Daredevil Premiere Date

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Daredevil (the first entry of Netflix’s launch of Marvel superheroes, soon to be followed by A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist, culminating in The Defenders) will premiere April 10. And as typically the case with series that appear on Netflix, the entire first season will probably air in its entirety. And […]

Ant-Man – Trailer

I caught the Ant-Man trailer–for some reason it’s still being called a “teaser”–and I have to say, it looks awesome.  You’ve got Paul Rudd in his Ant-Man costume, running about, riding an ant and looking bulked-up. As I said, it’s pretty awesome. You also see Corey Stoll strolling down a corridor, and I have to say […]

Predestination – Trailer

Before I begin I think that I should acknowledge that Benedict Cumberbatch is a good actor. That being said, I don’t necessarily think that he’s a good choice for Marvel Studios upcoming Doctor Strange.  For awhile Ethan Hawke was in the running–and I get the feeling that if the choice were entirely Scott Derrickson’s he’d […]

Ant-Man Teaser Trailer (Human-Sized)

Here’s the Ant-Man teaser trailer, embiggened for human viewing (though there’s not that much to see other than a few shots of Paul Rudd and various locations and situations, such as a fight and Rudd being escorted by two military types). That being said, Payton Reed‘s take looks looks gorgeous and very cinematic. It’s early days […]

Ant-Man – Teaser Trailer

Kevin Feige and the rest of them at Marvel Studios are a crafty bunch.  Since the first trailer from The Avengers: Age Of Ultron was leaked prematurely it appears that that they just decided to let us see it. And it’s fitting that the first trailer for Ant-Man is only slightly larger than an ant.  The […]

2014 in review

To everyone that made it to 2015, welcome to 2015!  I’ll do my level best to keep giving you reasons to visit Screenphiles!   Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 28,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera […]

Taken 3 – Trailer

Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) may have “a particular set of skills,” that have been parodied on various shows, such as Family Guy, but it seems to me that some very important questions aren’t being asked, such as:  If Mills and his particular set of skills were so effective, why is it that there will be […]

I, Frankenstein – Review

“I, Frankenstein.  At Least It’s Not Van Helsing.” That’s pretty weak praise, then again I, Frankenstein isn’t the strongest of movies. No one through virtually the entire running time is at all certain if the Monster (Aaron Eckhart) has a soul–spoiler alert:  He does–though I wish the same could be said for the movie itself, because […]

‘Thunderbirds’ Strike Again

There’s a new Thunderbirds series coming from ITV, which is a good thing.  The not-so-good-news is that the Anderson estate has nothing to do with it (if Jamie Anderson has a connection, he’s not telling), though perhaps that’s counterbalanced by Jonathan Frakes also having nothing to do with it, considering the mess that he made of […]

‘Dark Skies’ Is On Netflix

If you’re like me, when you think ‘Christmas’ you also think ‘horror,’ you’re in luck because Netflix has one of the better alien abduction movies, Scott Stewart‘s Dark Skies.  What makes it work is that it, unlike most movies of this particular genre, spends its time letting us get to know the family that is under siege […]