Emma Withington reviews Mars Attacks: Occupation #2 ‘When we last left off, the humans had succeeded in a last-ditch effort to prevent total martian victory. But, that only delayed the inevitable, and the martian empire eventually conquered earth, subjugating its people.’ Ding ding! Ready…FIGHT! After beating down Willis Thompson, a willing human servant in the […]
Movie Review – Golden Years (2016)
Golden Years, 2016. Directed by John Miller. starring Phillip David, Bernard Hill, Simon Callow, Alun Armstrong, Una Stubbs, Virginia McKenna, Sue Johnston, Brad Moore. SYNOPSIS: Retired couple Arthur (Bernard Hill) and Martha (Virginia McKenna) Goode refuse to fade into old age and take the loss of their pension lying down. Instead they slip unseen into […]
Comic Book Review – Deus Ex Universe: Children’s Crusade #3
Calum Petrie reviews Deus Ex Universe: Children’s Crusade # 3… Titus King’s hate-mongering leads to escalating tension around TF29 HQ, leaving the strike force in an uncompromising position. Meanwhile, Jensen discovers a shocking new link to the pro-aug terrorists. The first issue of this series left us on a high note with the groundwork was laid […]
The Flash Season 2 Episode 19 Review – ‘Back to Normal’
Jessie Robertson reviews the nineteenth episode of The Flash season 2… Just a normal day…..when you’ve lost your super powers to a freak running at the speed of sound from another Earth….. Ok, we’re back and Barry is just back to being Barry after last week’s huge botch on the side of the heroes. First […]
Comic Book Review – Strange Fruit #3
Zeb Larson reviews Strange Fruit #3… The townspeople of Chatterlee make every effort to conscript the stranger to help with the fast-failing levee—but the growing racial divide in town makes choosing sides virtually impossible even as the clock ticks towards disaster. As is the case with many penultimate issues, Strange Fruit #3 sees just about […]
Comic Book Review – Roche Limit: Monadic #2
Zeb Larson reviews Roche Limit: Monadic #2… Sasha goes on a bold adventure; Alex reveals a terrifying threat. We learn a fair bit in this issue of Roche Limit: Monadic, especially that not everything is as it seems for our main characters. How real is any of this? Or, more frighteningly, can Alex and Sasha trust […]
Video Game Review – Hitman Episode 2: Sapienza
Kris Wall reviews Hitman Episode 2: Sapienza… Welcome to Italy, 47. Episode 2 of the new Hitman sees Agent 47 dropped into Sapienza, a town on the gorgeous Italian coast. 47 is tasked with eliminating Silvio Caruso, a bio engineer working for Ether Biotech Corporation. Formerly celebrated for his stem cell research, Caruso has now […]
Movie Review – Son of Saul (2015)
Son of Saul, 2015. Directed by Laszlo Nemes. Starring Geza Rohrig, Levente Molnar and Urs Rechn. SYNOPSIS: In an unnamed German concentration camp towards the end of World War II, Saul (Geza Rohrig) is a prisoner but also a member of the Special Squad (Sonderkommando), living and working inside the death factories. Despite all the horrors […]
Supergirl Season 1 Episode 20 Review – ‘Better Angels’
Martin Carr reviews the season finale of Supergirl season 1… Once more I find myself late to the party. A week behind on finale analysis after all that dust has settled and we stand in the aftermath of Supergirl Mark II. As ever it was work which put pay to deadlines, but that would be […]
Better Call Saul Season 2 Episode 10 Review – ‘Klick’
Martin Carr reviews the tenth episode of Better Call Saul season 2… For season finales this is a weird one. There is no resolution, there is no big finish, in fact there’s just continuation. That’s not to say there’s no drama, just no big finish. It uses flashback to expand on a deep bond between […]
