The Hummingbird Project, 2018. Directed by Kim Nguyen. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Alexander Skarsgård, Salma Hayek, Michael Mando, Sarah Goldberg, Frank Shorpion, Johan Heldenbergh, and Kwasi Songui. SYNOPSIS: Vincent Zaleski (Jesse Eisenberg) and his cousin, Anton Zaleski (Alexander Skarsgård) leave their jobs as high-frequency traders to lay a fibre-optic line across America that could make them […]
Movie Review – Starfish (2018)
Starfish, 2018. Directed by A.T. White. Starring Virginia Gardner, Christina Masterson, and Eric Beecroft. SYNOPSIS: A unique, intimate and honest portrayal of a girl grieving for the loss of her best friend. That just happens to take place on the day the world ends as we know it. The elevator pitch for Starfish is simple; […]
Game of Thrones Season 8 Finale Review – ‘The Iron Throne’
Eammon Jacobs reviews the Game of Thrones finale… The final episode of the entire series is finally here, and it’s hard not to reflect on the epic journey that the characters have been on to get where they are by the end. While the obvious question going into the finale is which of them will […]
Game of Thrones Season 8: How Is It Going to End?
Eammon Jacobs recaps Game of Thrones Season Eight’s fifth episode and looks ahead to the finale… *Spoiler Warning* We’re in the endgame now. After the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones season 8 delivered a devastating blow to Cersei’s hold on Westeros, it’s become very clear that this has all been an origin story for […]
Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 5 Review – ‘The Bells’
Eammon Jacobs reviews the fifth episode of Game of Thrones season 8… *Spoiler Warning* The Great War may have been won, but the Last War is here – and it’s no longer a fight of good versus evil. It’s always been said that Game of Thrones would have a bittersweet ending and the penultimate episode just […]
Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 4 Review – ‘The Last of the Starks’
Eammon Jacobs reviews the fourth episode of Game of Thrones season 8… *Spoiler Warning* The Great War might be over, but the Last War is coming. The fight for the Throne waits for no one this week as we very briefly see a sombre scene after Winterfell has recovered from the battle with the Night King. […]
Line of Duty Series 5 Episode 6 Review
Eammon Jacobs reviews the sixth episode of Line of Duty Series 5… After the penultimate episode piled on the evidence that the stoic Superintendent Hastings was the leader of a corrupt network of Police officers. In the series finale, the situation we’ve thoroughly enjoyed time and time again has been turned back onto AC-12 as […]
Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 3 Review – ‘The Long Night’
Eammon Jacobs reviews the third episode of Game of Thrones season 8… *Spoiler Warning* Valar morghulis, all men must die. And the third episode really did prove the iconic phrase as the threat of the White Walkers and the Night King overwhelm Winterfell. As it starts, Sam is basically the audience’s viewpoint; nervous and pacing […]
Line of Duty Series 5 Episode 5 Review
Eammon Jacobs reviews the fifth episode of Line of Duty Series 5… As the fifth series prepares for a feature length finale, all the evidence is pointing in one direction; Ted Hastings. It’s piling up so much in fact, that it’s too overwhelming – there’s no way he can be ‘H’. However, this episode keeps […]
Movie Review – Scary Stories (2019)
Scary Stories, 2019. Directed by Cody Meirick. Featuring R.L. Stine, Amelia Cotter, Bruce Coville and Q.L. Pearce. SYNOPSIS: A documentary examining the impact of the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series of books. It looks at the influence it had on an entire generation of children as well as discussing the series with […]
