It Comes At Night, 2017. Directed by Trey Edward Shults. Starring Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbot, Carmen Ejogo, Riley Keough, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. SYNOPSIS: A small family – father, mother and teenage son – live in what appears to be an abandoned house. The windows are boarded up and, from the outside, there’s little sign […]
Movie Review – The Levelling (2016)
The Levelling, 2016. Directed by Hope Dickson Leach. Starring Ellie Kendrick, David Troughton, Jack Holden, and Joe Blakemore. SYNOPSIS: Trainee vet Clover (Ellie Kendrick) returns home to the family farm in Somerset following the death of her brother. She finds the farm in chaos and her father a shadow of his former self. Their relationship has […]
Book Review – Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Michelle Herbert reviews Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman… Eleanor Oliphant is Gail Honeyman’s debut novel and it is a powerful and astounding novel. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I first started reading the story but soon found that I couldn’t put it down. There were so many layers to the […]
Movie Review – Unlocked (2017)
Unlocked, 2017. Directed by Michael Apted. Starring Noomi Rapace, Orlando Bloom, Toni Collette, Michael Douglas and John Malkovich. SYNOPSIS: Former CIA interrogator Alice (Noomi Rapace) is working undercover in a London community centre. She’s reluctant to go back to her old job because of her failure to “unlock” a suspect, which resulted in terrorist attack which […]
Video Game Review – Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
Shaun Munro reviews Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy… After years of fans begging Activision to bring Crash Bandicoot back, they’ve finally done it with the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, a “Remaster Plus” of the original three games, which uses Naughty Dog’s original map geometry but updates the titles with gorgeous new sounds and visuals. Though its old-school […]
Blu-ray Review – Phenomena: Limited Edition (1985)
Phenomena, 1985. Directed by Dario Argento. Starring Jennifer Connelly, Donald Pleasence, Daria Nicolodi, Patrick Bauchau, Fiore Argento, Federica Mastroianni, and Michele Soavi. SYNOPSIS: A teenage girl with telepathic abilities moves to a Swiss boarding school and uses her gift to communicate with insects in order to solve a spate of murders. If something is worth […]
DVD Review – Security (2017)
Security, 2017. Directed by Alain Desrochers. Starring Antonio Banderas, Ben Kingsley, Liam McIntyre, Chad Lindberg, Katherine de la Rocha, and Gabriella Wright. SYNOPSIS: A shopping mall security guard has to protect a female trial witness from a psychopathic criminal and his gang of soldiers looking to stop her testifying against them. And so the run […]
Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #71
Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #70… “Pantheon Family Reunion” Part 1 of 2. You are cordially invited to the centennial reunion of the Pantheon, the immortal family that influences the course of history. The main talking point? The fate of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! This far in IDW can afford to be brave. […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: Lost Light #7
Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Lost Light #7… AFTERMATH! The war with Functionalists is over–and Radius is left wondering whether he won or lost. It’s the beginning of a new chapter for the displaced crew of the Lost Light, as decisions are made that will change their lives forever. Rodimus and his crew get a bit […]
Free Comic Book Day Review – Fresh Off the Boat FCBD 2017
Rachel Bellwoar reviews Fresh Off the Boat FCBD 2017… On this week’s episode of Fresh Off the Boat (“Pie vs. Cake”), Eddie and Emery created a comic that Stan Lee adored in a cameo appearance. This Saturday, on Free Comic Book Day, that comic becomes a reality with Boom Studios!’ Fresh Off the Boat Presents […]
