It’s hard to know what to make of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the landscape of superhero television. It lacks the allegorical nuance of Jessica Jones, the gritty hyperviolence of Daredevil and the comic-book stylings of The Flash and Arrow. The show has always been a bit of a hybrid with an appeal of its own – though one…
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The first season of Gotham had a lot of potential but it’s hard not to call it out for being the mess it is. Characters were too one-dimensional and its convoluted plotting left a lot to be desired. By the mid-season finale, I wasn’t really watching Gotham because I wanted to know what happened next as…
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The Hateful Eight is (fittingly) iconic auteur Quentin Tarantino‘s eighth film, which this week opened in Australian cinemas for a limited 70mm Ultra Panavision release – the first film to do so since 1966’s Khartoum and the first Western since The Hallelujah Trail (1965). For cinephiles around the world, the day couldn’t have come soon enough,…
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Given its status time-travelling superpowered team adventure, it feels safe to say Legends of Tomorrow is probably the most ambitious effort yet in the CW’s ever-growing lineup of superhero TV shows. Set around the time-travelling Rip Hunter (Arthur Darvill), who snatches various DC heroes and villains out of the present to go on a sprawling…
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The Goosebumps novel series was one I read religiously as a child growing up – in fact I don’t know many 90’s children who weren’t invested in this wonderfully ghoulish series – so the idea of a (long overdue) cinematic adaptation of R.L. Stine’s classic tales was one I embraced wholeheartedly. The type of subject matter…
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Taika Waititi‘s New Zealand-set and produced Hunt for the Wilderpeople releases this week and we were lucky to be in attendance at the film’s Sydney premiere. Alongside getting to see the film itself (look for our review later in the week), we were also treated to a short Q&A with director Taika Waititi and cast members Julian…
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This year’s upcoming VIVID is set to be Sydney’s biggest yet. For VIVID Ideas, in particular, it’s hard not to call this year’s lineup their most ambitious effort with over planned 180 events and over 400 unique speakers including the House of Cards writer Beau Willimon and Orange is the New Black showrunner Jenji Kohan. We caught up with the curator of…
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Mad Tiger is such a strange and brilliant film it’s hard to know where to begin. Donning Power Rangers-inspired costumes and describing themselves as a “Japanese Action Comic Punk band”, Peelander-Z are a band you’ve probably never heard but aren’t unlikely to forget once you encounter them. In their own words, their performances are probably…
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With the Season 6 kicking off a few weeks ago, all eyes are on HBO’s fantasy drama and all the talk by showrunners of the series 2018 end-date has reignited rumors that a spin-off might be in the works. Given it’s enormous success it’s almost hard to imagine a world where HBO lets Game of…
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Kara Bertoncini hit the 2016 Logies Red Carpet but before she did, Rahel Romahn shed some light on what excites him most about Australian TV. Find out what he has to say about how today’s Australian TV reflects the diversity of modern Australia below: You can check out the rest of our Logies coverage here….
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Kara Bertoncini hit the 2016 Logies Red Carpet and got more than she bargained for in her interview with Josh Thomas. Lucky for her, they both have a good sense of humour. You can check out the rest of our Logies coverage here. ———- This content has recently been ported from its original home…
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Kara Bertoncini caught up with TV Presenter Livinia Nixon on the red carpet of the recent 2016 TV Week Logie Awards. She spoke to her about social media and the impact it has had on the shape of the entertainment industry. Check out her answer below: You can check out the rest of our Logies coverage here….
