The very things that have made Sir Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s much-beloved Good Omens such a hit with readers for two decades are also, unfortunately, the things that make it so difficult to adapt, which explains why its taken this long to make it to screen, and why Gaiman is probably the only person
Month: May 2019
This new art poster for Legion Season 3 is filled with references By Poppy-Jay Palmer 31-05-19 1,943 Click here to see full size. Legion stars Dan Stevens as David Haller/Legion, Rachel Keller as Syd Barrett, Aubrey Plaza as Lenny Busker, Bill Irwin as Carey Loudermilk, Jeremie Harris as Ptonomy Wallace, Amber Midthunder as Kerry Loudermilk, Katie
Adventure awaits in this fantastical new trailer for Disney-Pixar’s Onward By Poppy-Jay Palmer 31-05-19 3,393 Adventure awaits in the first trailer for Disney-Pixar’s upcoming fantasy animation Onward, as it follows two elf brothers on a quest for magic… Onward is directed by Dan Scanlon, written by Scanlon and CS Anderson, and produced by Kori Rae. It
Octavia Spencer is having the best time in the title role of Tate Taylor’s twisted, twisty Ma By Jonathan Hatfull 31-05-19 5,106 Released: 31 May 2019 Certificate: 15 Director: Tate Taylor Writer: Scotty Landes Cast: Octavia Spencer, Diana Silvers, Juliette Lewis, McKayley Miller, Corey Fogelmanis, Luke Evans Distributor: Universal If you like this, try… The
The first trailer has arrived for the upcoming The Dark Crystal TV series Age Of Resistance and if you grew up being delighted and terrified (well, maybe more terrified) by the original movie, this is a potent blast from the past. There’s also a new poster for the 10 episode series, which arrives on
After the exquisitely crafted The Witch, director Robert Eggers returns with an intense two-hander starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe as two lighthouse keepers stuck in a perpetual nightmare of booze, hard graft and tall tales. Shot on 35mm and in black and white Eggers’ creates a claustrophobic sweatbox for the two men to go
If you’ve spent your life looking for a horror-comedy film about a killer dress, LOOK NO FURTHER. From A24 comes In Fabric, a horror-comedy film about a killer dress. Check out the weird and wonderful trailer: In Fabric was directed and written by The Duke Of Burgundy‘s Peter Strickland, and stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hayley Squires, Leo
It’s time to go where no brick has gone before! The LEGO® Movie 2: The Second Part returns to DVD, Blu-ray™, 4K Ultra HD, 3D Blu-Ray™ and Digital Download June 3. To celebrate the release, we are giving YOU the chance to win a copy on 4K Ultra HD! The much-anticipated sequel to the critically
Joel Kinnaman is reprising his role as Rick Flag in The Suicide Squad By Poppy-Jay Palmer 30-05-19 12,596 In case you had any doubts, Joel Kinnaman is officially reprising his role as Rick Flag in James Gunn’s upcoming sequel Suicide Squad. Kinnaman revealed the news in a post on his Instagram account. He wrote: “At the
Despite a colossal budget and a hefty 130-minute running time, it still feels like Michael Dougherty’s Godzilla: King Of The Monsters is stretched a little thin. We’re not just talking about the plot here, which sends the Titan-hunting Monarch team and always-at-11 angry dad Mark Russell (Kyle Chandler) racing around the globe to get his
Find out when you can catch the final season of Jessica Jones with this new teaser By Poppy-Jay Palmer 29-05-19 2,476 Netflix has just released a first-look teaser at Season 3 of Jessica Jones, the streaming service’s only Marvel series left standing, and it comes bearing news of a release date. Catch the final season when
We hate to speak too soon, but it looks like DC could be onto a winner with Swamp Thing if this full trailer for the series is anything to go by… Swamp Thing is hailing from James Wan’s Atomic Monster production Company and Warner Bros Television. It will premiere on the DC Universe digital subscription service
Under The Shadow’s Babak Anvari plunges Armie Hammer and Dakota Johnson into body horror hell in Wounds By Katherine McLaughlin 28-05-19 1 After the accomplished slow-burn horror of Under The Shadow, director Babak Anvari, claws his way through a grotesque body horror that pays disturbing homage to David Cronenberg, David Lynch and Nic Roeg. Armie
First love lives on in Alice Furtado’s sweaty and stylish teenage zombie film Sick Sick Sick By Katherine McLaughlin 28-05-19 1 Released: TBC Director: Alice Furtado Writer: Alice Furtado, Leonardo Levis Cast: Luiza Kosovski, Juan Paiva, Digao Ribeiro Distributor: TBC There are shades of Claire Denis’ charged eroticism in this Brazilian zombie film from debut
Following the global success of Warner Bros. Pictures’ ‘Godzilla’ and ‘Kong: Skull Island’, comes the next cinematic instalment: GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS. Ahead of its May 29 cinema release, we’re giving you the chance to win the ultimate Godzilla bundle. This epic collection includes a themed t-shirt, headphones, journals, and many other action packed
