Ben Rayner previews Assassin’s Creed Syndicate… As I stepped off the train at Whitechapel, I stopped to take a deep breath. Drawing in all the sights and sounds of London as if it was my first time visiting, shortly before a sneaky little git pilfered my wallet and scarpered at two sheets to the wind. […]
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume 2 Review
Brad Cook reviews Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume 2… It’s been about eight months since Shout! Factory released Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volume 1, but they’ve finally revisited Rhino’s old sets with a re-release of the second volume in the series. Unfortunately, the bonus features only consist of MST Hour wraps for the Cave Dwellers […]
Banshee Season 4 Episode 8 Review – ‘Requiem’
Kris Wall reviews the series finale of Banshee… I have to hand it to Banshee’s creators, after a shaky and uneven final season, they knew exactly what needed to happen to course correct and send the show out on a high in its final hour, the ‘good’ guys won and the bad guys lost. Requiem […]
Video Game Review – Not a Hero: Super Snazzy Edition
Calum Petrie reviews Not a Hero: Super Snazzy Edition… Not a Hero – Super Snazzy Edition is the console release of Rollingmedia’s disturbing and frantic side scrolling shooter. The game is a bizarre mix of over the top violence with satire of stereotypes ranging from drunken Scottish people to Russian gangsters. With its side scrolling […]
Movie Review – Just Jim (2015)
Just Jim, 2015. Written and Directed by Craig Roberts. Starring Emile Hirsch, Craig Roberts, Ryan Owen, Charlotte Randall, Nia Roberts and Aneirin Hughes. SYNOPSIS: Living in the sleepy valleys of Wales, Jim has his life altered when an enigmatic American moves in next-door. Those of you familiar with Craig Roberts will most likely remember him […]
This Is England ’90 Episode 3 Review – ‘Autumn’
Tom Beasley reviews the penultimate episode of This Is England ’90, which has now fully embraced the dark heart of its creator… Misery is arguably the staple ingredient of Shane Meadows’ sprawling This Is England universe. It’s what drives these characters into the compelling drama that has allowed them to maintain such a potent presence […]
Movie Review – Solace (2015)
Solace, 2015 Directed by Afonso Poyart. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Abbie Cornish and Colin Farrell. SYNOPSIS: A clairvoyant physician is drawn out of retirement by the FBI in order to help investigate a serial killer who may have precognitive abilities of his own. The script that would go on to become serial killer […]
Person of Interest Season 5 Episode 5 Review – ‘ShotSeeker’
Ricky Church reviews the fifth episode of Person of Interest season 5… Person of Interest’s ‘ShotSeeker’ returned to a regular case-of-the-week story but, as with many of the series’ episodes throughout the third and fourth seasons, even this filler episode was tied to the ongoing arc of the show. And after Shaw’s semi-return in ‘6,471’ […]
Movie Review – Pay the Ghost (2015)
Pay the Ghost, 2015. Directed by Uli Edel. Starring Nicolas Cage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Jack Fulton, Lyriq Bent, Lauren Beatty, Stephen McHattie and Veronica Ferres. SYNOPSIS: A professor frantically searches for his son who was abducted during a Halloween parade. At first glance, a film starring Nicolas Cage titled Pay the Ghost screams absurdity too […]
Comic Book Review – Penguins of Madagascar #2.3
Emma Withington reviews Penguins of Madagascar #2.3… The North Wind (the super-spy animal organization) have gone missing and it’s up to the Penguins to find them. But will their search bring danger into the Penguins’ lives? In the penultimate issue of this four part miniseries, the Penguins: The Elite-est of the Elite saga continues. The Penguins are […]
