Freeheld, 2016. Directed by Peter Sollett. Starring Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Michael Shannon, Steve Carell and Josh Charles. SYNOPSIS: After New Jersey detective, Laurel Hester gets diagnosed with terminal cancer, her domestic partner, Stacie Andree both fight to allow Stacie to receive Laurel’s pension benefits. The term ‘Made for TV movie’ is often used to […]
Movie Review – Freeheld (2016)
Freeheld, 2016. Directed by Peter Sollett. Starring Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Michael Shannon and Steve Carrell. SYNOPSIS: Based on a true story, Freeheld tells us of Laurel Hester, a veteran police officer who has cancer and only wishes for her state pension to be passed to her civil-partner, Stacie. Freeheld, and the gay rights it supports isn’t set in […]
DVD Review – Mark of the Witch (2014)
Mark of the Witch, 2014. Directed by Jason Bognacki. Starring David Landry, Maria Olsen, Lillian Pennypacker, Paulie Rojas and Nancy Wolfe. SYNOPSIS: A beautiful young woman is driven into a dark underworld of demonic possession, desire, and extreme indulgences when she learns she may be the devil’s kin. Not to be confused with the 1970 […]
The Flash Season 2 Episode 14 Review – ‘Escape from Earth-2’
Jessie Robertson reviews the fourteenth episode of The Flash season 2… When your doppelgänger kisses your wife, you most certainly will have words with him! We return to Earth-2 this week (sans all the glorious Easter eggs from last week) to finish up the trek into Zoom’s side of the world. I honestly thought more […]
Movie Review – Cabin Fever (2016)
Cabin Fever, 2016. Directed by Travis Z. Starring Gage Golightly, Matthew Daddario, Nadine Crocker, Dustin Ingram, Samuel Davis, and Louise Linton. SYNOPSIS: A group of five friends are terrorized at their getaway cabin. A remake of the 2002 film, ‘Cabin Fever’. For those of you that actually follow along regularly with the madness that are […]
Agent Carter Season 2 Episodes 6 & 7 Review – “Life of the Party” & “Monsters”
Amy Richau reviews episodes 6 and 7 of Agent Carter season 2… All of Agent Carter’s major players (minus Rose) make appearances on “Life of the Party” and “Monsters” and I’m happy to say that all of the storylines are finally coming together. It was a smart move for ABC to extend this season of […]
Comic Book Review – Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency: A Spoon Too Short #1
Villordsutch reviews Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency: A Spoon Too Short #1 … After last year’s rather excellent comic book series of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency from Chris Ryall and Co., my initial opening fears from 2015 are gone. I know that the team behind the comic can deliver work that pleases any bitter Douglas […]
Movie Review – Triple 9 (2016)
Triple 9, 2016. Directed by John Hillcoat. Starring Casey Affleck, Anthony Mackie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kate Winslet, Woody Harrelson, Aaron Paul, Norman Reedus and Gal Gadot. SYNOPSIS: A group of police-officers use their expert knowledge to rob banks, but a new cop joins the force and becomes the unwitting target of their next job – using […]
Movie Review – High-Rise (2015)
High-Rise, 2015. Directed By Ben Wheatley. Starring Tom Hiddleston, Luke Evans, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Elisabeth Moss, James Purefoy and Peter Ferndinando. SYNOPSIS: Life for the residents in a tower block spirals into chaos and debauchery following a power cut. Adapting J.G. Ballard’s seminal dystopian novel High-Rise for the big screen was a long process: […]
Black Lightning Season 1 Episode 12 Review – ‘The Resurrection and the Light: The Book of Pain’
Red Stewart reviews the twelfth episode of Black Lightning… “The Book of Pain” was the direction I feared Black Lightning would go after the fourth episode “Black Jesus.” At the time it seemed unlikely given how solid the first four entries were, but considering all the ups and downs the series has faced in the weeks […]
