The Red Turtle, 2016. Directed by Michael Dudok de Wit. Featuring the voice talents of Emmanuel Garijo, Barbara Beretta, Tom Hudson, Baptiste Goy and Axel Deville. SYNOPSIS: A man is washed up on a desert island. It looks like paradise, but he needs to escape. He builds a raft and starts to sail away when something unseen […]
Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #10
Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #10… “Toad Baron’s Ball” Part 2! There’s seemingly no escape from Toad Baron’s reveries but Alopex and Nobody must find a way before the next guests arrive… Toad Baron’s immortal and deadly family! Parties can be tricky affairs. Differing personalities, close confines, and a desire for things […]
70th Cannes Film Festival Review – Jupiter’s Moon (2017)
Jupiter’s Moon, 2017. Directed by Kornél Mundruczó. Starring: Zsombor Jéger, Merab Ninidze, György Cserhalmi, and Móni Balsai. SYNOPSIS: A Syrian refugee is fatally shot as he crosses the border into Hungary. However, he magically heals and rises from the dead, with the added ability of flying. His presence in the country prompts a manhunt but […]
Movie Review – Decay (2015)
Decay, 2015. Directed by Joseph Wartnerchaney. Starring Hannah Barron, Jackie Hoffman, Lisa Howard, Elisha Yaffe, and Rob Zabrecky. SYNOPSIS: Jonathon is a recluse. One afternoon he finds a young woman is lurking around in his cellar. Unfortunately, due to a misstep, the woman ends up dead. Jonathon, rather than reporting it, is happy to have […]
Movie Review – Interlude In Prague (2017)
Interlude In Prague, 2017. Directed by John Stephenson. Starring James Purefoy, Aneurin Barnard, Samantha Banks, Morfydd Clark, Adrian Edmondson, and Dervla Kirwan. SYNOPSIS: Celebrated 18th century composer Mozart is brought to Prague by powerful Baron Saloka and, while there, starts to compose a new opera. Despite being married, he also falls in love with young […]
Book Review – Nod by Adrian Barnes
Michelle Herbert reviews Nod by Adrian Barnes… With so many books to read, it has been a while since I have read such an intriguing idea regarding an apocalypse, Adrian Barnes’ novel Nod is ingenious in how real it feels, as it concerns itself with the breakdown of society meshed with the mental breakdown of […]
Video Game Review – Injustice 2 (Second Opinion)
Shaun Munro reviews Injustice 2… The fighting game is a genre forever at battle with itself; appeal too desperately to the casual crowd and the hardcore lot will deem it “dumbed down”, but targeting the competitive scene too aggressively risks losing mainstream appeal (looking at you, Street Fighter V). Injustice 2, then, is one of the genre’s best […]
Blu-ray Review – Firewalker (1986)
Firewalker, 1986. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Starring Chuck Norris, Louis Gossett Jr., Melody Anderson, Sonny Landham, Will Sampson, John Rhys-Davies, Ian Abercrombie. SYNOPSIS: A pair of hapless adventurers take on a job to find priceless Aztec gold but are pursued by a vengeful spirit who will stop at nothing to protect it. Back in […]
Video Game Review – Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
Kirsty Capes reviews Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist… After being consistently baffled by The Stanley Parable, I thought I would have a go at the latest offering in what appears to be a series of non-games from co-developers Davey Wreden and William Pugh, the latter of whom put […]
Gotham Season 4 Episode 18 Review – ‘That’s Entertainment’
Martin Carr reviews the eighteenth episode of Gotham season 4… The League of Shadows, counter kidnapping, exploding heads and a kitsch musical homage with festival soundstage overtones help bring things to life this week. Monaghan chews up the screen, is given more time to hone his alter ego to unnerving affect, whilst pastiche drifts closer […]
