The Firm, 1988. Directed by Alan Clarke. Starring Gary Oldman, Lesley Manville, Phil Davies and Steve McFadden. SYNOPSIS: Rival football fans organise a fight before a big match… Euro 2016 is kicking off across France and news bulletins tell us about violence between British fans and other supporters. This is the perfect moment to reevaluate […]
DVD Review – A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2014)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2014. Directed by Julie Taymor. Starring Kathryn Hunter, David Harewood, Tina Benko, Lilly Englert, Mandi Masden, Jake Horowitz, Max Casella, and Zach Appelman. SYNOPSIS: Julie Taymor’s filming of her stage production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Shakespeare’s comedies, but under Julie Taymor’s direction, that dream becomes […]
Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #72
Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #72… “Pantheon Family Reunion,” Part 2 of 2. A group of powerful and mysterious beings who decide the course of history can’t seem to stop arguing with each other. What happens when they realize that mutants may threaten their world order? TMNT #72, as far as I can […]
Movie Review – Tallulah (2016)
Tallulah, 2016. Written and directed by Sian Heder. Starring Ellen Page, Allison Janney, Tammy Blanchard, Zachary Quinto, John Benjamin Hickey and Uzo Aduba. SYNOPSIS: Tallulah tells the story of young vagabond, Lu (Ellen Page), who lives in a van and is fiercely independent in her hand-to-mouth existence. When a chance encounter incites her to impulsively […]
Video Game Review – Batman: The Telltale Series – Episode 1
Chris Sanderson reviews Batman: The Telltale Series – Episode 1… At the Game Awards in 2015 we got our first hint of Telltale Games’ next big project and much to the surprise of many, it turned out to be a new Batman game. With almost no information given since then and only small hints and […]
Comic Book Review – Judge Dredd: Titan
Villordsutch reviews Judge Dredd: Titan… Mega-City One, 2136 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to 50 million citizens. Crime rules the streets, and the Judges are empowered to dispense summary justice. These lawmen are judge, jury and executioner. Toughest of all is Judge Dredd – he […]
Movie Review – Jason Bourne (2016)
Jason Bourne, 2016 Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, Riz Ahmed and Tommy Lee Jones. SYNOPSIS: After almost a decade off the grid, rogue assassin Jason Bourne must return to the dark intelligence conspiracy which created him when a face from his past reveals the black ops project […]
Movie Review – Blood Father (2016)
Blood Father, 2016. Directed by Jean-Francois Richet. Starring Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna, Michael Parks and William H. Macy. SYNOPSIS: After her drug kingpin boyfriend frames her for stealing a fortune in cartel cash, 18 year old Lydia goes on the run, with only one ally in this whole wide world: her perennial screw-up of […]
Comic Book Review – Trees #14
Mark Allen reviews Trees #14… Trees grow on dirt full of dead things. Apparently aware of the unplanned six-month gap between issues 13 and 14, the conclusion of Trees‘ second volume begins with a propulsive scene of action that puts into motion events that have been brewing since the series began. It also serves as a […]
Ray Donovan Season 4 Episode 5 Review – ‘Get Even Before Leavin’
Mark Clark reviews the fifth episode of Ray Donovan season 4… It’s taken almost three and a half series but finally we get the Ray and Mickey double-act we’ve been waiting for, as Ray finds himself tied to his old man by the necessity of cash, and survival. As for Mickey, after screwing over every […]