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Kara Bertoncini hit the 2016 Logies Red Carpet and tried to calm Grant Denyer‘s nerves. It seemed the best way to do that was for Grant to impersonate a drunk Karl Stefanovic. Check out the video below: You can check out the rest of our Logies coverage here. ———- This content has recently been ported…
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As one of the biggest TV series on the planet, Game of Thrones has never really lacked imitators. There’s a lot of money in replicating what people like about Thrones. Though not all of them hit the mark, when they did, it’s meant that fans of the show have had a myriad of other entertainment options to tide them…
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It’s been a long time coming but the Michael Fassebender-fronted historical thriller finally has its first full trailer. Based on Ubisoft‘s megapopular videogame franchise, Assassin’s Creed will see Fassbender take on the role of a man kidnapped by a sinister corporation and forced to relive the memories of his Spanish ancestor. Watch the trailer below: Assassin’s Creed…
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Like Season 4’s similarly-named “Oathkeeper”, “Oathbreaker” is very much one of those in-between episode of Game of Thrones. There’s a little bit happening on almost-every front here – but not all that much overall. We checked in with Sam to see how things are going en-route to Oldtown, we checked in with Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and Cersei (Lena…
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Every season of Thrones has ended on a moment of great narrative significance. The first season closed with the introduction Dany’s (Emilia Clarke) dragons while the second unveiled the White Walkers and their army of the dead. Most recently, the fifth season ended with the instantly-infamous death of Jon Snow (Kit Harrington). As we make…
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After months of rumors and speculation, Disney has found their new Han Solo in Alden Ehrenreich. Ehrenreich was last seen in the Coen Brother‘s Hail, Caesar! and will be playing a younger version of the Harrison Ford character in one of Disney‘s upcoming Star Wars anthology films, centering on the iconic character’s origin story. The prequel film has yet…
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In an interview with Uproxx, Joe and Anthony Russo have confirmed that the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War – Part 1 and Avengers: Infinity War – Part 2 are set to be re-titled. Despite their titling, the pair of upcoming Avengers films are set to be entirely different stories rather than a single epic two-part story –…
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With Inside Out‘s Best Animated Feature win at the Oscars behind us and the release of Finding Dory creeping up on us, it’s a good time to be a Pixar fan. We caught up with Sharon Calahan, one of the studios most prolific cinematographers and talked about her work, The Good Dinosaur and the culture of a…
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It’s no secret that nerd culture has a problem with sexism. From last year’s #gamergate to the more-recent controversy around Allison Rapp, discourse in the games industry has been dominated by this ugly cultural intersection between woman and video games. For those who haven’t been keeping tabs on things, GFTO is a reasonably effective primer as…
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If you have yet to watch the compelte Star Wars saga through in “The Machete Order”, this May 4th is absolutely the right time to try it. Coined by blogger Rod Hilton, the Machete Order is an approach to rewatching the Star Wars films in a way that seeks to minimize some of the prequel’s…
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Netflix’s charged drama Bloodline is releasing on DVD and Blu-ray this week and to celebrate we have an exclusive deleted scene from the first season to share. The scene is entitled “The Secrets We Keep” and is one of several deleted scenes included as part of the releases’ special features. Check it out below: Season…
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If last week’s episode began to build up the idea that the showrunners of Game of Thrones might have what it takes to pull off an ending to Martin’s saga, this week’s episode continued this – delivering an impressive episode with plenty of big moments that are sure to clog up social media over the…
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Netflix has announced that a follow-up to last year’s Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, titled Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later. Like the name suggests, the eight-episode series will be set ten years after the original Wet Hot American Summer film. Beyond that, details are scarce but expect Elizabeth Banks, Michael Ian…
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In the lead-up to Stan’s exclusive mini-series of Aussie horror Wolf Creek, the streaming service will be opening up two undoubtedly creepy immersive pop-up bars next month, the first in Melbourne across four days, and the second in Sydney across four days. The fully-immersive Wolf Creek Roadhouse Bar will be transposing the rugged outback setting…
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If nothing else, Victor Frankenstein succeeds in its efforts to retell the story of the titular figure, and not the monster he’s so often conflated with. This re-imagining of the horror classic sees Frankenstein and his assistant Igor take center stage over the pair’s iconic creation, playing less a horror flick and more of a character-driven period…
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Ever since Netflix officially made its way to Australian audiences last year, video-on-demand or “VOD” are terms being thrown around more than ever before. What started as a disruption to the traditional movie distribution model has morphed into one of the fastest growing niches in entertainment, with services like Presto, Stan, Quickflix and ABC’s own…
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Despite its status as the biggest TV series in pop culture these days, it’s an unexpected-but-promising sign that “The Red Woman” kicks off Season 6 of Game of Thrones with a whimper and not a bang. The episode wasted no time in picking up the pieces left in the wake of Jon Snow’s death last season with Davos…
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Released overseas last year and releasing on DVD and Blu-ray next month, Paul McGuigan‘s Victor Frankenstein is nothing if not an unconventional take on the material. McGuigan’s remix of the horror classic sees a young Victor Frankenstein (James McAvoy) rescue Igor (Daniel Radcliffe) from the circus in pursuit of an assistant to aid him in his attempts…
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