04th Feb2014

‘Scavengers’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: John Lee Ames, Roark Critchlow, Brett Curtze, Sean Patrick Flanery, Jennifer Jalene, Louise Linton, Jeremy London, J.J. Nolan, Tyler Poelle, Russell Richardson, Kaitlin Riley | Written and Directed by Travis Zariwny Scavengers follows the crew of the Starship Revelator, who survive in the dark depths of space by keeping out of trouble, until they […]

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03rd Feb2014

First Look: Wolverine & the X-Men #42

by Phil Wheat

This February, close out the school year in style with a Graduation Day to remember in Wolverine & the X-Men #42 by fan favorite writer Jason Aaron, who ends his critically acclaimed run with one last bombastic issue. They’ve fought monsters, aliens, the Hellfire Club, and even their own school building – but now, the […]

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03rd Feb2014

‘Ride Along’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter, Bruce McGill, Bryan Callen, Laurence Fishburne, Dragos Bucur, Gary Owen, Jacob Latimore, Jay Pharoah, Benjamin Flores Jr. | Written by Greg Coolidge, Jason Mantzoukas, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi | Directed by Tim Story As someone who absolutely adored the Ice Cube buddy cop comedy All About the Benjamins I […]

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03rd Feb2014

Trailer Park Vol.10 – Transformers in the West are Quiet Ones

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to the tenth installment of Trailer Park, our regular look at the latest trailers to hit the interwebs. This “volume” is features a bevy of trailers and a handful of TV spots (oh how the Americans love their Superbowl Ads) for a wide selection of forthcoming releases, including Transformers 4, Seth MacFarlane’s newest cinematic […]

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02nd Feb2014

New trailer for ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’

by Phil Wheat

Check out this awesome new trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier which stars Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Cobie Smulders, Anthony Mackie, Georges St-Pierre, Frank Grillo, Hayley Atwell, Toby Jones, Emily VanCamp, Maximiliano Hernández, Robert Redford, and Samuel L. Jackson. After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain […]

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02nd Feb2014

‘Dracula: The Dark Prince’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Luke Roberts, Jon Voight, Kelly Wenham, Ben Robson, Holly Earl, Stephen Hogan, Richard Ashton, Poppy Corby-Tuech, Vasilescu Valentin | Written by Pearry Teo, Nicole Jones, Steven Paul | Directed Pearry Teo Dracula is one of the most prolific, some would say overused, characters in fiction – from literature, to theatre, to cinema and television, […]

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01st Feb2014

First Look: Uncanny Avengers #17

by Phil Wheat

This February, the Earth shattering Ragnarok Now arc reaches it staggering conclusion in Uncanny Avengers #17, from writer Rick Remender and critically acclaimed artist Steve McNiven. The Earth has been sentenced to die. Obliterated at the hands of the Celestial Executioner. The Apocalypse Twins’ final revenge against Kang the Conqueror is complete – at the […]

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01st Feb2014

‘The Tenant’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Kristen Dalton, David Arquette, Victor Browne, Morissa O’Mara, Alana O’Mara, Franny Hocking, Ken Baumann, Lorraine Nicholson, Bellamy Young, Rome Shadanloo | Written by Nick Antosca | Directed by Chris Jaymes Originally released in the US in 2012 under the title of The Cottage and no doubt renamed to avoid confusion with the similarly themed British film […]

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01st Feb2014

‘Zombie Horde’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Johnny Gel, Fred Williamson, Joseph Scott Anthony, Tommy Beardmore, Jerry Lynch, Alicia Clark, Tokkyo Faison, Didrik Davis | Written and Directed by Ryan Thompson At the end of civilization, zombies greatly outnumber people and every day is a fight to see tomorrow. Just when he is about to give up this fight, rugged wanderer […]

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01st Feb2014

Concept poster for Pearry Teo’s ‘Bedlam Stories’

by Phil Wheat

Director/producer/writer Pearry Teo (who just happens to be one of my favourite directors working today) has been gearing up for his next project, the much more personal fairytale horror Bedlam Stories – which has been in gestation for almost a year under the guidance of Pearry under his TeoWard Productions banner. Inspired by the fairytales […]

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31st Jan2014

New “Man of Plastic” video for ‘The LEGO Movie’

by Phil Wheat

Warner Bros. Pictures have released this new Superman-themed (as voiced by Channing Tatum) video for The LEGO Movie, which features Hans Zimmer’s score from Man of Steel. The films, which is directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (21 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) from their own original screenplay, is set for a February 7th release […]

