Black Mass, 2015. Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rory Cochrane, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll, Peter Sarsgaard and Dakota Johnson. SYNOPSIS: The true story of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, the notorious gangster who used his status as a FBI informant under John Connolly to take over South Boston. In Scott Cooper’s Black Mass, there is no protagonist. […]
Video Game Review – Batman: Arkham Knight – Catwoman’s Revenge DLC
Ricky Church reviews Batman: Arkham Knight – Catwoman’s Revenge DLC… Gotham City’s resident cat burglar finally got her own piece of DLC in Batman: Arkham Knight’s ‘Catwoman’s Revenge’. In this story driven DLC taking place almost immediately after Arkham Knight’s conclusion, Catwoman seeks to pay Riddler back for holding her captive in the main game. […]
Movie Review – Bridge of Spies (2015)
Bridge of Spies, 2015. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, Austin Stowell, Jesse Plemons, Sebastian Koch and Alan Alda. SYNOPSIS: During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the […]
Movie Review – Creed (2015)
Creed, 2015. Directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, and Tony Bellew. SYNOPSIS: The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed. For all the unified bitching we typically embark on […]
Comic Book Review – Chew #52
Jessie Robertson reviews Chew #52… Savoy gets closer to the truth. We are now in the second to last Chew storyline, “The Last Suppers” and we see Savoy’s backstory! (a snippet) Chu and Savoy working together! (never going to happen). The Pope is now an Egg-Man! (this does happen.) Part 2 of the Last Suppers […]
Movie Review – The Good Dinosaur (2015)
The Good Dinosaur, 2015 Directed by Peter Sohn Featuring the voice talent of Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Marcus Scribner, Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright, Steve Zahn, Mandy Freund, Steven Clay Hunter, Anna Paquin and Sam Elliott SYNOPSIS: An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. Prior to […]
DVD Review – Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015)
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, 2015. Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante. Starring Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, David Hasselhoff, Cassie Scerbo, Frankie Muniz, Ryan Newman, Bo Derek, Mark Cuban, Jerry Springer, Michael Winslow, Chris Jericho, Mark McGrath, Ne-Yo, Jedward, and Lou Ferrigno. SYNOPSIS: A tornado. With Sharks… in space! Stupid movies are one thing; stupid movies […]
Heroes Reborn Episode 9 Review – ‘11:53 to Odessa’
Tai Freligh reviews the tenth episode of Heroes Reborn, ‘11:53 to Odessa’… So this week’s episode of Heroes Reborn was the mid-season finale. It felt a little uneven and not nearly as epic as a finale should feel, but it was decent. There are a few reveals along with new questions which will be sure […]
Second Opinion – Creed (2016)
Creed, 2016. Directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashād and Tony Bellew. SYNOPSIS: Apollo Creed’s illegitimate son, Adonis, aspires to be a boxer like his father. Trained by Philadelphia legend Rocky Balboa, achieving his dreams will be the toughest challenge yet… Like Jurassic World and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the new […]
Movie Review – Entertainment (2015)
Entertainment, 2015. Directed by Rick Alverson. Starring Gregg Turkington, John C. Reilly, Amy Seimetz, Tye Sheridan, Lotte Verbeek, and Michael Cera. SYNOPSIS: En route to meet his estranged daughter and attempting to revive his dwindling career, a broken, aging comedian plays a string of dead-end shows in the Mojave desert. “I heard a joke once: […]
