Dark Water, 2002. Directed by Hideo Nakata. Starring Hitomi Kuroki, Rio Kanno, Mirei Oguchi, Fumiyo Kohinata and Rio Kanno. SYNOPSIS: A mother and her young daughter move into a run-down apartment block where ghostly goings-on put their lives in danger. Yoshimi Matsubara (Hitomi Kuroki) and her young daughter Ikuko (Rio Kanno) move into a tatty apartment […]
Movie Review – Girls Lost (2015)
Girls Lost, 2015. Directed by Alexandra-Therese Keining. Starring Tuva Jagell, Emrik Ohlander, Louise Nyvall and Alexander Gustavsson,Wilma Homen and Vilgot Ostwald Vesterlund. SYNOPSIS: Kim, Bella and Momo, three bullied teenage girls, are going through the throes of finding themselves. Surrounded by a dark world of teenage violence, marginalization and sexual confusion, the girls have only […]
Red Dwarf XI Episode 4 Review – ‘Officer Rimmer’
Eric Bay-Andersen reviews Red Dwarf XI Episode 4 – ‘Officer Rimmer’… Kryten – According to Freud’s ‘Lexicon of Dream Symbols’, flying is meant to be a metaphor for sex. Rimmer – Absolute poppycock. I dream of flying all the time. It’s certainly nothing to do with sex. It’s always the same dream – I’m in a […]
Comic Book Review – Green Lanterns #7
Tony Black reviews Green Lanterns #7… “THE GUN”! How can Jessica Cruz trust Simon Baz, when he doesn’t even trust the Green Lantern ring they both wear? The partners finally discuss the gun Simon carries and why! Having spent six issues with desperately fighting demonic space creatures to save the Earth, Green Lanterns scales back […]
Movie Review – The Guv’nor (2016)
The Guv’nor, 2016. Directed by Paul Van Carter. Starring Jamie McLean, Guy Ritchie, Jason Flemyng, Vas Blackwood, Martin Askew and John Huntley. SYNOPSIS: Documentary covering the life of bare knuckle boxer and all-round hard man Lenny McLean, as seen through the eyes of his son. Trying to encapsulate the life of a character like Lenny […]
60th BFI London Film Festival 2016 Review – King Cobra (2016)
King Cobra, 2016. Directed by Justin Kelly. Starring Garrett Clayton, Christian Slater, Keegan Allen, James Franco, Alicia Silverstone and Molly Ringwald. SYNOPSIS: Based on the true story of Sean Lockhart A.K.A Brent Corrigan, an up and coming gay porn star who shot to fame only to run into legal disputes with his producer, which eventually took […]
Video Game Review – Talent Not Included
Josh Cui reviews Talent Not Included… The developers over at Frima Studio have brought to us Talent Not Included, an indie action platformer which although it provides a few hours of fun platforming with a unique setting, ultimately falters in giving incentives for progression and fails to breakthrough the vast array of platformers available. Taking place […]
Comic Book Review – The Flash #6
Tony Black reviews The Flash #6… “LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE” part 6! You’ve seen glimpses of him. You’ve witnessed the carnage he’s unleashed on Central City. Now meet Godspeed, the super-speed serial killer who murders speedsters and steals their powers. Barry Allen is going to need help! Easily the darkest issue of Joshua Williamson’s excellent run […]
Comic Book Review – Hal Jordan & the Green Lantern Corps #4
Tony Black reviews Hal Jordan & the Green Lantern Corps #4… “Sinestro’s Law” part 4! Sinestro’s grip on the universe tightens with Hal Jordan captured, as the two former partners edge closer to a final confrontation for control of the cosmos! After a few issues of treading water, Hal Jordan & the Green Lantern Corps finally […]
The Flash Season 2 Episode 5 review – ‘The Darkness and the Light’
Jessie Robertson reviews the fifth episode of The Flash season 2… If there’s one constant in the Multiverse, its coffee…. Dopplegangers Unite! The appearance of Dr. Harrison Wells (Earth-2 version) last week was a cleverly crafted debut for a character that through last season’s acting and writing of said character, demanded he return; but we […]
