The Great Wall, 2016. Directed by Yimou Zhang. Starring Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Hanyu Zhang, Eddie Peng, Lu Han, Kenny Lin, Junkai Wang, Zheng Kai, Cheney Chen, Xuan Huang, and Andy Lau. SYNOPSIS: European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a […]
Comic Book Review – The Wicked + The Divine #19
Zeb Larson reviews The Wicked + The Divine #19… “RISING ACTION,” Part Two Gods of the Underworld, in the Underworld. Perfectly safe now. Definitely. Stuff definitely doesn’t explode. That doesn’t happen. This issue of The Wicked + The Divine is a deeper read than you might initially give it credit for. I won’t lie that […]
Comic Book Review – Nailbiter #21
Zeb Larson reviews Nailbiter #21… “BOUND BY BLOOD,” Part One Alice now knows that the Nailbiter is her father. Does that mean she will grow up to be a serial killer? What’s the problem with building a book built out of cliffhangers? Eventually, you realize that you’re not dangling from a cliff, and that you’re […]
DVD Review – Tales of Poe (2014)
Tales of Poe, 2014. Directed by Bart Mastronardi, Alan Rowe Kelly Starring Caroline Williams, Debbie Rochon, Adrienne King, Amy Steel, Alan Rowe Kelly, Brewster McCall, Randy Jones. SYNOPSIS: An anthology film based on three of Edgar Allen Poe’s popular stories The Tell Tale Heart, Cask of Amontillado and Dreams. Anthology films are well loved among […]
Movie Review – Masterminds (2016)
Masterminds, 2016. Directed by Jared Hess. Starring Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones and Jason Sudeikis. SYNOPSIS: A night guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history. Masterminds was originally set to release in August of last year, but those […]
South Park Season 20 Episode 8 Review – ‘Members Only’
Liam Hoofe reviews the eighth episode of South Park season 20… After last week’s episode ‘Oh Jeez’ I praised Matt Parker and Trey Stone’s ability to turn a whole episode around in the space of 24 hours following the election victory of Donald Trump. This week they have taken it one further and with a […]
Video Game Review – Lifeless Planet PS4 Edition
Emma Withington reviews Lifeless Planet… Our astronaut’s mission hasn’t quite gone to plan, as he awakes after crash landing on a desolate planet with a concussion. This can’t be right, the planet was supposedly full of life and potentially habitable for humans. Where are the rest of the crew? What happened here? Is this even […]
Movie Review – Ghostbusters (2016)
Ghostbusters, 2016. Directed by Paul Feig. Starring Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Chris Hemsworth, Andy Garcia, Charles Dance, Michael Kenneth Williams, Cecily Strong, Neil Casey, Elizabeth Perkins, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson and Annie Potts SSYNOPSIS: Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, […]
Person of Interest Season 5 Episode 1 Review – ‘B.S.O.D.’
Ricky Church reviews the first episode of Person of Interest season 5… The final season of Person of Interest has arrived and it wasted absolutely no time thrusting viewers into the aftermath of season 4’s finale, showing Reese, Finch and Root on the run from Samaritan for the majority of the episode. While light on […]
Ray Donovan Season 4 Episode 4 Review – ‘Federal Boobie Inspector’
Mark Clark reviews the fourth episode of Ray Donovan season 4… Week 4 and the intelligent directing choices continued as Phil Abraham (The Sopranos cinematographer and directing veteran) took control of yet another well-paced, well written, perfectly performed and just downright entertaining episode. I mean any show that starts with Avi declaring his love for […]
