The Darkest Dawn, 2016. Directed by Drew Casson. Starring Bethan Mary Leadley, Cherry Wallis, Stuart Ashen and Drew Casson. SYNOPSIS: The story of two sisters, as Britain descends into an alien apocalypse. In the often questionable annals of the found-footage genre, two films loom large: The Blair Witch Project and Cloverfield, both of which received […]
Retro Video Game Review – Mercs on the Sega Mega Drive
Andy O’Flaherty reviews Mercs on the Sega Mega Drive… Back in the mid 80’s the arcade scene was beginning to develop some momentum, rapidly moving on from relatively simple titles like Space Invaders, Defender and Pac-Man. As the technology improved games were beginning to develop a more cinematic and bombastic edge, obviously taking influence from […]
Comic Book Review – Wonder Woman #10
Ricky Church reviews Wonder Woman #10…“YEAR ONE” part five! The world is finally introduced to the Wonder Woman, and adversaries—both ancient and new—take note.SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of Wonder Woman #10 hereThroughout the ‘Year One’ story, Greg Rucka has really taken the time to examine Diana’s place among Amazonian society, her growing relationship […]
Arrow Season 5 Episode 6 Review – ‘So It Begins’
Jessie Robertson reviews the sixth episode of Arrow season 5… Apparently, douche is a universal word in all languages…. Arrow straightens on it’s path to re-branding itself this season and it looks like the projectile is going to hit the mark. Season 4 began so promising, the rise of a new super-villain, a true, powerful […]
Movie Review – Francofonia (2015)
Francofonia, 2015.Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov. Starring Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Benjamin Utzerath and Vincent Nemeth.SYNOPSIS:A multi-faceted documentary feature concentrating on both the history of the Louvre museum in Paris during the Nazi occupation and a study on the timelessness and human value of art. Francofonia from writer and director Aleksandr Sokurov (Russian Ark) is an inspiring […]
Blu-ray Review – Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, 2016.Directed by Rick Morales. Featuring the voice talents of Adam West, Burt Ward, Julie Newmar, Jeff Bergman, William Salyers, Wally Wingert, Jim Ward, Steven Weber, Thomas Lennon and Lynne Marie Stewart.SYNOPSIS:It’s back to the 1960s as Batman and Robin spring into action when Gotham City is threatened by a […]
Video Game Review – Crazy Kong City – Episode One: Saving Helen Blond on the ZX Spectrum
Villordsutch reviews Crazy Kong City – Episode One: Saving Helen Blond on the ZX Spectrum…Everyone on the planet is more than aware of Donkey Kong from Nintendo. Here we find Mario, actually known as Jumpman on the original release, who must scale numerous iron girders to rescue his current squeeze Pauline (Princess Peach was yet to […]
Comic Book Review – Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt #2
Villordsutch reviews Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt #2…Plagued by nightmares about a childhood he never had, Dirk Gently has returned to Cambridge University to seek the advice of his former tutor, the time-traveling Professor Reg Chronotis. There he discovers that a holistic detective can have more than one past, and his adventures have only […]
Supergirl Season 2 Episode 5 Review – ‘Crossfire’
Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Supergirl season 2…Alien weaponry, orientation realisation and some villainous back room chicanery are on the menu this week in Supergirl. Combined with a Daxamite make over for our other resident off world alien interloper. There are some chance encounters between Sawyer and Danvers while Lena Luthor makes another […]
Gotham Season 3 Episode 8 Review – ‘Blood Rush’
Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of Gotham season 3…Mind games, psychosis and mental imbalance are in order on Gotham this week, giving rise to the concise and punchy tag line which is ‘Blood Rush’. As Nathaniel Barnes, Edward Nygma and James Gordon amongst others suffer in one way or another from emotional flux, both […]
