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  • What the Fudge? Deadpool goes PG-13 for X-Mas…

    If there’s one ‘superhero’ decidedly NOT built for a younger audience it’s the profane Marvel Comics character Deadpool. Ryan Reynolds championed an ‘adults-only’ big-screen adaptation for nearly a decade and finally got it made. Fox was rewarded with excellent box-office for both the Deadpool films to date, despite usually...
  • Rick-rolled? AMC’s ‘Last Stand’ means Walking Dead can run…

    There’s a long-standing rule in the reality of the zombie-infested Walking Dead world that there is a limited time in which to stem that debilitating infection and, in extreme cases, amputation may be the only order of the day – essentially cutting off a limb as soon as possible...
  • Why Who not present for Christmas? What of 2019?

    Rumours, ill-founded or not, are usually to be found circling all things Doctor Who with speculation rapidly becoming debated then accepted as fact until its formally denied – and often not helped by the tabloids reporting what is said on internet forums as fact and then said forums taking...
  • ‘The Man from Nowhere’ finds himself in America…

    Derek Kolstad, who penned the John Wick 3: Parabellum film now due out on 17th May, will next be turning his attention to a remake of Korean thriller The Man From Nowhere. The original film, released in 2010 and quickly becoming one of the year’s biggest hits – holding the top...
  • Verhoeven set to drive action-pic ‘Black Lotus’…

    While some have fared better than others, there’s certainly a long tradition of sporting stars making the transition from the arena to the big-screen and a career in action cinema. The latest in that line appears to be the Dutch kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven, who though still in his...
  • ‘Slenderman’ horror offers slim pickings…

    Wren (Joey King), Hallie (Julia Goldani Telles), Katie (Annalise Basso) and Chloe (Jaz Sinclair) decide to up the ante by exploring the internet phenomena known as ‘Slenderman’ but it’s a decision they quickly regret. When one of them goes missing, the others start to realise that whatever took her...
  • Doctor Who: Between Arach and a Hard Case…

    After traversing time and space, the Tardis team are finally back in Sheffield, though it seems they’ve hardly been gone at all.  However it also appears that something is very wrong in – and under – the city. What turns out to be far more than a missing-persons concern...
  • Once More with Fillion: ‘Rookie’ Mistake or Seasoned Success?

    Forty year old John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) is feeling adrift. He’s newly divorced and has no idea where he wants to go next. But moments after depositing his divorce papers in his bank’s security deposit box, the bank is the subject of an attempted robbery. Nolan’s bravery – or...
  • Tabula ‘Rosa’: Doctor Who passes historical test…

    The Doctor lands the Tardis in a back-alley and is only half-surprised to find out it’s not Sheffield circa 2018, but Montgomery, Alabama in the 1950s.  Before they can depart, the Doctor detects something amiss: signs of misplaced energies that indicate time-travel that precedes their arrival.  Deciding to investigate,...
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