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The Orville Season 2 Episode 7 Review – ‘Deflectors’

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Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of The Orville season 2…This week marks a rare example of Seth MacFarlane relinquishing writing duties to someone else. However tonal shifts are unrecognisable and The Orville manages to bring us another solid fifty minutes of television. Mixing it up between relationship concerns and melodrama it manages to avoid […]

Supergirl Season 4 Episode 12 Review – ‘Menagerie’

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Martin Carr reviews the twelfth episode of Supergirl season 4…Symbiotes are strange things who bond with their human hosts, whisper advice, manipulate mood and make matters worse. What Supergirl seems to have this week is an issue with tone, story threads and an unnecessary desire to acknowledge Valentine’s Day. Things may hit the ground running […]

Movie Review – Hunter (2018)

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Hunter, 2018.Directed by David Tarleton. Starring Nick Searcy, Shannon Brown, Adria Dawn, Rachel Cerda and Jason Kellerman.SYNOPSIS:Revered cage fighter Hunter (Jason Kellerman) is sleeping rough. Haunted by the murder of his mother and daughter he searches for solace, searches for answers and finds help in Danni (Rachel Cerda) counsellor at a nearby homeless shelter. Before […]

The Orville Season 2 Episode 6 Review – ‘A Happy Refrain’

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Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of The Orville season 2…You could just look at this week as another exercise in relationship exploration as two people from diametrically apposed backgrounds are brought together. You might choose to go deeper and consider the concept of feelings and what makes us sentient, self-aware and therefore human. Then finally […]

Movie Review – To Dust (2018)

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To Dust, 2018.Directed by Shawn Snyder. Starring Geza Rohrig and Matthew Broderick.SYNOPSIS:Grief stricken by the recent loss of his wife hasidic candor Shmuel (Geza Rohrig) is experiencing night terrors and concerns about how her rate of decomposition. Unable to find solace amongst the Jewish community and feeling pressured to move on, Shmuel finds a hapless […]

Movie Review – Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

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Can You Ever Forgive Me?, 2018.Directed by Marielle Heller. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells, Ben Falcone, Gregory Korostishevsky, Jane Curtin, Stephen Spinella, Christian Navarro, Anna Deavere Smith, and Kevin Carolan.SYNOPSIS:Lee Israel (Melissa McCarthy) is a biographer who has fallen on hard times. Cantankerous, talented but defensive she hides behind her work, shuns […]

Supergirl Season 4 Episode 11 Review – ‘Blood Memory’

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Martin Carr reviews the eleventh episode of Supergirl season 4…This might not be Tranamerica but Blood Memory does represent a milestone for television in its inclusion of a transgender character. Nia Nal as portrayed by Nicole Maines is given backstory, dramatic purpose and moments of tangible regret throughout episode eleven, which go some way to […]

The Orville Season 2 Episode 5 Review – ‘All The World Is Birthday Cake’

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Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of The Orville season 2…To say that Seth MacFarlane is taking a sideswipe at astrology and more specifically those who hold stock in such predictions is selling him short. This episode is shining a light on not just belief systems but cultural constructs, hive mind dictatorships and intolerance on […]

Gotham Season 5 Episode 4 Review – ‘Ruin’

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Martin Carr reviews the fourth of Gotham season 5…There are unforeseen alliances, accusations and aspersions, stand offs and name calling not to mention some unsavoury romantic entanglements this week. Gotham has been suffering from a serious case of exposition overload, banal character moments and transparent narrative progression of late. Apart from last week which saw […]