It! The Terror from Beyond Space, 1958. Directed by Edward L. Cahn. Starring, Marshall Thompson, Shirley Paterson, Kim Spalding, Ann Doran, Dabbs Greer, Paul Langton, Robert Bice, Richard Benedict, Richard Harvey, Thom Carney, Ray Corrigan. SYNOPSIS: An alien only known as It terrorises the first manned expedition to Mars. 1973: Col. Edward Carruthers (Marshall Thompson) […]
Wayward Pines Season 2 Episode 1 Review – ‘Enemy Lines’
Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Wayward Pines season 2… There are a few problems following success. First thing is how to repeat that without copying beat for beat whatever came before. Your options are limited and involve calculated risk, plain risk or reinvention. From a network perspective the latter is a non-starter as […]
Gotham Season 2 Episode 22 Review – ‘Transference’
Martin Carr reviews the season 2 finale of Gotham… With a fire and ice standoff, Russian roulette question and answer sessions and Gordon bound in the basement, Gotham’s finale ‘Transference’ was shaping up to be an interesting proposition. What felt a bit odd though was the lack of finality about the season closer, bearing in […]
Blu-ray Review – Blood Bath (1966)
Blood Bath, 1966. Directed by Jack Hill & Stephanie Rothman. Starring William Campbell, Marissa Mathes, Lori Saunders, Sid Haig, Roger Corman, Biff Elliot, Carl Schanzer and Patrick Magee. SYNOPSIS: A crazed artist believes himself to be the descendant of a vampire and goes on a killing spree murdering young women and drinking their blood. You’ve got […]
Preacher Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘Pilot’
Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Preacher… If Tarantino did comic book adaptations Preacher would surely be at the top of his wish list. Frenetically shocking, blood soaked yet concise, what remains the biggest surprise in its opening minutes are Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg. For men who are more associated with Judd Apatow, […]
Movie Review – Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Alice Through the Looking Glass, 2016. Directed by James Bobin. Starring Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, Rhys Ifans, Matt Lucas, Richard Armitage, Andrew Scott, Lindsay Duncan, and Sacha Baron Cohen. SYNOPSIS: Alice returns to the whimsical world of Wonderland and travels back in […]
Movie Review – X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
X-Men: Apocalypse, 2016. Directed by Bryan Singer. Starring James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Sophie Turner, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Hardy, Olivia Munn, Lana Condor, Evan Peters, Josh Helman, Lucas Till, and Hugh Jackman Synopsis: With the emergence of the world’s first mutant, Apocalypse, the X-Men […]
Movie Review – Me Before You (2016)
Me Before You, 2016. Directed by Thea Sharrock. Starring Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer, Jenna Coleman, Brendan Coyle, Samantha Spiro, Matthew Lewis, Stephen Peacocke and Charles Dance. SYNOPSIS: A girl in a small town forms an unlikely bond with a recently-paralysed man she’s taking care of. Many filmgoers’ thoughts on a new lovey-dovey film […]
Video Game Review – Overwatch
Tom Powter reviews Overwatch… Multiplayer only games have something of a bad reputation. They’re often seen as half-baked experiences with little-to-no longevity supplemented by paid season passes and additional content, an opinion exacerbated by titles like Titanfall and Evolve, whose player bases simply evaporated when the next big title appeared. This trail of thought has […]
Movie Review – Warcraft: The Beginning (2016)
Warcraft: The Beginning, 2016 Directed by Duncan Jones Starring Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Robert Kazinsky, Clancy Brown, Daniel Wu, Ruth Negga, Anna Galvin SYNOPSIS: The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their […]
