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 […]
Doug ‘Troubadour’ Johnstone is an author on the rise. You may know his name from his novels Hit & Run, Smokeheads, The Ossians, or even his debut Tombstoning. Or perhaps from his journalistic work for the Big Issue or The List. Gone Again is his latest hit novel, published by Faber & Faber in trade […]
After the explosive and emotional climax of the third volume of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, creators Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill might have been expected to take a break from the elaborate work of crossover fiction they’ve been weaving for the last fourteen years. But it seems that continuing to explore the storytelling possibilities […]