And so the 2013 Edinburgh International Film Festival rolls into town, boasting a typically diverse programme of foreign avant-garde cinema, mainstream Hollywood blockbusters and all that’s in between! Of particular interest to readers of this little webzine are a number of geek-friendly curiosities ranging from the fantastical to the frightening, and your humble Geekzine correspondent […]
Does Don Coscarelli’s horror-comedy live up to the high praise of io9, who called it “this generation’s Big Trouble in Little China“? And does it do justice to the original novel by David Wong, a modern cult classic which combines elements of surreal humour, cosmic creepiness and fast-paced action to near-perfect effect? Your humble Geekzine […]
J.J. Abrams’ second installment in his rebooted Star Trek series begins with a perfectly-formed action set piece which, despite its breakneck pace, finds enough time to pose key questions about “the prime directive”. Long-time fans will doubtless be elated about the inclusion of this particular piece of Trek-lore, after Abram’s first film – 2009’s Star […]
A recent (spoiler-heavy) article over at Den of Geek suggested that Iron Man Three (as the film’s credits dub it) is the most irreverent superhero yet made. It’s true that writer/director Shane Black (famous for his work on such action staples as Lethal Weapon and The Last Boy Scout) brings a freshness to the project […]
This year Superman turns 75, and what better way to celebrate than with the release of a new movie adaptation of his heroic exploits? The lukewarm critical and commercial reception which greeted Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns in 2006 caused many to question whether another attempt would ever be made to bring the character back to […]
Feature films shot on celluloid are becoming an endangered species in Hollywood. Huge advances in digital camera technology over the last fifteen years have meant that many directors and cinematographers are now wholeheartedly embracing a method of film-making which offers filmic quality without the excessive cost and inconvenience of utilising traditional film cameras. This paradigmatic […]