SYNOPSIS: “Having bought a model ship, the Unicorn, for a pound off a market stall Tintin is initially puzzled that the sinister Mr. Sakharine should be so eager to buy it from him, resorting to murder and kidnapping Tintin – accompanied by his marvelous dog Snowy – to join him and his gang as they sail to Morocco on an …
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Film Review: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: The crew of the Starship Enterprise follow Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine), First Officer Spock (Zachary Quinto) and Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy (Karl Urban) on a desperate mission to capture Commander John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch), a Starfleet agent who has gone rogue. Their adventure takes them to the far edges of federation space onto the doorstep …
Read More »Film Review: Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018)
SYNOPSIS: An English boy joins an elite but crumbling bordering school, where ancient evil stalks underground and threatens the posh student body. REVIEW: Director: Crispin Mills Writers: Crispin Mills (screenplay, story), Henry Fitzherbert (screenplay, story), & Luke Passmore (story) Starring: Finn Cole, Asa Butterfield, Tom Rhys Harries, Simon Pegg, Michael Sheen, Margot Robbie Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018) is an interesting blend …
Read More »Film Review: The World’s End (2013)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind’s only hope for survival. REVIEW: I’ll take a logical leap and assume that you’re familiar with the other films in Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg’s Three Flavours of Cornetto trilogy (Shaun of the Dead and Hot …
Read More »Film Review: Paul (2011)
SYNOPSIS: Two sci-fi geeks take a pilgrimage to America’s UFO heartland. While there, they accidentally meet an alien who brings them on an insane road trip that alters their universe forever. For the past 60 years, an alien named Paul (voiced by Seth Rogen) has been hanging out at a top-secret military base. When he discovers he’s been taken prisoner, …
Read More »Film Review: A Fantastic Fear of Everything (2012)
SYNOPSIS: After an author gets so submersed in his research on Victorian serial killers he starts to believe someone is lurking around every corner. A chance meeting with his agent reveals a Hollywood film producer is interested in his work. Will he be able to subdue his paranoid fears or will Jack be rendered paralyzed with A Fantastic Fear of …
Read More »THE WORLD’S END Makes A Quick Trip To Blu-ray
THE WORLD’S END is still in theaters here in my neck of the woods but today’s email brought news that the Simon Pegg starring flick will be making the trip to blu-ray on Nov. 19th. That’s good news for those of you who didn’t go check it out in theaters! Here’s what the press release reveals:
Read More »Is Simon Pegg On Board For The X-FILES?
A few days ago there was some buzz online that perhaps fan favorite Simon Pegg could be pegged to take part in a rumored new chapter in the X-FILES mythos. Today Mr. Pegg himself has sounded off on the possibility. ”I was a big fan of ‘The X Files’ and I’ve become friends with Gillian since. I’ve always loved that …
Read More »The World’s End: Mid-Life Crisis of Faith? (spoilers included)
Okay, folks, I’m going to try something here. I hope you’ve seen The World’s End by this point. You have, haven’t you? The last entry in Edgard Wright and Simon Pegg’s Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy? You really should see it. It’s a good time. Also, I’m about to spoil the ever loving shit out of it in a moment …
Read More »Prepare For THE WORLD’S END By Looking Back At SHAUN OF THE DEAD
It’s no big secret that Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright have reunited to finish off what is known as the Cornetto trilogy with this little film coming out titled THE WORLD’S END. Of course this whole wild ride started with a flick titled SHAUN OF THE DEAD and to help celebrate the August 23rd release of THE WORLD’S …
Read More »Two New Featurettes Take Us To THE WORLD’S END
Without a doubt SHAUN OF THE DEAD is to this day one of the best zombie movies to grace our screens in recent memory. Loved it. Not much of a fan of HOT FUZZ but it has its fans and who am I to judge. The point of all this is that the three folks that joined together and gave …
Read More »Shaun of the Dead – A Masterclass in Longevity
Once more, an evening has been most enhanced by a viewing of Shaun of the Dead. It’s a film that continues to improve with age, and is still a very long way away from having its delights dulled by the passage of time. The amazing thing is that it came out seven years ago (already? Crikey), and that no matter …
Read More »13 Greatest Horror Homages in Tv Series ‘Spaced’
I’ve been thinking lately about in-references within horror movies (you know, like how in Evil Dead there’s a ripped poster for The Hills Have Eyes in the cellar and in A Nightmare on Elm St. Nancy watches Evil Dead to try and stay awake). One of the people whose referential talents cannot be matched is Edgar Wright, co-writer/director of Shaun …
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