Martin Carr reviews the third episode of The Strain season 3… For fans of the book trilogy this is their episode. I say it because Quinlan remains a firm favourite of those who discovered The Strain, before television got their mucky little paws on the written word. What happens in and around those events this […]
Second Opinion – Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
Hunt for the Wilderpeople, 2016. Directed by Taika Waititi. Starring Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Oscar Knightley and Rhys Darby. SYNOPSIS: A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush. Hunt for the Wilderpeople occupies a strange place, that purgatory […]
The Strain Season 3 Episode 2 Review – ‘Bad White’
Martin Carr reviews the second episode of The Strain season 3… Like a Formula One team in those crucial warm up laps The Strain is making final adjustments. Practice laps, months of planning and untold amounts of money have been spent to ensure things go smoothly. That ultimately is how season three feels right now […]
Ray Donovan Season 4 Episode 10 Review – ‘Lake Hollywood’
Mark Clark reviews the tenth episode of Ray Donovan season 4… It may seem like there’s a lot going on in episode 10, and I suppose there is, but for all the to-ing and fro-ing it never seems to get anywhere. Even Ray meanders through with a single expression and a mien that suggests he’s […]
Movie Review – Don’t Breathe (2016)
Don’t Breathe, 2016. Directed by Fede Alvarez. Starring Jane Levy, Stephen Lang, Dylan Minnette and Daniel Zovatto. SYNOPSIS: Three hard up thieves’ target a war veteran who they believe is sitting on a hefty pay out after the death of his daughter. Considering his blindness and his age they all think this will be an […]
Movie Review – The Infiltrator (2016)
The Infiltrator, 2016. Directed by Brad Furman. Starring Bryan Cranston, John Leguizamo, Diane Kruger and Benjamin Bratt. SYNOPSIS: Based on the true story of Robert Mazur; the US Customs official who uncovered the money trails of Pablo Escobar’s Medellin Cartel. The Infiltrator drops us straight into 1985 Tampa, feeling like a combination between the original […]
Blu-ray Review – Matinee (1993)
Matinee, 1993. Directed by Joe Dante. Starring John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Robert Picardo, Dick Miller, Omri Katz, Lisa Jakub and John Sayles. SYNOPSIS: An enterprising film promoter capitalises on the hysteria during the Cuban missile crisis and introduces the idea of live props and special effects to a Florida town during a horror […]
Go Rogue with the second part of Lucasfilm’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story stop-motion animated series
Last week Disney and Lucasfilm launched a new fan-created stop-motion animated series for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story starring key toys from December’s hotly-anticipated Anthology movie, and now part two has arrived online, which picks up with Jyn Erso working together with an unlikely group of heroes to outsmart the Empire and prevent the completion of the LEGO […]
Movie Review – Blood Is Blood (2016)
Blood Is Blood, 2016. Written and Directed by Stuart Sauvarin. Starring Fiona Dourif, Daniel DiTomasso, Kate French, Andrew James Allen, Caitlin Harris, and Teni Panosian. SYNOPSIS: A young girl seeks revenge after an unexpected death, while the world around her unravels revealing horrifying secrets about her life and family. If you don’t have a lot of money to […]
Charlie Brooker reveals episode descriptions for Netflix’s Black Mirror
Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker revealed spoiler free episode descriptions for the upcoming third season of the acclaimed anthology series during an exclusive interview with EW, along with an image from the Dan Trachtenberg directed sixth episode ‘Playtest’; take a look below… SEE ALSO: First look images from season 3 of Black Mirror “Nosedive” We […]
