50 Years of Star Trek, 2016. Directed by Ian Roumain. SYNOPSIS: 50 Years of Star Trek isn’t an exhaustive documentary, since you can only cram so much into 85 minutes, but it is a nice look back at a franchise that has endured for half a century. It’s also notable for containing Leonard Nimoy’s last […]
Blu-ray Review – Assault on Precinct 13: 40th Anniversary Edition
Assault on Precinct 13, 1976. Directed by John Carpenter. Starring Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer, Charles Cyphers, Tony Burton, Nancy Loomis, Martin West. SYNOPSIS: A cop and a ragtag collection of criminals defend a closing police station against an invading gang. Often lauded as ‘the ultimate siege move’, John Carpenter’s second full-length feature Assault […]
Movie Review – The Accountant (2016)
The Accountant, 2016.Directed by Gavin O’Connor. Starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, John Lithgow, and Jeffrey Tambor.SYNOPSIS:As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.I won’t pretend to have much of an idea on Autism or […]
October Horrors Day 31 – Pieces (1982)
Pieces, 1982. Directed by J. P. Simon. Starring Christopher George, Edmund Purdom, Paul L. Smith and Linda Day. SYNOPSIS: Ten-year-old Timmy is scolded by his mother for playing with a rather saucy jigsaw, whereupon Timmy violently and suddenly kills his mother with an axe. Forty years later, a serial killer is stalking a university campus, […]
DVD Review – The Neighbour (2016)
The Neighbour, 2016. Directed by Marcus Dunstan. Starring Josh Stewart, Jaqueline Fleming, Alex Essoe, Bill Engvall, Luke Edwards, Melissa Bolona, Skipp Sudduth. SYNOPSIS: A married couple of low-level criminals looking to escape to a new life discover their next door neighbour is also up to no good. From the creative team that brought you torture […]
DVD Review – The Neon Demon (2016)
The Neon Demon, 2016. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Jena Malone, Karl Glusman and Desmond Harrington. SYNOPSIS: A naïve but ambitious young model moves to L.A. and is immediately ‘consumed’ by her jealous rivals who will stop at nothing to break her down. Nicolas Winding Refn is a […]
Comic Book Review – Giant Days 2016 Holiday Special #1
Mark Allen reviews Giant Days 2016 Holiday Special #1… What if Susan, Esther, and Daisy hadn’t become friends on their first day of university?? The world as we know it would be completely different! Or at least…moderately different! It’s the darkest timeline for our favorite students. Daisy is an Enya-blasting hermit, Susan violently dislikes her, and Esther […]
Comic Book Review – Quilte #1 Halloween ComicFest Edition
Rachel Bellwoar reviews Quilte #1 Halloween ComicFest Edition…A horrifying new one-shot from the creative team – and taking place in the universe of – And Then Emily Was Gone! Dr. Karla Quite is a revered psychologist who uses her unique psychic gifts to treat patients afflicted with recurring nightmares. But when tasked with helping troubled […]
October Horrors Day 30 – Ash vs. Evil Dead
Ash vs. Evil Dead Created by Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi and Tom Spezialy Starring Bruce Campbell, Ray Santiago, Dana DeLorenzo, Jill Marie Jones and Lucy Lawless. SYNOPSIS: Set several years after the events of the films, the series follows Ash still working as a stock boy, still charming his way into the arms of various […]
Second Opinion – Doctor Strange (2016)
Doctor Strange, 2016. Directed by Scott Derrickson. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Tilda Swinton, Mads Mikkelsen, and Benedict Wong. SYNOPSIS: A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts. When a film opens with the villain ceremoniously decapitating an innocent librarian and […]
