The Colony, 2015. Directed by Florian Gallenberger. Starring Daniel Brühl, Emma Watson, Richenda Carey, Vicky Krieps, Michael Nyqvist, Jeanne Werner, Martin Wuttke and August Zirner. SYNOPSIS: After the 1973 Chilean coup d’état against President Salvador Allende, a young German political activist is kidnapped, and deported to the sealed-off hamlet ‘Colonia Dignidad.’ His wife voluntarily enters the […]
TV Review – Orange Is the New Black Season 4
Kirsty Capes reviews Orange Is the New Black season 4… Where to even begin with season 4 of Orange Is the New Black? The credits rolled on that final episode, LP’s uplifting track Muddy Waters permeating the visual of Samira Wiley’s character Poussey Washington looking over the Hudson River, turning to the camera and breaking the fourth […]
Video Game Review – Dino Dini’s Kick Off Revival
Scott Watson reviews Dino Dini’s Kick Off Revival… Nostalgia – a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one’s life, to one’s home or homeland, or to one’s family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time. When Dino Dini’s Kick Off […]
Comic Book Review – TMNT: Bebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything! #5
Chris Cooper reviews TMNT: Bebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything! #5… Time has been irreparably damaged and the fabric of reality is torn apart! Only a trip to visit the Time Lords in the 79th dimension holds any hope. But is time-traveller Renet still alive? Are the Turtles? Is anyone?? SEE ALSO: Check out a preview […]
Video Game Review – Prison Architect PS4 Edition
Emma Withington reviews Prison Architect… What sort of prison will you build? Me? Oh, I decided to construct a labyrinth involving at least seven circles of hell… Prison Architect isn’t solely about building a prison and task management – it’s a highly detailed sandbox sim with moral choices. Not simple prompt based choices, mind you, the […]
Movie Review – Free State of Jones (2016)
Free State of Jones, 2016. Directed by Gary Ross. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell, Christopher Barry, Sean Bridgers, and Jacob Lofland. SYNOPSIS: As civil war divides the nation, a poor farmer from Mississippi leads a group of rebels against the Confederate army. Free State of Jones doesn’t start out so bad; […]
Comic Book Review – Street Fighter X G.I. Joe #5
Gary Collinson reviews Street Fighter X G.I. Joe #5 (spoilers follow)… The final matchup of the World Warrior Tournament, and the fate of the planet rests on the victor! Will the forces of good prevail… or will M. Bison and Destro reign supreme and enact a New World Order? The greatest Street Fighter X G.I. […]
Movie Review – Yoga Hosers (2016)
Yoga Hosers (2016) Directed By Kevin Smith Starring Johnny Depp, Lily-Rose Depp, Harley Quinn Smith, Adam Brody, Justin Long, Natasha Lyonne, Haley Joel Osment, Genesis Rodriguez, Kevin Smith, Tony Hale, Ralph Garman, Tony Hale, Harley Morenstein, Tyler Posey, Austin Butler, Jason Mewes and Vanessa Paradis. SYNOPSIS: Two teenage yoga enthusiasts team up with a legendary man-hunter to […]
Movie Review – Notes on Blindness (2016)
Notes on Blindness, 2016. Written and directed by Pete Middleton and James Spinney Starring Dan Renton Skinner, Simone Kirby, John Hull, Marilyn Hull. SYNOPSIS: A feature documentary following a man’s efforts to understand and come to terms with his steadily deteriorating eyesight. A touching and insightful film, Notes on Blindness provides a personal examination of what […]
Comic Book Review – Deus Ex Universe: Children’s Crusade #5
Calum Petrie reviews Deus Ex Universe: Children’s Crusade #5… As TF29 heads into the Glasshutte for a final confrontation with the pro-aug forces, two questions remain in Adam Jensen’s mind: what will this mean for the future of augmentation and will the real conspirators ever come to light? SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of […]