31st Jan2014

New poster and clip for ‘Vampire Academy’

by Phil Wheat

Based on the bestselling book series by Richelle Mead, Vampire Academy comes from director Mark Waters and is written by his brother Daniel Waters, who between them are responsible for two of the best, and most biting, teen movies of the past few decades – Mean Girls and Heathers. The film stars Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry, Danila […]

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30th Jan2014

First look at artwork for ‘Video Nasties’ sequel ‘Draconian Days’

by Phil Wheat

The highly anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed documentary Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape, director Jake West and producer Marc Morris continue uncovering the shocking story of home entertainment post the 1984 Video Recordings Act with Video Nasties Part Two: Draconian Days. A time when Britain plunged into a new Dark Age of the […]

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30th Jan2014

Ian Ziering & Tara Reid to reprise roles in ‘Sharknado 2’

by Phil Wheat

Syfy and The Asylum have today announced that Ian Ziering and Tara Reid will reprise their roles as Fin and April in the eagerly awaited Sharknado sequel, Sharknado 2: The Second One, which begins filming in New York on February 13th. In Sharknado 2: The Second One, a freak weather system turns its deadly fury […]

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30th Jan2014

First Look: Fantastic Four #1

by Phil Wheat

The world’s greatest comic magazine begins anew as Marvel’s First Family bursts back into the spotlight in Fantastic Four #1, from Eisner Award winning writer James Robinson (Starman, All-New Invaders) and critically acclaimed artist Leonard Kirk (Supergirl, Captain Britain and MI:13) The brilliant Mr. Fantastic, the compassionate Invisible Woman, hot-headed Human Torch, and the ever-lovin’ […]

30th Jan2014

Michael Bay’s ‘Ninja Turtles’ gets a poster!

by Phil Wheat

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of weeks you will have seen various new images of the Turtles from Michael Bay’s remake/reboot/redux of the classic Eastman and Laird characters – if it wasn’t the god-awful costume, it was the production models which, to be fair, looked pretty good. But the […]

30th Jan2014

’22 Jump Street’ – New Poster

by Phil Wheat

I’m not ashamed to say that I though 21 Jump Street was easily the best comedy of 2012, so I’m admittedly a little biased towards the forthcoming sequel, the cleverly titled 22 Jump Street. A month or so ago we brought you the first trailer for the film and now we have the new quad […]

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29th Jan2014

‘That Awkward Moment’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis, Jessica Lucas | Written and Directed by Tom Gormican Jason (Efron) and Daniel (Teller) are living a carefree single life in New York City when their best friend Mikey (Jordan) learns his wife wants a divorce. In a show of support, the three […]

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29th Jan2014

Ten Best: Sports Biopics

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the DVD and Blu-ray release of Rush this week, we’ve taken a look back at sports in the movies to bring you the Ten Best Sports Biopics… Brian’s Song (1971) A weepie isn’t something you always associate with a sports biopic, but Brian’s Song does such an extraordinary job in portraying two teammates […]

29th Jan2014

First trailer for real-life inspired zombie flick ‘Escaping the Dead’

by Phil Wheat

Check out the first trailer for the Danish micro-budget zombie splatter flick Escaping the Dead, which is inspired by a series of articles about the deathdrug “Krokodil” that was published about the same period of time when Ronald Poppo had his face eaten by a naked man hooked on bathsalt in Miami. It is the […]

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29th Jan2014

Jose Prendes ‘The Divine Tragedies’ to shoot in Feb

by Phil Wheat

Writer and director Jose Prendes (The Haunting of Whaley House) has announced his next film, the serial killer mind-bender: The Divine Tragedies, which is based loosely on the famous Leopold and Loeb murder case of 1924, and tells the tale of Charles Brubaker, played by Graham Denman (The Haunting of Whaley House) and his half-brother Thomas Lo Bianco, […]

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28th Jan2014

Watch Now: ‘The Overreactioneer’ – A Vigilante Documentary

by Phil Wheat

Check out The Overreactioneer – a hilarious new short from RedShirt Films, the folks behind web series’ I Am Tim and Nights at the Round Table. The Overreactioneer is a very troubled man who patrols the streets of York keeping them “safe” from the threats of the criminal underworld. Litterers, rule breakers and minor public […]

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