Review: Alien (40th anniversary)
2019 marks the 40th anniversary of Alien, the original film in the sci-fi horror series, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Tom Skerritt. I had never seen Alien before so I was going in to the cinema with little idea of what to expect: obviously I knew some plot […]
Legends Of Tomorrow: White Knights Review
From Russia With Love
In last week’s episode we had a government heist, betrayal and an evil Russian scientist (You know the usual). I’ve reviewed this series from the beginning and I can say without a doubt that this episode has been the most fun and enjoyable episode (In my opinion) since the beginning. I had some slight issues […]
DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow Pilot Part 2 Review
This week’s episode of Legends of Tomorrow involved death, return of familiar faces and a merry gathering of terrorists.
WARNING SPOILERS The main plot involved our rag tag group of time travellers heading to an arms bazaar to stop Vandal Savage (Casper Crump) from getting his immortal hands on a nuclear warhead. Gaining access to the bazaar following a rather fun scene involving Professor Stein (Victor Garber) pretending to be a terrorist, the group […]
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Pilot Part 1 Review
Beware some spoilers!
Legends of Tomorrow is the third series in the Greg Berlanti Flarrow universe, although if you count Supergirl (which with the recent news of Flash/Supergirl crossover, we really should), it would be the fourth. But along with Berlanti Legends brings along some familiar faces (or I guess names) with the likes of Marc Guggenheim, Andrew […]
Independence Day: Resurgence trailer lands
July 4th 1996 may go down as Earth’s finest hour. We faced and defeated large squid-like aliens with the help of a Chaos Theorist and The Fresh Prince. Granted it was just a film, but next year, ten years on, they return. And boy oh boy are we in trouble! Yes after ten years we […]
Newcastle Film and Comic Con returns this weekend
The annual Newcastle Film and Comic Convention returns to the Metro Radio Arena on 28 and 29 of March. Focusing on bringing together fans of both Western and Eastern media, the con will feature elements of TV, film and comics, while also showcasing anime, manga and video games. With a wide range of activities and […]
Her – Spike Jonze's Academy Award Dark Horse Opens In The UK
Three-time Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix takes the lead in Her, the solo screenwriting debut of Jackass co-creator Spike Jonze. Her centres around an introverted man, soon to be divorced, who purchases and forms a strong bond with a talking operating system that names herself Samantha. Voiced by Scarlett Johansson, Samantha evolves and adapts to life […]