For a long time, we've been hearing about 'Riddick,' the third cinematic adventure featuring Vin Diesel's character from 'Pitch Black.' It was relegated to whispers, however, for quite a while and it seemed that perhaps it was a dead…

Though TV news doesn't often populate our Cool S**T section, it's hard to ignore the small screen spinoff of Joss Whedon's big screen adaptation of Marvel's 'The Avengers.' 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' will follow the adventures of a crack team of…

Most of the time, when sci-fi movies are terrifying it's because of some ravenous alien creature that sneaks aboard a human spaceship or on whose home planet our heroes find themselves. 'Gravity' on the other hand, is terrifying for the worst-case, but very possible, scenario it puts forth. Directed by Alfonso Cuaron…

For a while now, Disney has been working on adapting the Marvel comic 'Big Hero 6' into an animated movie. Today, the first concept art, the official logline, and preview footage have arrived. Based on the comic series by Steven T. Seagle and Duncan Rouleau, the big screen animated version will be directed by Don Hall ('Winnie the…

Still not quite sure how to gauge my enthusiasm for 'Now You See Me.' It has an impressive cast--Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Mark…

We've been waiting patiently, ok maybe not too patiently for the first trailer for Edgar Wright's 'The World's End.' Finally, FINALLY, it has arrived. I can honestly say it is everything I had hoped for from the conclusion of the Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy. It has a definite …

Last week we were shown some teaser footage for Gavin Hood's 'Ender's Game' with the assurance that the trailer would hit the web today...and indeed here it is. I'm really looking forward to seeing how Hood adapts Orson Scott Card's…

And here it is. After months of nothing but still images and plot synopses, we finally have the first trailer for Alan Taylor's 'Thor: The Dark World.' There is a lot to dig about this trailer; the battle sequences, the clearly-defined stakes involving Jane Foster (…

The next cinematic adventure for Asgard's favored son won't land in theaters until November, well after the summer movie season. However, in order to keep people excited for 'Thor: The Dark World,' Marvel has just released the first official poster for the film. It's a total Photoshop job, as are most contemporary movie posters, but Thor (…

As if just being the next Captain America movie weren't high-profile enough, Joe and Anthony Russo's 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' has garnered some extra buzz of late due to comments made by…

This August, after most of the the dust of the summer blockbuster season has settled, we will be given the opportunity to return to the world of Frank Miller's '300.' Noam Murro directs …

With all the giant movies hitting theaters this summer, it's easy to forget that we're also getting the second film in 'The Hunger Games' franchise in November. Francis Lawrence's 'Catching Fire' will bring back 74th…

I haven't read Peter M. Lenkov's graphic novel 'Rest In Peace Department,' but after hearing the synopsis today, you can bet your rotting corpse I'm going to. A division of undead cops trying to solve their own murders? It reminds me of one of my favorite schlocky 80s films: 'Dead Heat.' This year, Universal will release…

I was a big fan of 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes.' I was surprised that another installment of such a seemingly dead franchise could be so innovative and function as such an effective reboot. Now Matt Reeves has begun shooting on the followup …

The movie featured at last year's Comic-Con that generated the most excitement for me was easily 'Elysium.' Directed by Neill Blomkamp ('District 9'), 'Elysium' takes place in a distant future wherein the Earth is so ruined…

If this day had a theme, I suppose it would be Zack Snyder of future past. By that I mean we not only had the first TV spot from his next-to-be-released project 'Man of Steel,' but also the first glimpse of '300: Rise of an…

The summer season is nigh, and Warner Brothers does not want to be overshadowed in the superhero department by 'Iron Man 3.' They've just released the first TV spot for Zack Snyder's 'Man of Steel.' There's not a lot of new footage…

While 'Iron Man' was my favorite of the Avengers solo projects, 'Captain America: The First Avenger' was a very close second. I am therefore beside myself with excitement that Cap's Phase 2 adventure, 'The Winter…

The problem with a lot of studio horror films is that they lack imagination. So often a year's worth of horror titles is a carousel of rehashed and repackaged trite. When a horror film shows a marked degree of conceptual creativity, it is always going to grab our attention. That is why I'm terribly intrigued by 'The Purge.' Directed by …

It's been a long strange road for Adam Wingard's 'You're Next.' It played to rave reviews at both Toronto and its one screening at Fantastic Fest back in 2011. It was at Fantastic Fest that year that Lionsgate purchased the movie and promised a theatrical release. However, that release date was then shuffled over and…