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Supergirl Season 3 Episode 17 Review – ‘Trinity’

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Martin Carr reviews the seventeenth episode of Supergirl season 3… Beyond the dictionary definitions of Trinity which touch on both religious symbolism and more specifically Christian scripture there is an inference of unity. A state of being where three individual parts make a whole and therefore create balance. Pestilence, Purity and Reign represent that twisted […]

Gotham Season 4 Episode 20 Review – ‘That Old Corpse’

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Martin Carr reviews the twentieth episode of Gotham season 4…   Grave side vigils, psychotic twin siblings and full scale riots inside the GCPD are only a few elements of ‘That Old Corpse’. With split personalities Jerome and Jeremiah as flip sides of the same coin, Gotham contains a singular performance better suited to cinema […]

Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 21 Review – ‘Summer Sausage, a Pocket Poncho, and Tony Danza’

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Martin Carr reviews the twenty-first episode of Young Sheldon… Montana Jordan and Raegan Revord have been overlooked in Young Sheldon. Not only a thought with acres of evidence but an assertion fully loaded with an array of examples listed A through F. That Chuck Lorre and company recognise this and use nineteen minutes to rectify […]

Movie Review – Bad Samaritan (2018)

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Bad Samaritan, 2018. Directed by Dean Devlin. Starring David Tennant, Kerry Condon, Robert Sheehan, Jacqueline Byers, Lisa Brenner, and Hannah Barefoot. SYNOPSIS: Two part-time valet attendants spend their time robbing unsuspecting customers whilst they are busy eating dinner. One night this slick operation comes unstuck when a local businessman pulls up in his Maserati. Upon […]

Exclusive Interview – Director Dean Devlin talks Bad Samaritan

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Martin Carr chats with Bad Samaritan director Dean Devlin… Holed up in a local bar opposite Cowes yacht basin and looking out at glorious sunshine I find myself Transatlantic with Dean Devlin. Producer, writer, director and independent filmmaker of blockbuster tent poles including Independence Day, Stargate, Godzilla and The Patriot. With his latest directorial effort […]

Exclusive Interview – Jim Capobianco on Disney, Pixar and his new film The Inventor

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Martin Carr chats with Jim Capobianco… One overcast Sunday afternoon I found myself on the phone to Jim Capobianco. Affable, Oscar nominated and busy on post production work for Mary Poppins Returns, we talked about his career in animation and a passion project known as The Inventor. MC: What got you interested in animation as […]

Supergirl Season 3 Episode 16 Review – ‘Of Two Minds’

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Martin Carr reviews the sixteenth episode of Supergirl season 3… There is a stark dichotomy which plays into Supergirl’s ball park this week as humanity starts disintegrating. Pestilence and Purity manifest themselves as the citizens of National City begin dropping like flies. Meanwhile emotional in-fighting combines with the welcome return of Brainiac to honestly represent […]

Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 20 Review – ‘A Dog, A Squirrel, and a Fish Named Fish’

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Martin Carr reviews the twentieth episode of Young Sheldon… Besides the physics lesson and inclusion of Sheldon Cooper phobias, episode twenty is all about adults, young adolescents and religious intervention. There are Big Bang references, more subtle side swipes and character jibes, but ultimately Sheldon plays second fiddle. If anything he enables more interaction between […]