James White, 2015 Directed and written by Josh Mond Starring Christopher Abbott, Cynthia Nixon, Scott Mescudi, Ron Livingston, Makenzie Leigh, David Call SYNOPSIS: A hedonistic twenty-something must come to terms with personal responsibility in the face of his mother’s battle with serious illness. Painting a painful and believable account of modern city life, this impressive […]
Comic Book Review – The Fix #7
Emma Withington reviews The Fix #7… Mac works on a shady criminal’s behalf. Elaina’s dildo tore away her teddy bear’s innocence as it burst from its warm, fuzzy chest. This is what her assailants sought on the night of her murder, Roy discovered, but why? Never mind that! This week we catch up with Mac and […]
Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #5
Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #5… Old Hob is on the hunt for his newest recruit… Leatherhead! The dangerous gator has other ideas though and a battle of the minds soon turns violent! TMNT Universe made a good choice beginning its run by focusing on the turtles. It eased us into the […]
12 Days of Christmas Horror: Day 8 – The Children (2008)
The Children, 2008. Directed by Tom Shankland. Starring Eva Birthistle, Hannah Tointon, Stephen Campbell Moore and Eva Sayer. SYNOPSIS: Two families get together to celebrate Christmas and usher in the New Year, but a strange illness seems to be spreading around the children. Things soon take a horrifying turn as the illness turns the children from […]
The Flash Season 2 Episode 15 Review – King Shark’
Jessie Robertson reviews the fifteenth episode of The Flash season 2… “We’re going to need a bigger Flash” I was personally looking forward to this episode all week: Jaws is my favorite movie of all time, so any episode riffing off of that is right in my wheelhouse; but, not so much. First I have […]
Daredevil Season 2 Episode 5 Review – ‘Kinbaku’
Ricky Church reviews the fifth episode of Daredevil season 2… One of the most anticipated factors going into this season was the introduction of Elodie Yung’s Elektra, a fan-favourite character who has not received proper treatment in live action. ‘Kinbaku’ takes a break from Punisher’s arc to explore Elektra’s character and her unusual relationship with […]
Video Game Review – Space Hulk: Deathwing
Andy O’Flaherty reviews Space Hulk: Deathwing… Ever since the original Space Hulk board-game was released by Games Workshop in 1989 there have been many computer games that have born the name, and pretty much all of them have been slow-paced strategic titles that require patience and planning to succeed. For those familiar with Space Hulk, […]
Comic Book Review – Lucas Stand #6
Tony Black reviews Lucas Stand #6… Final issue! Lucas jumps into the future for the first time and discovers what the influencer demon’s plans will lead to. The final issue of this first run of Lucas Stand brings the titular character full circle for a bravura finish from Kurt Sutter & Catrin Kittridge. The penultimate […]
Video Game Review – Final Fantasy XV
Emma Cockroft reviews Final Fantasy XV… Hearing about another Final Fantasy game coming out I have to say I was not as excited as I should have been. After XIII and all of its sequels I was strongly put off playing any new games in the series. However I can say that XV has reignited […]
Agent Carter Season 2 Episodes 8 & 9 Review – ‘The Edge of Mystery’ & ‘A little Song and Dance’
Amy Richau reviews the eighth and ninth episode of Agent Carter season 2… This is the second week ABC has decided to double up on Agent Carter episodes as the second season comes to its close. Unfortunately episodes eight and nine ‘The Edge of Mystery’ and ‘A Little Song and Dance’ don’t really benefit from […]