IDW Publishing has long had a good relationship with Marvel Comics (as well as DC Comics), which helps for putting out the “Artist’s Edition” art books. That relationship with Marvel will extend in a different way come 2016, as IDW is relaunching two cult favorite properties that Marvel Comics adapted into series in the 1980s: […]
The thought of another rom-com may turn some away from the theater immediately, but Man Up adds a refreshing twist to this genre that is worth a go. Beyond being a fun, romantic comedy, it gives rise to two key discussion points; one is the ‘everyman’ lead and the other is the differences between American and British romantic comedies. […]
For an hour-long piece of exposition, “The Candidate” pretty much did it’s job. While last week’s season premiere was tasked with introducing us to Damien Darhk, this week was all about setting up conflicts that will continue throughout the first half of the season. And, aside from the rather weak plotline involving Jeri Ryan’s Jessica […]
X-Men comics characters will finally make their long-awaited television debut. Marvel Entertainment and Fox Broadcasting Company announced Wednesday that they are teaming up to create two new live-action series based on X-Men spin-off comic characters (although the press releases did not specifically reference X-Men or mutants, as Fox still has exclusive rights to both of […]
The release of the next James Bond adventure, Spectre, is fast approaching and fans are eagerly anticipating the 24th movie in the series. The previous entry in the series Skyfall was the biggest Bond film to date, earning over a billion dollars at the box-office and a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Daniel Craig’s tenure […]
And here we are again. Yet another attempt at tackling the titular character from IO Interactive’s best-selling video game series, Agent 47. Anyone even vaguely aware of the trend of lackluster films based on video game properties might approach this film with a certain degree of caution. Unless of course they were among those who were pleased […]
Video games are a multi-billion dollar industry, providing us with some of the most famous characters in pop-culture and have been a part of our childhoods since the 1970s. Adam Sandler’s latest comedy Pixels takes the premise of aliens invading Earth and flips it with real life versions of computer game characters like Pac-man, Donkey […]
Treyarch and Activision released the first information and trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 zombies mode today at San Diego Comic Con. The new zombies mode is called “Shadows of Evil” and is set in the 1940’s. As with previous zombie modes, players can fight alone or with up to three other players […]
After a breakout role on the critically acclaimed HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, Tom Hardy quickly won a part in Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down. An unforgettable rising star, Hardy surged to international prominence by playing ‘Shinzon’ in Star Trek: Nemesis. A magnanimous blend of character actor and leading man, Hardy has begun to embody […]
With a double dose of Simon Pegg in the next few months, one this week with Killl Me Three Times, and again in July with Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, we thought it all too appropriate to profile the actor’s best works. Know also as an outstanding comedy writer, Pegg’s career is quite prolific for a 45-year […]