CBS All Access and Amazon Prime Video have released a first look at the upcoming Jean-Luc Picard series Star Trek: Picard, and it looks as though Picard is enjoying his post-Starfleet retirement on an idyllic vineyard. Hanelle Culpepper is serving as showrunner, and directed the first two episodes of the series. Star Trek: Picard stars Patrick
After years of anticipation, we finally have a look at a Terminator film with Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor in it. Check out the new trailer for Terminator: Dark Fate now: Here’s the extremely spoiler-free synopsis of the film: Linda Hamilton (“Sarah Connor”) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (“T-800”) return in their iconic roles in Terminator: Dark Fate, directed
“It’s what’s expected of us,” is a fittingly tongue-in-cheek line repeated throughout Netflix’s The Perfection; a film that revels in upending assumptions. In it, Allison Williams play Charlotte, a gifted cellist who abandoned a promising career when her mother suffered a stroke and required constant care from thereon when she was just a teenager. Now
Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg are trapped in a Twilight Zone-esque domestic nightmare in Vivarium By Katherine McLaughlin 23-05-19 422 Released: TBC Certificate: TBC Director: Lorcan Finnegan Writer: Lorcan Finnegan, Garett Shanley Cast: Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg Distributor: TBC Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg star as a couple who get stuck in domestic hell after
Win a copy of Iron Sky: The Coming Race on Blu-ray with our latest competition By Poppy-Jay Palmer 23-05-19 1,848 To celebrate the release of cult sci-fi epic Iron Sky: The Coming Race we have three copies on Blu-ray up for grabs, just take a look at the question at the bottom of this page. Twenty years
Brightburn tells a superhero horror story with this new motion comic video By Poppy-Jay Palmer 23-05-19 3,599 James Gunn’s superhero horror Brightburn hasn’t even been released yet but it already has an animated retelling of what we’re guessing is the story in the form of this stunning motion comic video. Check it out: Here’s the synopsis
High school gets deadly in this new trailer for Arabic supernatural drama Jinn, which follows a group of teenagers whose lives are disrupted when a spiritual figure appears in front of them in the ancient city of Petra. Check it out: Here’s the short synopsis for the series: A group of high schoolers’ lives are
Sarah Connor preps for the day after judgement day in this new poster for Terminator: Dark Fate By Poppy-Jay Palmer 23-05-19 10,689 Click here to see full size. The first poster for Terminator: Dark Fate has landed, which is fun in itself, but it also means there’s a teaser trailer on the way very, very soon. The
Gene Wolfe’s speculative fiction masterpiece The Book of the New Sun is the latest epic to get an fully illustrated limited edition from The Folio Society, illustrated by artist Sam Weber. The Folio Society art director and editorial team worked with the author, prior to his passing, who approved each stage of illustration and production. Find out
Star Wars fans have the chance to win not one but two new titles from Haynes. Both fully authorised and approved by Lucasfilm, one Haynes manual takes take a look at the notoriously lethal TIE Fighter while the other looks at the legendary Millennium Falcon. For your chance to win, simply answer the question at the
On the run up to Netflix’s upcoming series The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance, the show has delivered a bounty of goodies, including brand new images (which you can view in the gallery above) and a release date. You can expect to catch the series on the streaming service on 30 August 2019. Here’s the synopsis: The
**SPOILERS for the Game Of Thrones Season 8 finale follow** We spoke to Isaac Hempstead Wright twice in the run up to Season 8 of Game Of Thrones. TWICE. Did he let slip during that time that Bran ended the show as the King of the Six (!) Kingdoms? No, he bloody didn’t. But we should have
Bertrand Bonello uses genre to explore the legacy of colonialism in moving teen drama Zombi Child By Katherine McLaughlin 21-05-19 2,151 Released: TBC Certificate: TBC Director: Bertrand Bonello Writer: Bertrand Bonello Cast: Louise Labeque, Wislanda Louimat, Mackenson Bijou Distributor: TBC Horror fans may already be familiar with the story of Clairvius Narcisse through Wes Craven’s
There was never a happy way to end Game Of Thrones – at least not for its millions of fans. One person’s happy ending is the next person’s complete disaster, and, in fact, a happy ending was the last thing most fans wanted. We’ve been weaned on beheadings and burnings, a happy ending in Westeros
Here’s the first full trailer for the BBC’s His Dark Materials TV series By Poppy-Jay Palmer 20-05-19 1,488 The BBC has finally put out a trailer for its upcoming His Dark Materials series (based on the books by Phillip Pullman) and it’s everything we could have wanted. Check it out: Exciting. Intriguing. Doesn’t give the whole