John Wick, 2014. Directed by David Leitch and Chad Stahelski. Starring Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, John Leguizamo, Ian McShane and Lance Reddick. SYNOPSIS: An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him. Since that fateful day when Keanu […]
Second Opinion – Remainder (2015)
Remainder, 2015.Directed by Omer Fast. Starring Tom Sturridge, Cush Jumbo, Ed Speleers, Arsher Ali, Shaun Prendergast and Laurence Spellman.SYNOPSIS:A London man who loses his memory when he’s struck by a falling object develops a way to reconstruct his past.A directorial debut from Israeli video artist Omer Fast, and adapted from Tom McCarthy’s novel, Remainder is […]
Comic Book Review – Indoctrination #1
Zeb Larson reviews Indoctrination #1… How do you kill an idea? Across the dusty plains of America’s southwest, a deadly storm is brewing. A string of murders portend the sinister designs of an infamous terrorist to bring about the end times. Two FBI agents have heeded the signs, and only their rogue actions, aided by […]
Movie Review – The Conjuring 2 (2016)
The Conjuring 2, 2016. Directed by James Wan. Starring Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Madison Wolfe, Frances O’Connor and Simon McBurney. SYNOPSIS: Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits. Following up 2013’s supremely chilling The Conjuring was always going […]
Comic Book Review – Batman #1
Ricky Church reviews Batman #1… “I AM GOTHAM” Chapter One No one has ever stopped the Caped Crusader. Not The Joker. Not Two-Face. Not even the entire Justice League. But how does Batman confront a new hero who wants to save the city from the Dark Knight? CAN’T MISS: Superstar artist David Finch returns to […]
Movie Review – Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
Kingsman: The Secret Service, 2015. Directed by Matthew Vaughn. Starring Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Sofia Boutella, Mark Strong, Sophie Cookson, Michael Caine and Mark Hamill. SYNOPSIS: A veteran secret agent takes a young upstart under his wing. In Matthew Vaughn’s second adaptation of a Mark Millar comic, he has once again succeeded […]
Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 9 Review – Battle of the Bastards
Battle of the BastardsWritten by: David Benioff and D. B. WeissDirected by: Miguel SapochnikIn our penultimate episode of the season we roll out the expected big battle and by the Gods it was a sheer brutal affair, not just on the fields of Winterfell, but within the seas of Meereen as Princess Stampyfeet shows us why she […]
Book Review – The Story of the Commodore 64 in Pixels
Ben Rayner reviews The Story of the Commodore 64 in Pixels… The Commodore 64 was essentially my first console experience. Watching and waiting as those tapes worked their painfully slow magic before dinner was what made most of my evenings as a child that little bit more special. Games like Turrican, Bubble Bobble, Double Dragon and […]
Book Review – The Fireman by Joe Hill
Michelle Herbert reviews The Fireman by Joe Hill… This is Joe Hill’s take on an end of the world scenario, in this case, the apocalypse doesn’t come with a bang, rather the whole world will burn. Slowly a virus commonly known as Dragonscale starts infecting people first they get the scale on their bodies and […]
Second Opinion – The BFG (2016)
The BFG, 2016. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Ruby Barnhill, Mark Rylance, Bill Hader, Jemaine Clement, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Hall and Rafe Spall. SYNOPSIS: A girl named Sophie encounters the Big Friendly Giant who, despite his intimidating appearance, turns out to be a kindhearted soul who is considered an outcast by the other giants because, […]
