Mark Allen reviews Kill Or Be Killed #1… The bestselling team of ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS (THE FADE OUT, CRIMINAL, FATALE) launch their new monthly series: KILL OR BE KILLED, the twisted story of a young man who is forced to kill bad people, and how he struggles to keep his secret as it […]
Second Opinion – Bad Santa 2 (2016)
Bad Santa 2, 2016. Directed by Mark Waters. Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Brett Kelly, Tony Cox, Kathy Bates, Christina Hendricks, Ryan Hansen, Jenny Zigrino, Jeff Skowron, Cristina Rosato, Mike Starr, and Octavia Spencer. SYNOPSIS: Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off […]
FrightFest Presents Review – The Unfolding (2016)
The Unfolding, 2016. Directed by Eugene McGing. Starring Robert Daws, Nick Julian, Lisa Kerr, Kitty McGeever and Lachlan Nieboer. SYNOPSIS: A couple of paranormal researchers travel to Dartmoor to investigate strange goings on in an old house. There is a disclaimer at the beginning of the unintentionally hilarious paranormal investigation show Most Haunted that basically […]
Movie Review – Panic (2016)
Panic, 2016. Directed by Sean Spencer. Starring David Gyasi, Pippa Nixon and Jason Wong. SYNOPSIS: Panic tells the story of an agoraphobic journalist, Andrew Deeley, who witnesses a horrific crime from the safety of his home. Deeley must leave his flat and overcome his agoraphobia in order to solve the crime and save his neighbour […]
Second Opinion – 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: An ex-con reunites with her estranged 17-year-old daughter after many years, but their reunion is short-lived as he must protect her from murderous drug barons. Densely packed into its 90-minute runtime, Blood Father packs […]
Blu-ray Review – Dheepan (2015)
Dheepan, 2015. Directed by Jacques Audiard. Starring Faouzi Bensaidi, Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Vincent Rottiers, Claudine Vinasithamby and Marc Zinga. SYNOPSIS: Three Sri Lankan refugees come together to forge a fake a family to flee from the conflict and emigrate to a banlieue in France, where they begin to etch out a living against such […]
Movie Review – Adult Life Skills (2016)
Adult Life Skills, 2016. Written and Directed by Rachel Tunnard. Starring Jodie Whittaker, Lorraine Ashbourne, Rachel Deering, Brett Goldstein, Eileen Davies, Ozzy Myers and Alice Lowe. SYNOPSIS: Anna is stuck: she’s approaching 30, living like a hermit in her mum’s garden shed and wondering why the suffragettes ever bothered. Here I go again on my […]
Movie Review – The Boss (2016)
The Boss, 2016. Directed by Ben Falcone. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Ella Anderson, Peter Dinklage, Tyler Labine, Cecily Strong, Kristen Schaal, Ben Falcone, and Kathy Bates. SYNOPSIS: A titan of industry is sent to prison after she’s caught for insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America’s latest sweetheart, not everyone […]
Movie Review – When Marnie Was There (2014)
When Marnie Was There, 2014. Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi. Featuring the voice talents of Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura and Hana Sugisaki (Japanese)/Hailee Steinfield, John C. Reilly and Geena Davis (English). SYNOPSIS: A troubled teen finds peace in a beach-side town and a mysterious new friend, Marnie… Studio Ghibli likes to take us on a journey. Whether we are […]
TV Review – Love Season One
Love – Season One Starring Paul Rust, Gillian Jacobs, Claudia O’Doherty, Tracie Thomas, Andy Dick and Jordan Rock. SYNOPSIS: A program that follows a couple who must navigate the exhilarations and humiliations of intimacy, commitment and other things they were hoping to avoid. I got turned off from Love before I even bothered to watch the trailer. […]
