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Gotham Season 4 Episode 14 Review – ‘Reunion’

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Martin Carr reviews the fourteenth episode of Gotham season 4… Schizophrenic split personalities, coded messages between colluding confidants and hand to hammer gangland retribution is rift in ‘Reunion’ this week. Villainy is being rendered like high class soap from upper class body fat, as story threads, double crosses and law enforcement epiphanies come home to […]

Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 15 Review – ‘Dolomite, Apple Slices and a Mystery Woman’

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Martin Carr reviews the fifteenth episode of Young Sheldon… Adolescent growing pains, emotional immaturity and the gaps in between are just a few of the issues addressed this week in Young Sheldon. One thing which this programme consistently gets right is the balance between narrative progression and character development. For these showrunners it is literally […]

Gotham Season 4 Episode 13 Review – ‘A Beautiful Darkness’

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Martin Carr reviews the thirteenth episode of Gotham season 4… Never has gardening and the tending of scrubs seemed so alluring now there is a new Poison Ivy in town. Hallucinogenic, hypnotic and deadly with a sapling she is intent on turning everyone into human grow bags. Genetic experimentation avenged in a grotesque chest bursting […]

Gotham Season 4 Episode 12 Review – ‘Pieces of a Broken Mirror’

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Martin Carr reviews the twelfth episode of Gotham season 4… Bombs in biplanes, fist fights in alleyways and physicians controlling gangland turf are just a few of the things which Gotham throws up this week. There are rifts dividing enemies and friends alike as some long standing characters battle their inner demons. As we attempt […]

Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 14 Review – ‘Potato Salad, a Broomstick, and Dad’s Whiskey’

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Martin Carr reviews the fourteenth episode of Young Sheldon… Back after an enforced hiatus Young Sheldon carries on giving us gentle character progression, feel good moments of circumstantial humour and subtle Big Bang references. In the main episode fourteen is effectively engaging whilst attempting to broaden Mary Cooper’s impact. Zoe Perry has done a sterling […]

Review – Black Panther: The Official Movie Special

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Martin Carr reviews Black Panther: The Official Movie Special… Movie compendium pieces, film tie-ins and cinematic annuals are in the realm of coffee table talking points for most. Oversized, glossy, packed with pictures and minimal information. Marvel Studios who seem to be taking over the world when it comes to breaking new ground across the board, […]

Movie Review – Bieber Generation (2018)

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Bieber Generation, 2018. Directed by Jennifer Van Gessel. SYNOPSIS: Documentarian Jennifer Van Gessel examines what it means to be a Belieber. A word created to describe Justin Bieber’s diehard fans who follow his music, social work and media activites, often citing him as a personal influence. Opinions on Justin Bieber are often unflattering, frequently divided and […]

Exclusive Interview – Director Blake Robbins on The Scent of Rain and Lightning

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Martin Carr chats with director Blake Robbins… Convivial, candid, passion and forthright are all words which describe director Blake Robbins in conversation. Openly collaborative, driven by a desire for unconventional methods of movie making and ploughing his own furrow with singular determination. It was my pleasure to talk to him early this week about his […]

Movie Review – Opus of an Angel (2018)

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Opus of an Angel, 2018. Directed by Ali Zamani. Starring: William McNamara, Kaylyn Kubeldis, and Cindy Pickett. SYNOPSIS:op Tragedy strips a successful man (William McNamara) of his family. Exactly one year later he sets off on a final trip around Los Angeles and encounters Maria (Kaylynn Kubeldis). Lost, blind and in need of salvation he […]