X Men

X-Men: First Class

Latest in franchise makes clever use of Cold War-era setting

30 Jun 2011

(12A) 132min The novelty of the Hollywood franchise reboot has worn thin, but this re-launch of the initially excellent adaptations of the Marvel comic book benefits from a canny central concept that takes the mutant superhero team back to their…

Hugh Jackman wants to be travelling superhero

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30 Apr 2011

Hugh Jackman wants superpowers that would allow him to travel anywhere. The Australian actor - who has children Oscar, 10, and Ava, five, with wife Deborra-Lee Furness - has loved ones spread throughout the world and would love to have special…

Gaming round-up: May 2009

11 May 2009

Summer is almost here, which can mean the start of a lean period for gamers, however May is shaping up quite nicely. Damnation stands out amongst the usual movie tie-ins as reboots of the Terminator and Star Trek franchises hit cinema screens. First…

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

16 Apr 2009

(15) 97min Much like Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy, Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine provided the vital tough-guy ingredient in the popular X-Men movies. Laconic and individualistic, the appealing Wolverine stood head and shoulders above the…

Wolverine rewrite not before time

4 Oct 2007

It’s an odd one the Wolverine spin-off movie, you can see where there’s a market for it, but the proposed storyline is baffling. The word on the seedy old internet highways is that we are to be treated to the origins of the adamantium-clawed…