The Brothers Grimsby (aka Grimsby), 2016. Directed by Louis Leterrier. Starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Rebel Wilson, Penélope Cruz, Isla Fisher, Gabourey Sidibe, Scott Adkins, Barkhad Abdi, Annabelle Wallis, and Ian McShane. SYNOPSIS: A football hooligan tracks down his long-lost brother, a spy for MI6, and they end up on the run from a […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 Episode 11 Review – ‘Bouncing Back’
Danny Hale reviews the eleventh episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3… I was eagerly awaiting Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s return after its strong winter finale before Christmas and although it is an often used device, getting a glimpse 3 months into the future to the apparent peril of one of our agents was still an […]
Movie Review – Emelie (2016)
Emelie, 2016. Directed by Michael Thelin. Starring Sarah Bolger, Joshua Rush, Carly Adams, Thomas Bair, Chris Beetem, and Susan Pourfar. SYNOPSIS: A couple’s replacement babysitter turns out to be more than they bargained for when she subjects their kids to a series of twisted activities. Early on, Anna/Emelie (all you really need to know is […]
Blu-ray Review – The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, 1970. Directed by Dario Argento. Starring Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall, Enrico Maria Salerno, Eva Renzi, Gildo Di Marco, Umberto Raho, Giuseppe Castellano, and Reggie Nalder. SYNOPSIS: A man witnesses an attempted murder and becomes the would-be killer’s next victim. Having recently delved into Dario Argento’s back catalogue with the […]
Movie Review – Dough (2015)
Dough, 2015. Directed by John Goldschmidt. Starring Jonathan Pryce, Jerome Holder, Phil Davis and Pauline Collins. SYNOPSIS: In a London suburb, a family owned Jewish bakery is on its uppers, losing customers and under pressure to sell up to developers. Then baker Nat (Jonathan Pryce) loses his assistant, who goes to work for the nearby […]
Fargo Season 3 Episode 7 Review – ‘The Law of Inevitability’
Shaun Munro reviews the seventh episode of Fargo season 3… As Fargo’s third season enters its final stretch, it hit the ground running following Ray’s shocking demise last week, with Nikki promptly being arrested and Varga’s presumed frame-up attempt working perfectly. It’s now clear that Nikki is essentially the series’ de facto protagonist, or at the very least […]
First Impressions – The Culling
Mike Mc Grath with some first impressions of The Culling… If you’ve ever seen The Hunger Games and thought “I’d like to participate in this from the comfort of my home” then The Culling is the game for you. The basic premise is 16 people are dropped into a walled off area of a jungle […]
Comic Book Review – Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye Vol. 1: Going Underground
Ricky Church reviews Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye Vol. 1: Going Underground… Cave Carson has done it all: survived countless adventures below the Earth’s surface, met the love of his life, and gotten a cybernetic eye…somehow. Now, newly widowed, Cave tries to piece his life back together when a knock on the door of his […]
Movie Review – The Confessions (2016)
The Confessions, 2016 Directed by Roberto Andò. Starring Toni Servillo, Daniel Auteuil, Pierfrancesco Favino, Connie Nielsen, Lambert Wilson, Marie-Josée Croze, and Moritz Bleibtreu. SYNOPSIS: At G8 meeting in Germany, a monk invited by director of the International Monetary Fund ends up thrust into the middle of a murder investigation while navigating a web of international […]
Movie Review – Whisky Galore! (2016)
Whisky Galore!, 2016. Directed by Gillies MacKinnon, Starring Gregor Fisher, Eddie Izzard, Ellie Kendrick, Kevin Guthrie, Fenella Woolgar and James Cosmo. SYNOPSIS: It’s 1941, rationing is in force and the residents of the Scottish island of Todday are faced with a nightmare. Their supply of whisky has run out and the island is completely dry. […]
