, books have become the stepping stones to getting some of the most creative storylines […]

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11th Oct2014

Preview: The Evil Within #1

by Phil Wheat

Titan Comics brand-new series, The Evil Within #1 – the all-new prequel to the new survival horror video-game The Evil Within from Bethesda Softworks, hits comic stores on October 15th; and we have an all-new preview!! Writer Ian Edginton (Scarlet Traces, Victorian Undead) and artist Alex Sanchez (Katana) present the story of a young student, […]

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11th Oct2014

New trailer & poster for ‘The Woman in Black: Angel of Death’

by Phil Wheat

Hammer’s The Woman in Black really put the once-defunct British studio back on the map, pleasing critics and public alike. Well not ones to let a good thing go to waste, and willing to milk a franchise till it dies a death (which they did with Dracula back in the 50s) the company announced a […]

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10th Oct2014

Competition: Win home-invasion thriller ‘Kidnapped’ on DVD

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of Kidnapped, out on DVD and Download 13th October 2014, we have a copy on DVD to giveaway courtesy of Icon Film Distribution. An intense “home invasion” shocker in the tradition of Funny Games, Straw Dogs and Mother’s Day, director Miguel Angel Vivas’ award-winning Kidnapped is an uncompromising horror-thriller of almost […]

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09th Oct2014

Capcom confirm release date of ‘Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy’ at NYCC

by Phil Wheat

During the “World of Capcom” panel today at New York Comic Con, Capcom confirmed that Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy will be releasing on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS on December 9th for North America and December 11th across Europe. A new collection of comparison images have been released today, which feature screens from […]

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