The Huntsman: Winter’s War, 2016. Directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan Starring Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt, Nick Frost, Rob Brydon, Sheridan Smith, Alexandra Roach, Sam Claflin and Jessica Chastain. SYNOPSIS: As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades Eric the Huntsman, who previously aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna, and his forbidden lover Sara […]
Blu-ray Review – Speedy (1928)
Speedy, 1928. Directed by Harold Lloyd. Starring Harold Lloyd, Ann Christy, Babe Ruth, Brooks Benedict and Bert Woodruff. SYNOPSIS: Harold Lloyd is ‘Speedy’, keen to charm but a klutz in any job he’s in. When you make a list of silent comedians, the three you would inevitably see are Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd. […]
Video Game Review – Hitman Episode 2: Sapienza
Kris Wall reviews Hitman Episode 2: Sapienza… Welcome to Italy, 47. Episode 2 of the new Hitman sees Agent 47 dropped into Sapienza, a town on the gorgeous Italian coast. 47 is tasked with eliminating Silvio Caruso, a bio engineer working for Ether Biotech Corporation. Formerly celebrated for his stem cell research, Caruso has now […]
Blu-ray Review – Tootsie (1982)
Tootsie,1982. Directed by Sydney Pollack. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Teri Garr, Charles Gaynes, Jessica Lange, Bill Murray, and Sydney Pollack. SYNOPSIS: A New York actor’s volatile reputation keeps him unemployed, which forces him to adopt a new identity as a woman to secure any roles. With transgender rights being such a hot […]
Movie Review – I Am Belfast (2015)
I Am Belfast, 2015. Directed by Mark Cousins. Starring Helena Bereen, Richard Buick, Felicity McKee, Shane McCaffrey and Simon Millar. SYNOPSIS: Born in Belfast, director Mark Cousins fondly recalls the poetic beauty of the capital of Northern Ireland Mark Cousins, filmmaker, artist and writer, has leapt from the expansive, sprawling Gombrichian scale of The Story of Film to […]
Wynonna Earp Season One Episodes 1 and 2 Review
Kieran Fisher reviews the first and second episodes of Wynonna Earp… Syfy’s brand new series Wynonna Earp is a supernatural western starring Melanie Scorfano as the titular character, and she’s a pretty bad ass action heroine. It’s also based on the comic book of the same name, which recently just launched a brand new story arc to […]
TV Review – Feed the Beast Season 1
Jake Peffer reviews season one of Feed the Beast… Feed the Beast follows two friends, Tommy (David Schwimmer) and Dion (Jim Sturgess), as they open up their own restaurant in the Bronx. Tommy is a down on his luck wine connoisseur who has just recently lost his wife and now has to care for his […]
DVD Review – Respectable – The Mary Millington Story (2016)
Respectable – The Mary Millington Story, 2016 Directed by Simon Sheridan. Starring Dexter Fletcher, David Sullivan, Linzi Drew, Jess Conrad, Dudley Sutton, Colin Wills and Pat Astley. SYNOPSIS: Documentary chronicling the life of ‘70s porn star Mary Millington, who died tragically young at the age of 33 in 1979. The name Mary Millington may not […]
DVD Review – The Secret of My Success (1987)
The Secret of My Success, 1987. Directed by Herbert Ross. Starring Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan, Margaret Whitton, John Pankow, Fred Gwynne. SYNOPSIS: A college kid from Kansas moves to New York and blags his way to the top of a multinational corporation, falling in love along the way. For a few years […]
Banshee Season 4 Episode 1 Review – ‘Something Out of the Bible’
Kris Wall reviews the first episode of Banshee season 4… Warning : Full spoilers to follow. I love Banshee, I just had to get that out there immediately ! As Banshee begins its fourth and final season, lets recap the events of season three that have lead up to now. The season opened with Lucas […]
