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The second season of AMC’s The Walking Dead has split audiences. But whether you hold the series as a compelling zombie drama or a dragging talk-fest, there’s little doubt that the finale delivered a gripping example of how good it can be. In fact, it’s the best instalment since the cinematic, Frank Darabont-directed feature-length pilot. As Hershel’s amusingly-isolated farm was finally overrun by hordes of Walkers, there was bags of zombie carnage, plenty of incident and a final shot that will have many of us – especially fans of the graphic novel – wishing that the third season started next week. For anyone wishing to read on, it goes without saying that major spoilers are to follow. Of course, a key moment was the introduction of hooded warrior Michonne, a fan-favourite from the comics who pitches up wielding a Katanna blade and dragging two armless, jawless zombies shackled behind her (!). Another was Rick revealing what Noah Emmerich’s despairing Dr. Jenner whisp…

Accompanied by a widespread, everywhere-you-look publicity blitz, the long-overdue fifth season of AMC’s Mad Men finally sauntered back onto our screens after an agonising 18-month absence. But like Don himself, who often arrives at client meetings late before rescuing them with a seductively-persuasive pitch, it was worth the wait. Despite rumours of budget disputes (which allegedly affected fellow AMC tentpole The Walking Dead) and contract negotiations with creator Matthew Weiner, the two-hour premiere “A Little Kiss” delivered a confident and typically-classy reminder of what we’ve been missing. Spoilers, like shots of Jon Hamm’s Don Draper staring pensively out his office window, will certainly follow. Now that we’re in 1966, the colours are noticeably brighter, the swinging ’60s are almost in full swing and those drab post-War sensibilities of the ’50s seem gone for good. Having become somewhat defined by its depiction of booze-swilling chauvinists who chain-smoke without c…

Whether you read about it in Empire, overheard whispers at King’s Landing or received word via raven, you probably already know that the eagerly-awaited second season of Game Of Thrones has marched back onto our screens. Having quickly proven itself as an ambitious, densely-plotted classic-in-the-making, the first season of HBO’s adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s popular fantasy series earned a solid fanbase and bags of critical acclaim, meaning that many of us (this writer included) were desperate for more. For anyone who hasn’t seen the show, first, you should seek it out immediately (that’s an order). And second, it would be wise to stop reading now as, to paraphrase the House Stark motto, spoilers are coming.Previously on Game Of Thrones: A seven-year-old was pushed off a castle turret after witnessing incest; Conan the Barbarian (well, Jason Momoa’s Khal Drogo, same diff) melted an exiled heir’s bonce; Mark Addy’s barrel-like King was killed by…

It’s been almost 15 years since James Cameron’s epic Titanic first hit cinema screens, taking the box office by storm, rocketing Celine Dion’s wailey dirge ‘My heart will go on’ to number 1 around the world, and scooping 11 Academy Awards. Now it’s back; and apparently better than ever in 3D. And since I’d never seen it before, I thought that this was the time to check it out.I remember the original release like it was yesterday…or at least not like it was 15 years ago. I was 14, and when I returned to school after the Christmas holidays, Titanic – or more specifically Leonardo DiCaprio – was the hottest topic in the canteen. And I hadn’t seen it. There were two main reasons for this. First. there was the aforementioned Celine Dion theme tune, which even in my naively romantic teen-dom I realised was sentimental tripe, so in part my boycotting of the film was my personal protest against the vomit-inducing pop. Second, there&rsq…

I was lucky enough to be invited down to watch sneak-peak footage from Pixar’s next big release, Brave, recently. These screenings are usually held in top-secret locations (or ‘London hotels’ as they’re sometimes known), accompanied by embargoes (not the kind in The Phantom Menace) and biscuits so perfect they make choral noises when you eat them. If there’s a frustration in not to being able to tell anyone about it afterwards, it’s counterbalanced by the sheer joy of discovering something so new, it’s not even finished. And, of course, those singing biscuits. This one felt a bit different. It’s an understatement to say that bad buzz isn’t something Pixar has had to worry about down the years – the studio’s Metacritic average is a steepling 81 – but this is an interesting time for the denizens of Emeryville. Cars 2 was its first true critical failure (even if it did brisk trade at the box office) and parent company Disney is still su…

If you’ve read this month’s issue of Empire – and if you haven’t, stop faffing around and go and buy it immediately, then come back here and continue where you left off – you’ll no doubt share our excitement about the cover feature, a no-holds-barred peek inside the world of Ridley Scott’s Prometheus. And after this morning’s sneak peek of 12 minutes of footage from the movie with Alien DNA, that excitement hasn’t abated any. In fact, it’s ramped up a notch or ten. The footage – largely from the film’s opening scenes, albeit with a montage at the end – was followed by a Q&A with Sir Ridley, Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron and Michael Fassbender, hosted by yours truly. Here’s what we gleaned from the morning’s events. SPOILERS AHEAD <br /…

By Battleship’s logic, you can play a boardgame, think about Jerry Bruckheimer/Michael Bay at the same time and have a lightbulb moment of “HEY, this should be a movie”. Not only that, you can take your crazy lightbulb moment and actually run with it, all the way to Hollywood, and make a mega blockbuster, feature-length, globally released film. Inspired by Peter Berg, I opened up my toybox and thought about the boardgames I’d like to pitch as barmy films. Let’s roll the dice… Connect 4Matt Damon and Ed Nortonstar in a movie about high stakes, addiction and the dangerous game. Meeting in illegal underground clubs run by the Russian mob (John Malkovich plays an eccentric Connect 4 GOD), the pair travel from place to place perfecting their red/yellow line strategy in order to make good on the debt Norton accumulated while inside (for seriously risky Connect 4-related activity). Damon’s girlfriend eventually leaves him …

Flicking through the paper recently, I came across an ad for the Picturehouse chain’s special autism-friendly screenings. It caught my eye for two reasons: firstly, I have a brother with Asperger syndrome who has an unquenchable love of movies (current favourites: War Horse; anything with titans in it); and secondly, it was adorned with a whopping great picture of Pirate Captain from Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists, which I loved. Needless to say, he’s brandishing a fish slice rather than the traditional cutlass. (Pirate Captain, not brother.)Pirates! is one of the films currently showing at Picturehouse Cinema’s special screenings around the country. The others – Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked and The Muppets among them – are consciously family-friendly choices designed to give the parents of autistic kids the chance of a trip to the movies without the usual stresses of a lo…