Author: Cassam Looch

  • Danny Collins – Review

    Given his recent output, you would be forgiven for assuming that Danny Collins – a film about an ageing rocker who has been in a steady decline – is part of a sad farewell tour for Al Pacino. Instead, what you will get is a well thought out drama that is light on laughs, but… Read More >

  • Search Party – Review

    Setting the bar very low, and celebrating the worst aspects of countless “frat” movies from recent history, Search Party should be an unmitigated disaster. However, judging it by its own sub-standard standard, it is a passable comedy with a couple of laughs that keep it watchable if never truly entertaining. Following a late night weed… Read More >

  • Kate Beckinsale returns to Underworld

    Kate Beckinsale is confirmed to return for the fifth instalment of the Underworld franchise, reprising her role of Selene, the vampire with a conscience. Also signing up is director Anne Foerster, who has worked extensive with Roland Emmerich as Director of Photography on such action hits as The Day after Tomorrow and White House Down.… Read More >

  • New X-Men movie to be made by The Fault in our Stars director

    Josh Boone is to helm spin-off film X-Men: The New Mutants, featuring a fresh crop of superheroes and villains. The new film will be a standalone project, although set in the ever-expanding X-Men universe and studio Fox. The New Mutants will join four other titles currently in the works and at various stages of development.… Read More >

  • Mad Max: Fury Road – Review

    “A brutal, non-stop chase movie which has elements from the previous trilogy of Mel Gibson films but is fuel-injected with its own updated mechanical mayhem”… Read More >

  • John Wick sequel confirmed

    Keanu Reeves is set to reprise his role as hired-gun-turned-puppy-owner in a sequel to this year’s surprise box-office smash John Wick. It’s been rumoured for a while, with the relatively small budget proving hugely profitable for studio Lionsgate. Strong ticket sales have been boosted by positive word of mouth, the combination of black humour and… Read More >

  • First image of Suicide Squad assembled!

    Director David Ayer continues to feed comicbook fans information via twitter and has revealed a first look at his band of super-villains for upcoming movie Suicide Squad… Read More >

  • It Follows star joins Independence Day sequel

    Having made her name in a couple of high quality B movies, Maika Monroe has joined the ever-expanding cast of Independence Day 2. Announcing the move over twitter, director Roland Emmerich hasn’t gone into details about which character Monroe will play. She joins returning members Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman as the big names from… Read More >

  • First look at Jared Leto as The Joker

    David Ayer has revealed what his take on one of the most iconic villains in comic book lore will look like… and fans are divided. We already knew that Jared Leto was going to be playing The Joker in Warner Bros. super-villain movie Suicide Squad, and over the last few weeks his transformation from long-haired… Read More >

  • Fast and Furious 8 to open in April 2017

    The dust has barely settled from the roaring start to the box-office run of the most recent film in the series, but Universal have fast-tracked Fast and Furious 8 and given it an early 2017 release date. Vin Diesel had said the follow-up was on its way, but now we know when to expect it.… Read More >