Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Young Sheldon… At just over twenty minutes the makers of Young Sheldon are vastly underestimating the attention span of their audience. This window into the formative years of a Big Bang alumni is engaging, strangely nostalgic and anchored by an understated performance from Iain Armitage. Ably supported by […]
Movie Review – Only the Brave (2017)
Only the Brave, 2017. Directed by Joseph Kosinski. Starring Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch, and Jennifer Connelly. SYNOPSIS: The true story of a team of elite firefighters – the Granite Mountain Hotshots – who welcome a new recruit while tackling some of the fiercest wildfires in Arizona. The true […]
Book Review – The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel
Michelle Herbert reviews The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel… The Roanoke Girls is a deeply insidious story told from the perspective of Lane Roanoke, a girl who had grown up with an emotionally abusive mother. When Lane’s mother kills herself Lane is sent to live with her grandparents at Roanoke (the house is named after the […]
The Orville Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘Into the Fold’
Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of The Orville season 1… This narrative segue might be old-fashioned, stereotypical and not without a blatant appeal to audience’s heartstrings, but it works effectively to put Doctor Claire Finn and Isaac together. Laying down a foundation of high-ranking, hardworking single mother ‘Into the Fold’ broadens our understanding, gives her […]
Gotham Season 4 Episode 7 Review – ‘A Day in the Narrows’
Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Gotham season 4… That Bruce Wayne finally turns into a socialite bad ass this episode is to be celebrated. Combine that with the turning of the tide within Gotham’s GCPD and episode seven is definitely down and dirty. Bloodletting, police brutality and dream sequence beatings all feed into […]
Exclusive Interview – Gillian MacGregor on The Stolen and filming in New Zealand
We chat with Gillian MacGregor on The Stolen and filming in New Zealand… Originally from Ayrshire, Scotland, Gillian MacGregor is an award-winning actress with her best-known work including A Lonely Place to Die, Beyond and Street Fighter: Resurrection. She even won a Best Actress award at the International Valencia Film Festival for the popular series, […]
Supergirl Season 3 Episode 4 Review – ‘The Faithful’
Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Supergirl season 3… This is the most rounded episode of the season so far. Low on saccharine, thoroughly thought-provoking and packed with pathos alongside a good balance of set pieces. Touching on the repercussions of Kara’s actions over the last two years, it taps into back history rewarding […]
Blu-ray Review – The Villainess (2017)
The Villainess, 2017. Directed by Byung-gil Jung. Starring Ok-bin Kim, Ha-kyun Shin, Jun Sung, and Seo-hyeong Kim. SYNOPSIS: A female assassin seeks revenge on the man that killed her father, unaware of the consequences that await her. Opening with possibly the greatest five minutes of first-person action ever filmed, The Villainess follows in the tradition […]
Blu-ray Review – Demons of the Mind (1972)
Demons of the Mind, 1972. Directed by Peter Sykes. Starring Paul Jones, Robert Hardy, Shane Briant, Gillian Hills, Yvonne Mitchell, Patrick Magee, Robert Brown, and Michael Hordern. SYNOPSIS: A physician discovers a web of sex, incest and Satanism in the house of a wealthy Baron. Coming at a time when Hammer Films badly needed a […]
Blu-ray Review – Willard/Ben Limited Edition Box Set
Willard/Ben Limited Edition Box Set Directed by Daniel Mann/Phil Karlson. Starring Bruce Davison, Elsa Lanchester, Sondra Locke, Michael Dante, Lee Montgomery, Joseph Campanella, Arthur O’Connell, and Meredith Baxter. SYNOPSIS: Box set containing two cult classics about killer rats from the early 1970s. Something of a ‘lost’ cult film from 1971, Willard is often cited as […]
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