Krampus Unleashed, 2016. Directed by Robert Conway. Starring Amelia Brantley, Bryson Holl, Caroline Lassetter and Travis Amery. SYNOPSIS: In pursuit of a lost treasure, a group of fortune hunters mistakenly unearth an ancient demonic summoning stone that holds a terrible curse and awakens a timeless evil, the Krampus. After centuries of slumber, Krampus, the Christmas […]
Blu-ray Review – The Initiation (1984)
The Initiation, 1984. Directed by Larry Stewart. Starring Daphne Zuniga, Clu Gulager, Vera Miles, James Read, Marilyn Kagan. SYNOPSIS: When a college prank goes wrong a group of teenage girls find themselves at the mercy of a killer. Originally released during the dying breaths of the first run of slasher films, The Initiation is a […]
Star Wars Rebels Season 3 Episode 6 Review – ‘Imperial Super Commandos’
Chris Cooper reviews the sixth episode of Star Wars Rebels season 3… Despite the rather bombastic sounding title and plenty of Mandalorian action, Imperial Super Commandos has a lot more going for it than great visuals. For a start the voice cast is great this week. I knew I recognised two of the voices so […]
DVD Review – The Code: The Complete Season Two
The Code: Season TwoCreated by Shelley Birse Starring Dan Spielman, Ashley Zukerman, Adele Perovic, Anthony LaPaglia, Sigrid Thornton, Robyn Malcolm and Ella Scott Lynch.SYNOPSIS:Two brothers, a jaded journalist and an autistic computer hacker, faced with the prospect of extradition to the US, are forced into making complex decisions taking in political unrest, personal dealings and […]
Review – Jurassic Park live at the Royal Albert Hall
Sean Wilson reviews the concert performance of John Williams’ classic dinosaur blockbuster score… Assessing a film score is a tricky thing – does one applaud an orchestral soundtrack for drawing attention to itself, or for remaining steadfastly unobtrusive and part of the fabric of the movie in question? It’s especially tricky when assessing the work […]
American Horror Story Season 6 Episode 8 Review
Kirsty Capes reviews the eighth episode of American Horror Story season 6… It seems as though episode 8 marks the beginning of the end for AHS 6. After some already harrowing scenes in episode 7, with the death of Matt at the hands of his wife Shelby and a crowbar, episode 8 ups the ante […]
Class Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart’
Alex Moreland reviews the fourth episode of Class, ‘Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart’…“You remember what I told you, about being at war with myself? I’m losing.”Once again, Doctor Who forms a useful counterpart to contrast Class against, as we have our first two-part story of the series – interestingly, it’s exactly halfway through the series, […]
Movie Review – Arrival (2016)
Arrival, 2016.Directed by Denis Villeneuve Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark O’Brien and Tzi Ma.SYNOPSIS:When mysterious flying spacecrafts touch down around the globe, a team of experts are briefed with the task of cracking the code of exactly why they are here…With Arrival, Dennis Villeneuve has managed to pull off that […]
Comic Book Review – Geek-Girl #1
Tai Freligh reviews Geek-Girl #1…Trying to be a super-hero, Ruby Kaye stumbles across a mysterious and extremely dangerous new villain taking down her town’s Numero Uno heroine – and is forced to step up and use her powers for more than just accidentally knocking drinks over her friends… Geek-Girl is entering the Super-Hero Big Leagues […]
Movie Review – Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Hacksaw Ridge. 2016.Directed by Mel Gibson. Starring Andrew Garfield, Hugo Weaving, Vince Vaughn, Teresa Palmer, and Sam Worthington.SYNOPSIS:WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to be awarded the Medal of Honor.No one engulfs us into […]