The Lady Eve, 1941. Directed by Preston Sturges. Starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda. SYNOPSIS: A con-woman, and her family, have their eyes on a rich man who joins their cruise ship. But love is in the air… We know Eve. The temptress seducing Adam to take a bite out of the apple in the Garden of Eden. […]
Comic Book Review – Autumnlands #9
Zeb Larson reviews Autumnlands #9… Sheep. Beer. Mountain. TROUBLE. Autumnlands is back after another relatively long hiatus, but it returns in excellent form and with an apology for its tardiness. Learoyd and Dusty spend time in the town of the sheep, where they learn about a mysterious problem plaguing the townsfolk. They’re given an opportunity […]
Movie Review – Point Break (2016)
Point Break, 2016. Directed by Ericson Core. Starring Édgar Ramírez, Luke Bracey, Ray Winstone, Teresa Palmer and Delroy Lindo. SYNOPSIS: A young FBI agent infiltrates a group of athletes he believes is responsible for a series of intricate robberies around the world. Many of us have fond memories of Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 thriller-slash-bromance (not least […]
Video Game Review – Firewatch
Villordsutch reviews Firewatch… Firewatch was voted Number.4 in Flickering Myth’s most anticipated video games of 2016 back in January. I myself have been watching Campo Santo’s latest release with bated breath since the kindling was first laid out in-front of us and now finally it appears on our machines and I’m so hoping this blazes […]
Movie Review – The Scopia Effect (2014)
The Scopia Effect, 2014. Written and Directed by Christopher Butler. Starring Joanna Ignaczewski, Akira Koieyama, Julian Seager, Louis Labovitch, and Jessica Jay. SYNOPSIS: Past life regression therapy unlocks the dark recesses of a young girl’s mind. As time periods collide and incarnations merge through a single entity. Basia (Joanna Ignaczewski) must find a way to […]
Supergirl Season 1 Episode 12 Review – ‘Bizarro’
Martin Carr reviews the twelfth episode of Supergirl… Who cares what the tailoring’s like? Sharp suited or slovenly, dishevelled or dynamic. As someone once said those clothes don’t make the man. If you’re bat shit crazy with the mentality of a man-child it’s gonna end in tears. No discussion. Add an inflated ego and intellectual […]
The X-Files Season 10 Episode 3 Review – ‘Mulder and Scully Meet The Were-Monster’
Martin Carr reviews the third episode of The X-Files season 10… Sidestepping B-movie monster mash expectations. This weeks X-Files throws an antipodean spanner in the works, by casting Flight of The Concords Rhys Darby as an easy-going were-lizard. Who is bitten by a human, transformed into an everyday Joe and has compulsions which include working […]
Movie Review – Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, 2016. Written and Directed by Burr Steers. Starring Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Bella Heathcote, Douglas Booth, Matt Smith, Ellie Bamber, Millie Brady, Suki Waterhouse, Sally Phillips, Charles Dance, and Lena Headey. SYNOPSIS: Jane Austen’s classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th […]
Second Opinion – Spotlight (2015)
Spotlight, 2015. Directed by Tom McCarthy. Starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery and Stanley Tucci. SYNOPSIS: A true story documenting the events that led to The Boston Globe uncovering a history of child molestation covered up by the local Catholic Archdiocese. Featured in the 2013 Blacklist as one of the […]
Movie Review – Hail, Caesar! (2016)
Hail, Caesar!, 2016. Produced, Written, and Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. Starring Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Frances McDormand, Jonah Hill, Max Baker, Heather Goldenhersh, Veronica Osorio, Clancy Brown, Wayne Knight, Fisher Stevens, Robert Picardo, Christopher Lambert, Natasha Bassett, Alex Karpovsky, John Bluthal, and […]
