Manchester by the Sea, 2016. Directed by Kenneth Lonergan. Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges and Tate Donovan. SYNOPSIS: An uncle is forced to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy’s father dies. Densely absorbing and richly enveloping, writer-director Kenneth Lonergan’s third feature is a melancholic but undeniably human portrait of grief, […]
Movie Review – The Light Between Oceans (2016)
The Light Between Oceans, 2016 Directed by Derek Cianfrance Starring Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander and Rachel Weisz. SYNOPSIS: In the years following WW1, a lonely ex-soldier becomes a lighthouse keeper on an isolated island off of Western Australia, where he marries a local girl and attempts to start a family. When the two find that […]
Video Game Review – Shu
Andy O’Flaherty Reviews Shu… Originally slated for a release last year after impressing at GDC 2014, and after many graphical overhauls and gameplay tweaks, Coatsink and Secret Lunch’s Shu is finally here. A 2.5D platform adventure with emphasis on speed-running, players control the bird-like ‘Shu’ (a reference to the Greek God of Air) and go on […]
Arrow Season 4 Episode 5 Review – ‘Haunted’
Jessie Robertson reviews the fifth episode of Arrow season 4… John Constantine, It’s been a Dog’s Age, mate… Bloodlust; it’s real – Sara is back; she’s only speaking in tongues and has murder in her eyes but she is back. The introduction of Bloodlust is an interesting concept and that, coupled with the mysticism surrounding […]
Video Game Review – Shadow Warrior 2
Ray Willmott reviews Shadow Warrior 2… In a week where Duke Nukem is celebrating his roots with a remastered rendition of his classic 3D exploits, Shadow Warrior is set to reach the peak of its popularity. Which is incredibly ironic considering Lo Wang’s original adventure was an Eastern parody of everything Mr Nukem stood for […]
Comic Book Review – The Flash #7
Tony Black reviews The Flash #7… “LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE” part 7! Still reeling from Godspeed’s devastating attack, the beleaguered Flash realizes that to defeat this menacing new foe he must take away the Speed Force power from Central City’s new citizen speedsters. There’s only one problem: they don’t want to give it back. Following the […]
Comic Book Review – Suicide Squad #3
Tony Black reviews Suicide Squad #3… “THE BLACK VAULT” part 3! It looks like a well-deserved day off for the Suicide Squad—until things go off the rails when the bizarre energies of the dark sphere Amanda Waller’s team brought back slowly drive everyone in Belle Reve Penitentiary to acts of violent, bloody madness. Everyone except […]
Movie Review – Arcadia (2016)
Arcadia, 2016. Written and Directed by Tom Large. Starring Marc Baylis, Akie Kotabe, Sid Phoenix and Rufus Wright. SYNOPSIS: One man fights to give his family a future in a world crippled by disease where medical care is controlled by a totalitarian regime. Science Fiction over the years has often played on the notion of the […]
DVD Review – Bite (2015)
Bite, 2015. Directed by Chad Archibald. Starring Elma Begovic, Annette Wozniak, Denise Yuen , Barry Birnberg, Justin Moses and Jordan Gray. SYNOPSIS: A bride-to-be on her hen party gets bitten by an insect and begins to experience some rather gruesome changes. Casey (Elma Begovic) is a young woman about to marry her fiancé Jared (Jordan […]
Movie Review – The Girl on the Train (2016)
The Girl on the Train, 2016. Directed by Tate Taylor Starring Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett, Luke Evans, Justin Theroux, Edgar Ramirez, Allison Janney and Laura Prepon SYNOPSIS: A divorcee becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life. Upon its release, someone claimed that The Girl […]
