Tony Black reviews Archangel #1… Science Fiction Superstar William Gibson comes to comics! The U.S. political leaders of 2016 abandon the radioactive planet they’ve destroyed and harness the power of humanity’s last hope: The Splitter, a colossal machine designed to manufacture a bright new reality for them to infiltrate and corrupt. It’s always quite exciting […]
Comic Book Review – Green Lanterns #2
Tony Black reviews Green Lanterns #2… “RAGE PLANET” Chapter Two: In issue #2, the world descends into rage! Crowds are rioting while Simon and Jessica find themselves powerless to stop the carnage. With their backs against the wall and no other options available, Earth’s rookie Green Lanterns take the fight to the Red Lanterns’ Bleez! […]
Comic Book Review – High Noon Rising #1
Tony Black reviews High Noon Rising #1… A new, completed first issue of independent web comic High Noon Rising from Irish writer James Mulholland, after releasing a page daily online, the collected opening story ‘The Men We Become’ turns out to be an entertaining if fairly run of the mill tale of Old West gunslingers […]
Book Review – The Long Cosmos by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter
Tony Black reviews The Long Cosmos by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter… The final chapter in The Long Earth series, The Long Cosmos shall resonate in memory for being perhaps the final piece of published writing from the late, great Sir Terry Pratchett, who sadly died in 2015. The series, co-authored with hard science writer Stephen […]
Comic Book Review – The X-Files #3
Tony Black reviews The X-Files #3… THE X-FILES is back and bigger than ever! Now, with the participation of Chris Carter, IDW Publishing is proud to present the continuing adventures of iconic FBI Agents FOX MULDER and DANA SCULLY! Tune in here for the finale of “Muerta”! The second of the first two-part story from […]
Comic Book Review – Independence Day #1-5
Tony Black reviews Independence Day #1-5… On the eve of Independence Day: Resurgence, a blockbuster sequel two decades in the making, Titan Comics have jumped on the prequel bandwagon to deliver this limited-run, five issue story set just after the original Independence Day film, from writer Victor Gischler & artist Tazio Bettin. The hook is […]
Second Opinion – Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016). Directed by Roland Emmerich. Starring Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, William Fichtner, Jessie T. Usher, Bill Pullman, Maika Monroe, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Brent Spiner, Judd Hirsch and Deobia Oparei. SYNOPSIS: Twenty years after launching a devastating attack on Earth, alien invaders return to destroy the planet and only survivors from the War of […]
DVD Review – Visions (2016)
Visions, 2016 Directed by Kevin Greutert. Starring Isla Fisher, Anson Mount, Jim Parsons, Gillian Jacobs, Joanna Cassidy and Eva Longoria. SYNOPSIS: Everleigh Maddox survives a horrific car accident, and a year later, while pregnant, begins to suffer terrifying visions suggesting the event may still be haunting her… You wouldn’t know that producer Jason Blum had […]
Blu-ray Review – Enemy Mine (1985)
Enemy Mine, 1985. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen. Starring Dennis Quaid, Louis Gosset Jr., Richard Marcus, Carolyn McCormick and Brion James. SYNOPSIS: The future. Humanity fight for distant star systems against an alien race called the Drac. When human pilot Davidge crash-lands on a hostile, barren alien world, he must forge an unlikely alliance with Jeriba, […]
Movie Review – The Antwerp Dolls (2016)
The Antwerp Dolls, 2016. Directed by Jake L. Reid. Starring Jason Wing, Courtney Winston, Sean Cronin, Sebastian Foucan and Bruce Payne. SYNOPSIS: A ruthless businessman’s payoff to the Belgian mafia is intercepted by his revenge-seeking former protegees, launching a deadly war of violence and double-dealing… Another peculiar sub-genre of recent years appears to have been […]
