Emma Withington reviews McDroid… After crash landing on Planet M, which – unusually – isn’t talking, McDroid and his companion SHUTTLE find their home planet is not as they remember it. Something is wrong. The planet is fraught with corruption and it is up to McDroid and SHUTTLE to make things right and return bliss to Planet […]
Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #67
Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #67… “Desperate Measures” Part 1! The government’s hunt for mutants begins in earnest and their unconventional tactics will see the TMNT hounded like never before! No mutant is safe! If I had to describe TMNT #67 in one word it would be ‘vicious’. Not since the severe beating […]
Book Review – Night Without Stars by Peter F. Hamilton
Michelle Herbert reviews Night Without Stars by Peter F. Hamilton… Night Without Stars is the sequel to Peter F. Hamilton’s The Abyss Beyond Dreams, you will need to have read that before you start reading Night Without Stars. My review of The Abyss Beyond Dreams can be found here. It can sometimes feel disconcerting to start […]
Movie Review – The Huntsman: Winter’s War (2016)
The Huntsman: Winter’s War, 2016. Directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain, Emily Blunt, Nick Frost, Rob Brydon, Sheridan Smith, Alexandra Roach, Sam Claflin, Charlize Theron, and Liam Neeson. SYNOPSIS: As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades Eric the Huntsman, who previously aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna, and his forbidden […]
Blu-ray Review – Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016)
Justice League vs. Teen Titans, 2016. Directed by Sam Liu. Featuring the voice talents of Jon Bernthal, Taissa Farmiga, Jason O’Mara, Jerry O’Connell, Rosario Dawson, Christopher Gorham, Shemar Moore, Sean Maher, Stuart Allan, Brandon Soo Hoo, Jake T. Austin, Kari Wahlgren, Laura Bailey, Steven Blum, Terrence C. Carson and Rick D. Wasserman. SYNOPSIS: Robin is […]
Movie Review – Friend Request (2016)
Friend Request, 2016. Directed by Simon Verhoeven. Starring Alycia Debnam-Carey, William Moseley, Connor Paolo, Brit Morgan, Brooke Markham, Sean Marquette, and Liesl Ahlers. SYNOPSIS: Enjoying college life as a popular student, Laura shares everything with her more than 800 friends on Facebook. But one day, after accepting a friend request from a social outcast named Marina, […]
Blu-ray Review – Willie Dynamite (1974)
Willie Dynamite, 1974. Directed by Gilbert Moses. Starring Roscoe Orman, Diana Sands, Thalmas Rasulala, Joyce Walker, George Murdock, and Juanita Brown. SYNOPSIS : Willie Dynamite is the flashiest pimp in New York with all the glitz and glamour that the high life can offer. But can a tough social worker help change his mercenary ways? […]
Class Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘The Lost’
Alex Moreland reviews the eighth and final episode of the Doctor Who spinoff Class… Look at you, in your little circle. Pretending to be heroes and never expecting to pay a price. ‘The Lost’ proves to be a disappointing finale to Class – one that, ultimately, is unable to deliver upon the promise of the […]
Blu-ray Review – Raising Cain (1992)
Raising Cain, 1992. Directed by Brian De Palma. Starring John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, Frances Sternhagen, Gregg Henry, Tom Bower, Mel Harris, and Amanda Pombo. SYNOPSIS: The wife of a respected child psychologist starts to suspect that her husband’s obsession with their daughter’s behaviour may not be very healthy. Returning to the well of […]
Blu-ray Review – Dirty Dancing: 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
Dirty Dancing, 1987. Directed by Emile Ardolino. Starring Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Wayne Knight, Cynthia Rhodes, Kelly Bishop, Jack Weston, Jane Brucker, and Lonny Price. SYNOPSIS: In the summer of 1963, teenager Baby Houseman goes on a family holiday and falls in love with a rebellious dance teacher. Nostalgia is a powerful thing, […]
