Creepy, 2016. Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Starring Hidetoshi Nishijima, Teruyuki Kagawa, Yuko Takeuchi and Haruna Kawaguchi. SYNOPSIS: Takakura, a recently retired police detective with a specialty in serial killers, has moved to a new neighborhood with his wife Yasuko. The pair quickly learn that their neighbors are of an odd sort, particularly the off-putting Nishino. […]
DVD Review – Messi (2014)
Messi, 2014. Directed by Alex de la Iglesia. Starrng Johan Cruyff, Andres Iniesta, Diego Armando Maradona, Javier Mascherano, and Gerard Pique. SYNOPSIS: Through a series of informal conversations, archival footage, and reenactments, this film chronicles the rise and the making of the football legend Lionel Messi. Last year saw the release of the intimate documentary […]
Book Review – And I Darken by Kiersten White
Kirsty Capes reviews And I Darken by Kiersten White… Kiersten White’s first instalment in her Conquerors trilogy is full of promise for a story of epic proportions, as White carves out the powerful origins of her heroine, Lada and her companions. And I Darken follows Lada, a Wallachian princess, and her little brother Radu as they are […]
Comic Book Review – Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #1
Tony Black reviews Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #1… “SINESTRO’S LAW” Chapter One With no backup and only his ring and battery to keep him alive, Hal Jordan streaks toward battle with the Sinestro Corps, while his greatest foe prepares to wipe the last Green Lantern of them all out of existence! The Rebirth […]
Movie Review – The Perfect Husband (2014)
The Perfect Husband, 2014. Directed by Lucas Pavetto. Starring Gabriella Wright, Bret Roberts, Tania Bambaci, Carl Wharton, Philippe Reinhardt, and Daniel Vivian. SYNOPSIS: A young married couple attempt to recover from a past trauma by taking a weekend trip away to a remote cabin but it seems that they cannot escape the demons of the past […]
Video Game Review – Assault Suit Leynos
Kris Wall reviews Assault Suit Leynos… Assault Suit Leynos is a reboot of a series from the Sega Megadrive era, where it was originally called Target Earth when it was released in the West. Leynos is an old school side scrolling shooter in the vein of the Contra and Metal Slug series, where you scroll […]
51st Chicago International Film Festival Review – Macbeth (2015)
Macbeth 2015. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, David Thewlis, Sean Harris, Elizabeth Debicki, Jack Reynor and Paddy Considine. SYNOPSIS: Macbeth, a duke of Scotland, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders […]
Ray Donovan Season 4 Episode 3 Review – ‘Little Bill Primm’s Big Green Horseshoe’
Mark Clark reviews the third episode of Ray Donovan season 4… Ray Donovan season four is fast becoming a genre and directorial showcase as Michael Apted takes the chair for episode 3. Not that Apted is particularly known for one genre or another (although he has been to lands of Narnia and 007), and you […]
Movie Review – Let Her Out (2016)
Let Her Out, 2016. Directed by Cody Callahan. Starring Alanna LaVierge, Nina Kiri and Adam Christie. SYNOPSIS: “Let Her Out follows Helen, a bike courier who suffers a traumatic accident. As she recovers, she begins to experience strange episodic-black outs, hallucinations, and night terrors-that lead her to discover that she has a tumor, a benign growth […]
Comic Book Review – Snotgirl #1
Mark Allen reviews Snotgirl #1… WHO IS LOTTIE PERSON? Is she a gorgeous, fun-loving social media star with a perfect life or a gross, allergy-ridden mess? Enter a world of snot, blood, and tears in this new ongoing series from New York Times Best Seller BRYAN LEE O’MALLEY (Scott Pilgrim) and dazzling newcomer LESLIE HUNG! […]
