Martin Carr reviews the first episode of The X-Files season 10… Just before we get into this I should make one thing clear. For me The X-Files was never a big deal. Sure it was on the cultural radar and Chris Carter is a name I recognised post 1994. But in terms of drawing me […]
Supergirl Season 1 Episode 10 Review – ‘Childish Things’
Martin Carr reviews the tenth episode of Supergirl… A few things have caused me to cast aside trivial preoccupations. The double departure of David Bowie and Alan Rickman has knocked me for six. Whilst the red band trailer for Deadpool and Hard R rated lip synch rendition of ‘Pony’ by one Jenna Dewan Tatum, has […]
The Prisoner: Volume 1 Review
The Prisoner – Volume 1 Written, directed and produced by Nicholas Briggs. Featuring the voice talents of Mark Elstob, Sara Powell, Kristina Buikaite, John Standing, Celia Imrie, Ramon Tikaram, and Michael Cochrane. SYNOPSIS: An audio re-imagining of the classic 1960’s television show The Prisoner. A secret agent leaves his career behind, only to find himself imprisoned […]
Blu-ray Review – Batman: Bad Blood (2016)
Batman: Bad Blood, 2016. Directed by Jay Oliva. Featuring the voice talents of Jason O’Mara, Sean Maher, Yvonne Strahovski, Stuart Allan, Morena Baccarin, Steve Blum, Gaius Charles, John DiMaggio, James Garrett, Ernie Hudson, Robin Atkin Downes, Vanessa Marshall, Bruce Thomas, Matthew Mercer, Jason Spisak, Travis Willingham and Kari Wahlgren. SYNOPSIS: Bruce Wayne is missing. Alfred […]
Movie Review – Spotlight (2015)
Spotlight, 2015. Directed by Tom McCarthy Starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schrieber, John Slattery, Brian d’Arcy James, Billy Crudup and Stanley Tucci. SYNOPSIS: The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its […]
Movie Review – Eddie the Eagle (2016)
Eddie the Eagle, 2016. Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken and Tim McInnerny. SYNOPSIS: Charting the Olympic career of famous UK ski-jumper Michael “Eddie the Eagle” Edwards… Inspiration is a funny thing. Idols who achieve feats we can’t comprehend are on a different planet. Inspirations are easier to understand. We’re […]
Star Wars Rebels season 2 episode 10 review – ‘A Princess on Lothal’
Chris Cooper reviews the tenth episode of Star Wars Rebels season 2… Rebels is back! Not only that, but it brings with one of the biggest characters from the Original Trilogy. Princess Leia! There’s a tricky balance here. One one hand its great to have such an important character involved in the Rebels story, further […]
Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #54
Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #54… “Michelangelo vs. Hun! Startling revelations will have lasting effects on the Mutanimals and Mikey’s path. What side will Hob take in coming conflict?” Now that’s more like it. This month’s TMNT elicited a whole bunch of emotions. There was some ‘ouch’. Then some ‘ooooo’. Then some ‘I […]
Video Game Review – Fat Princess Adventures
Villordsutch reviews Fat Princess Adventures… From the outside of Fat Princess Adventures this franchise may appear to be some child-like, XX Chromosome game and any elder gents out there may think this game isn’t for them. You couldn’t be more wrong! Yes you’re in a world of Fat Princesses and Cake and everything has practically a saccharine sweet cake-like name, […]
Video Game Review – Jet Set Willy: The Nightmare Edition on Spectrum 48K
Dave Edwards reviews Jet Set Willy: The Nightmare Edition… In the boardroom of Dave Edwards, the creators of this nightmare are all fired. It seems that people never tire of playing, or talking about, the game Jet Set Willy. There are hundreds of versions of it for hundreds of machines – and now there’s one more: […]
