The logistics of film distribution mean it can take a lot of time and effort to seek out minor releases. I am getting to The Eagle Huntress a month or two after its initial release but, in the UK at ...
Read More »The X-Men Franchise: Milking that Cash Cow
The conclusion to our four-part series on the evolution of the X-Men film franchise. If you missed it, be sure to start from the beginning! By the present year of 2016, the blockbuster subgenre that X-Men began has become a ...
Read More »The X-Men Franchise: The Industry Explosion
Part 2 of our 4 part series on the X-Men franchise and its impact on comics and the film industry. X-Men came out in 2000. The following years saw an industry explosion of Marvel films produced by a variety of ...
Read More »The X-Men Franchise: Origins
We have six major superhero films out this year. Believe it or not there was a time when this was not the case. The current glut of superhero films is of an era, and this era began with one film, ...
Read More »Scream Queens: Worst case scenario… there’s an actual serial killer on the loose
Were you missing watching a regular TV series that was kitsch, embraced clichés, and was hopelessly over the top? Ryan Murphy – as always – has the answer. Following his success with Glee and American Horror Story, Murphy (along with ...
Read More »Brandon Sanderson’s Steelheart to be adapted for the screen
Dystopian YA adaptations have been breeding like bunnies at the Box Office. The success of The Hunger Games made other studios desperately try to find their own teenage audience golden ticket. Fox, having had only middling success with The Maze ...
Read More »New Mutant film announced
Twentieth Century Fox is clinging to their rights over Marvel’s mutant characters for dear life. Another new mutant related project has just been announced. Josh Boone, new Hollywood golden boy behind The Fault in Our Stars, is on board to ...
Read More »Tales of Mulder and Scully: The X-Files returns
It’s official! The X-Files is returning to FOX for a six part mini series (or ‘TV event’ as the ridiculous executives are calling it). Rumours have been flying since the new year when it came out that FOX exec Gary Newman ...
Read More »Binge watching: The Mindy Project
I love a good sitcom. Unfortunately, as the years have gone by, too many sitcoms rest on tired jokes and tropes without bothering to say anything interesting about the amusing situations that naturally crop up in everyday life. And to ...
Read More »Binge watching: Wonderfalls (2004)
There is a timeless irreverent quality to Brian Fuller’s Wonderfalls. The series hits all the right notes, making us feel and wonder in equal measure, with eccentric and relatable characters suffering a number of real problems. Sadly, the series was ...
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