Deadly Virtues: Love.Honour.Obey., 2014. Directed by Ate de Jong. Starring Edward Akrout, Matt Barber, Megan Maczko, and Helen Bradbury. SYNOPSIS: A shocking home invasion irrevocably changes the lives of all involved in ways neither victims nor perpetrator could have imagined. Fifty Shades of Grey meets Funny Games in the latest movie from Ate de Jong, the Dutch […]
Hooked on a Feeling: Remembering Guardians of the Galaxy
With the sequel on release now [read our review here], Sean Wilson casts his mind back to summer 2014 when the original Marvel adventure became the true underdog champ of blockbuster movies… A kindly tree-like creature named Groot illuminates a series of spores, imbuing his superhero misfit buddies with a profound sense of wonderment. Tyler […]
Gotham Season 4 Episode 10 Review – ‘Things That Go Boom’
Martin Carr reviews the tenth episode of Gotham season 4… Multiple threads, numerous explosions and enough twists and turns to keep the most attention deficient audience member happy, is what Gotham gave us this week. Dark and moody, violent and riddled with double bluffs piled six feet high, this is the season you need to […]
Comic Book Review – Superman: President Luthor
Ricky Church reviews Superman: President Luthor… Lex Luthor is not only Superman’s most dangerous nemesis, but one of comics most dangerous and evil characters in general. For a man who doesn’t have superpowers, Luthor’s intellect and selfishness makes him a great threat to Superman and the DC universe. One of Luthor’s greatest accomplishments though wasn’t […]
The Flash Season 1 Episode 9 Review – ‘The Man in the Yellow Suit’
Jessie Robertson reviews the ninth episode of The Flash… It’s the mid-season finale, so things are going to get hectic; so much goes down in this episode, it does feel like an overload to process. I guess you could say the theme of this episode is love; Barry’s soft, requited confession to Iris, the euphoric […]
Second Opinion – The Gambler (2014)
The Gambler, 2014. Directed by Rupert Wyatt Starring Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Michael K. Williams, Brie Larson, Jessica Lange and George Kennedy. SYNOPSIS: Lit professor and gambler Jim Bennett’s debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark. Further complicating his situation is his relationship with one of his students. Will […]
DVD Review – Follow the Money: The Complete Season One
Follow the Money: Season One Created by Jeppe Gjervig Gram Starring Thomas Bo Larsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Natalie Madueño, Thomas Hwan, Esben Smed Jensen, Lucas Hansen, Line Kruse, Julie Grundtvig Wester and Lars Simonsen. SYNOPSIS: As the fraudulent financial dealings of leading Danish energy company Energreen are investigated by police, a wide circle of characters […]
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 5 Episode 17 Review – ‘The Honeymoon’
Danny Hale reviews the seventeenth episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 5… ‘The Honeymoon’ followed Fitz, Simmons and Yo-Yo on their lead to England while Coulson and Talbot continued to flee HYDRA with no means of getting home. This was a fast-paced, action heavy episode with some strong emotional beats that all brings the […]
TV Review – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 2
Kirsty Capes reviews the second season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt… Starring Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess, Sam Page, Ki Hong Lee, Dylan Gelula, Jane Krasowski, Mike Carlsen, Lisa Kudrow and Jeff Goldblum. This time last year I wrote a rather scathing review of Netflix’s new Tina Fey comedy, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. I called it stale and unbecoming, and mildly […]
Game of Thrones Season 6 – Episode 1 Review – ‘The Red Woman’
The Red Woman Directed by: Jeremy Podeswa Written by: David Benioff & D B. Weiss Jon Okay so this is a cheat because JON SNOW IS DEAD, people. Say it with me. Dead. As a doornail. And all of you who expected him to rise from the flames by the end of this episode? Think […]
