The Promise, 2016. Directed by Terry George Starring Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale, Charlotte Le Bon, Tom Hollander and James Cromwell. SYNOPSIS: In the days just before World War I, Michael (Oscar Isaac) has become engaged to a girl in his home village and is studying to be a doctor in Constantinople. He falls in love […]
Movie Review – Bad Frank (2017)
Bad Frank, 2017. Directed by Tony Germinario. Starring Kevin Interdonato, Amanda Clayton, Tom Sizemore, Brian O’Halloran, Russ Russo, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, Brandon Heitkamp, and Lynn Mancinelli. SYNOPSIS: Construction worker Frank Pierce, formerly a baseball player and a Marine, goes on a brutal path of righteous vengeance after a scummy crime boss kidnaps his wife. […]
Movie Review – Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017)
Whitney: Can I Be Me, 2017. Directed by Nick Broomfield and Rudy Dolezal. Featuring Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown and Robyn Crawford, David Roberts and Cissy Houston. SYNOPSIS: A documentary tracing the life of Whitney Houston, one of the most successful singers of the late 20th century. Catapulted into stardom in her early 20s, her career skyrocketed, with […]
Video Game Review – Virry VR
Shaun Munro reviews Virry VR… An interactive safari trip which proves that non-gaming VR experiences can be detailed and satisfying, Virry VR is bolstered by impressive presentation throughout and a welcome conservationist theme. Developers Fountain Digital Labs have teamed with UNESCO heritage site Lewa Downs to create this virtual safari, and the first thing you’ll probably notice is […]
Video Game Review – Cocos: Shark Island
Shaun Munro reviews Cocos: Shark Island… Alchemy VR’s Cocos: Shark Island is a 2D, 360-degree documentary short film set on the shark-infested Cocos Island, 340 miles off the coast of Costa Rica. Though moderately intriguing, the low-fi production and over-the-odds price make this a hard sell to all but the most ardent travel enthusiasts eager to wring every […]
Movie Review – My Pet Dinosaur (2017)
My Pet Dinosaur, 2017. Directed by Matt Drummond. Starring Jordan Dulieu, Annabel Wolfe, Harrison Saunders, Scott Irwin, Beth Champion, Chris Gabardi, Rowland Holmes, Tom Rooney, and Sam Winspear-Schillings. SYNOPSIS: A young boy, Jake, accidentally discovers and befriends a dinosaur-like creature, but his attempts to keep his new friend a secret cause problems with his family, his […]
Movie Review – Graduation (2016)
Graduation, 2016. Written and Directed by Cristian Mungio. Starring Adrian Titieni, Maria-Victoria Dragus, Rares Andrici, Lia Bugnar, Malina Manovici, and Vlad Ivanov. SYNOPSIS: A film about compromises and the implications of the parent’s role. Immediately jumping out at the viewer is the fact that Graduation (from Romanian writer and director Cristian Mungio, who has also […]
DVD Review – Frank & Lola (2016)
Frank & Lola, 2016. Directed by Matthew Ross Starring Michael Shannon, Imogen Poots, Justin Long, Rosanna Arquette and Michael Nyqvist. SYNOPSIS: Frank meets Lola when she walks into his restaurant and he cooks her a meal. The attraction is immediate, but when she reveals a secret from her past, doubts creep into his mind. Is this the […]
Sundance London 2017 Review – A Ghost Story (2017)
A Ghost Story, 2017. Directed by David Lowery. Starring Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, Brea Grant, Carlos Bermudez, and Kesha. SYNOPSIS: A man killed in a sudden accident, returns to his family home as a white-sheeted ghost, and watches as his mourning wife’s life changes without him. A Ghost Story is very much a film of […]
Daredevil Season 2 Episode 1 Review – ‘Bang’
Ricky Church reviews the first episode of Daredevil season 2… The Devil of Hell’s Kitchen is back after a stellar first season. Now that Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin is behind bars and Matt Murdock has fully donned the Daredevil costume, Hell’s Kitchen has never been better protected. However, new forces have come to the city […]
