Star Wars Rebels has just dropped a mid-season trailer for the third season into our laps just before its return this weekend and, oh boy, is it special. The legendary Mandalorian darksaber shows up and Mon Mothma makes her first Rebels appearance but the big news is a rematch 18 …
Read More »“A masterpiece of choreography and character” – the apartment fight is The Best Bit of The Bourne Identity
Unsurprisingly, The Bourne Identity is a solid action thriller with much to recommend it. But anyone who has seen the movie will tell you that the highlight is unquestionably the fight scene that goes down in the Paris apartment. Jason Bourne is still experiencing amnesia, so he and his new …
Read More »The Walking Dead season 7 will be going back to “the thrill of the fight” according to Andrew Lincoln
Let’s face it, the first half of The Walking Dead season 7 (opens in new tab) shambled along slower than the walkers, roamers, bobbers – or whatever nifty new name the showrunners have for ‘zombie.’ But the second half of the season promises to see Rick turn into “a man …
Read More »Movies to watch this week at the cinema: Assassins Creed, Silence, A Monster Calls, more…
Out on Sunday 1 January and Friday 6 January Michael Fassbender enters the world of gaming. Scorsese blends his twin religions of Catholicism and cinema. J.A. Bayona delivers a tree-mendous fantasy. Yes, here’s this week’s new releases. Click on for our reviews of Assassin’s Creed, Silence, A Monster Calls, and …
Read More »Doctor Who Christmas Special review
The twelfth – twelfth! – Doctor Who Christmas special goes easy on the festive decoration. No flesh-eating snowflakes, no sentient alien tinsel, no Weeping Angel plonked on top of the tree. The Return Of Doctor Mysterio riffs on an altogether more recent tradition: the comic book blockbuster, those shiny, mega-budget …
Read More »Star Wars: Rogue One originally included Jedi – and one was related to Jyn
Star Wars: Rogue One (opens in new tab) isn’t your typical Star Wars story. There isn’t an opening crawl, there are heroes that don’t want to be heroes and there are, shock, horror, no Jedi. Things could have been very different though – Jedi were included in various early drafts …
Read More »The first trailer for Blade Runner 2049 re-introduces Deckard, 30 years later
The very first trailer for Blade Runner 2049 (opens in new tab) is here, and the only thing it’s missing to excite fans of the original is an origami unicorn. We’re really spoiled for info on the upcoming sequel now, because Warner Bros. Pictures has also revealed its official synopsis. …
Read More »New John Wick: Chapter 2 trailer has a warning for anyone on Keanu Reeves tail
You clicked on this article to watch a new trailer for John Wick: Chapter 2. And you know what’s coming: explosions, shootouts, Keanu Reeves looking grumpy (but fashionable), and maybe a dog if you’re lucky. Well by all means, don’t let me get in your way: While the first John …
Read More »The Rogue One cast reveal the Star Wars Easter eggs to watch out for
One thing every Star Wars fan will be looking out for when they watch Rogue One (opens in new tab) is Easter eggs. While you could argue the whole movie is one giant Star Wars Easter egg, the movie contains some more subtle (and not so subtle) references and nods …
Read More »“The worst Christmas story ever told” – Phoebe Cates festive tragedy is The Best Bit of Gremlins
During a special screening of the original preview version of Gremlins at the Brooklyn Academy of Music last summer, director Joe Dante explained why his madcap Christmastime horror comedy could never be made today. It’s not just that Hollywood, especially Warner Bros. who released Gremlins in the first place, is …
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