On paper, a film which is almost two hours of talking heads (with occasional photographic accompaniment) doesn’t sound like the most appealing prospect. But when you’ve as colourful a parade of characters as the past and present writers and artists at 2000AD magazine, just letting them tell their story makes for compelling viewing. Director Paul […]
Back in 1997, James Mangold’s understated crime thriller Cop Land gained a great deal of critical notice due to the performance of its leading man. Nothing unusual there, except that the leading man in question was Sylvester Stallone, an actor who had spent most of the previous two decades making a name for himself in […]
As ‘Game of Thrones’ demonstrates, the brutality of gritty realism can offer valuable storytelling possibilities to writers of fantasy fiction. But just because a little realism is necessary to engage audiences, it doesn’t mean that you have to keep doing terrible things to your characters.
No, really; we’re here. Over the next couple of weeks, your humble Geekzine will be bringing you reviews galore from the festival’s various screens throughout the city. Just like in previous years, the EIFF has excelled once again in delivering a goodly amount of geek-friendly fare among its programmed offerings, and we’re particularly excited about […]
Was Deckard a replicant? After watching the BFI’s release of Blade Runner’s Final Cut, we decided to put this 33 year-old question to bed….
The CW’s ‘Flash’ and ‘Arrow’ are children of the silver and dark age of comics respectively, but could their crossovers point the way to a stylistic renaissance of on-screen superheroes?