Miller’s Crossing . The Royal Tenenbaums . Magnolia . Three Kings . All films by modern American directors who already showed considerable early promise with their first two movies, only to hit the ball right out the park with number three. Rian Johnson does just that with Looper , an …

(opens in new tab) [ Click on the image to see it in hi-res ] So as it turns out, Ethan Hawke is a pretty good liar. Just last week we reported that work had begun on filming Before Midnight , a sequel to Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise and Before …

Roughly five minutes in, an incendiary bullet from Judge Dredd’s hand-cannon cooks a thug’s brain inside his own skull. He drops, glowing like a human halloween pumpkin. Dredd grimaces. Call it a statement of intent. The helmet stays on and the gloves are off in screenwriter Alex Garland’s grim, ultraviolent …

(opens in new tab) Not much in the ways of new releases this week, but there is still plenty to talk about! New games were revealed at PAX, and we decided to discuss all of it. That’s right, ALL OF IT! Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes? Talked about. Lightning Returns: …

Sinbad 1.09 REVIEW (opens in new tab) Sinbad 1.09 Writer: Jack Lothian, James Dormer Director: Colin Teague THE ONE WHERE Sinbad goes in search of a stone that can predict the future, and is pursued by an assassin. VERDICT After a couple of really enjoyable episodes, Sinbad loses the momentum …

Episode 7.01 Writer : Steven Moffat Director : Nick Hurran THE ONE WHERE When the Daleks turn to their oldest enemy for salvation, the Doctor enlists Amy and Rory for a perilous mission into a madhouse. But who is the girl with the Carmen fixation? And where did she get …

Grimm 2.03 “Bad Moon Rising” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 2.03 Writer: Richard Hatem Director: David Solomon THE ONE WHERE Hank finally realises how Grimm life is in Portland when an old friend with supernatural origins of his own (played by genre stalwart Mark Pellegrino) comes to him …

There’s no need to pack your bags and head to Seattle for Penny Arcade’s annual PAX Prime this year. You can just avoid the crowds and enjoy watching the panels for the big game titles like Assassin’s Creed III, God of War: Ascension, and the future of the Metal Gear …

The Mobile Infantry is back in action in new animated Starship Troopers movie Invasion . Reuniting original movie characters Johnny Rico, Carmen Ibanez and Carl Jenkins, it features a bug-infested ship on a collision course with Earth, and gives a first screen appearance for author Robert Heinlein’s legendary power suits. …

Today’s hot superhero rumour has DC lining up its long-awaited Justice League movie to go directly into competition with The Avengers 2 , with Batman On Film reporting that the film is being lined up for summer 2015. The site claims that a DC source has revealed the studio’s plans …