REVIEW: Prey

by Sarah Johnson (Twitter:@strappinglass)

1719, the Northern Great Plains of the Comanche Nation. Much to the annoyance of the men in her tribe, young Naru (Midthunder) wants to be recognised as the capable hunter-warrior she is. She will need all her skills when a lethal alien comes to Earth to stalk the local wildlife.

PODCAST: 2021 Roundup – Films of the Year [Movie Robcast]

It now may be 2022, but we’re starting the year looking back at 2021.

While perhaps not a banner year in general, 2022 was a fine year for cinema. Bond returned in triumph, Spider-Man topped off the year with box office glory, Cruella proved Disney could turn a classic cartoon character into a live-action triumph, Dune turned out to be filmable, and West Side Story was the remake we didn’t know we needed.…

PODCAST: The Suicide Squad & Jungle Cruise [Movie RobCast]

Episode 122 of The Movie Robcast casts an eye over James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad and the Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt starring Jungle Cruise.

Rob D’s eye is a little grumpier than the kind-hearted Rob W, so you’ll have to listen and see which team you’re on.…

PODCAST: A Quiet Place Part II & Cruella [Movie RobCast]

Episode 117 of The Movie Robcast looks at two big releases, both of which are currently playing in cinemas!

John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place Part II was delayed from the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, arriving over a year later?…

PODCAST: Coming 2 America & Raya and the Last Dragon [The Movie RobCast]

In episode 111, the Robs look at two films originally intended for cinema, Eddie Murphy’s Coming 2 America and Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon

Elsewhere, they discuss the finer points of IMDb plot synopses, Rob D talks about his COVID vaccination, and they brace themselves for what they’ll be talking about in episode 112…

If you like what you hear or have any feedback, why not rate and review us wherever you listen to your podcasts?…

PODCAST: WandaVision & Stardust [Movie RobCast]

In episode 109, Robs Daniel & Wallis review the opening two instalments of WandaVision, the first Marvel series to hit Disney+.

Happily, they find plenty to talk about. Not that our intrepid casters in pod are ever stuck for words.…

PODCAST: Mulan (2020) & I’m Thinking of Ending Things [Movie RobCast]

The Movie RobCast reaches episode 99! And in the final double digit episode before we boldly to get into three figures (*gasp*), Robs Daniel and Wallis cast an eye over Disney’s live action Mulan remake.

The pair were really rather impressed with the 1998 animated version when reviewing it back on episode 87.…

PODCAST: Onward [The Movie RobCast]

In episode 85 of The Movie Robcast, Robs Daniel and Wallis go on an epic journey while reviewing Pixar’s Onward.

Well, they’re outside in the middle of London again as Rob Wallis is on his lunchbreak and they have to find shelter because it starts raining.

PODCAST: Shazam!, Pet Sematary, Us, & Dumbo [Electric Shadows]

The Electric Shadows Podcast reaches its 60th episode! To celebrate Robs Daniel and Wallis cram in discussions of four releases.

First up, DC’s Shazam! Has the (justice) beleaguered studio finally cracked the code for how they can make superhero films to rival those over at Marvel?

Where Next For Star Wars? [by Max Eshraghi]

By Max Eshraghi

 

With the under-performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story, Kathleen Kennedy, JJ Abrams and the rest of the creative team at the Mouse House are re-calibrating. If rumours are to be believed, they are abandoning a number of the standalone anthology movies planned and focusing solely on the main series going forward.…