Pan, 2015. Directed by Joe Wright. Starring Levi Miller, Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara, Amanda Seyfried, Adeel Akhtar, Nonso Anozie, Kathy Burke, and Cara Delevingne. SYNOPSIS: 12-year-old orphan Peter is spirited away to the magical world of Neverland, where he finds both fun and danger, and ultimately discovers his destiny — to become the […]
Comic Book Review – Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Shattered Empire #3
Ricky Church reviews Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Shattered Empire #3… Concluding the first new-canon comic tale set between episodes VI and VII! As the Empire Shatters around them, Rebel heroes fight for a better tomorrow! Greg Rucka (Punisher, Cyclops, Wolverine) and Marco Checchetto (Punisher, Avengers World) take us into the more […]
Arrow Season 4 Episode 2 Review – ‘The Candidate’
Jessie Robertson reviews the second episode of Arrow season 4… You know how when your mother made you set the table for dinner when you were a kid? Well, it’s never been as fun as it is when you’re talking about Arrow! – So, did anyone ask Merlyn for details about Post-Pit-Aggression? We knew […]
Video Game Review – Prison Architect
Villordsutch reviews Prison Architect… Prison Architect is a funny game. I’d say funny little game, but it isn’t that. I first encountered it around three ago at my first PLAY Expo and I can honestly say, after walking around the stand a few times rather confused, I thought this was an educational game, which involved […]
Movie Review – Chasing Robert Barker (2015)
Chasing Robert Barker, 2015. Directed by Daniel Florencio. Starring Gudmundur Thorvaldsson, Patrick Baladi, Celyn Jones, Patrick Regis, Hilda Péter and Elizabeth Boag. SYNOPSIS: A photographer turned paparazzi is caught in the downward spiral of a fabricated tabloid story. Ahead of its premiere at the East End Film Festival this month, Kickstarter-funded Chasing Robert Barker has […]
Movie Review – Remainder (2015)
Remainder, 2015. Directed by Omer Fast. Starring Tom Sturridge, Cush Jumbo, Ed Speleers, Arsher Ali, Shaun Prendergast and Laurence Spellman. SYNOPSIS: A London man attempts to reconstruct his memory after being struck by a falling object. Memory. 1. The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information. 2. Something remembered from the past. 3. A […]
Comic Book Review – The Autumnlands #11
Zeb Larson reviews The Autumnlands #11… Who are the Galateans? And why are they a threat to the Autumnlands? This issue of The Autumnlands deals with the monster from last issue and also introduces a heretofore unseen group: the Galateans. Regarding the Galateans, the rug is pulled out from under our feet a few times […]
DVD Review – Our Little Sister (2015)
Our Little Sister, 2015. Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. Starring Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho, Suzo Hirose, Ryô Kase and Ryôhei Suzuki. SYNOPSIS: Three sisters experience a new chapter in their lives when they discover they have a younger half sister and invite her into their home. An intimate and warm story of sisterhood and familial ties, […]
Blu-ray Review – That Cold Day in the Park (1969)
That Cold Day in the Park, 1969. Directed by Robert Altman. Starring Sandy Dennis, Michael Burns and Lauana Anders. SYNOPSIS: A lonely middle-aged woman sees a homeless young man sitting in the park opposite her apartment, and in a moment of pity invites him in. Many would consider the late Robert Altman’s first recognised masterpiece to […]
Movie Review – Cemetery of Splendor (2016)
Cemetery of Splendor, 2016. Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Starring Banlop Lomnoi, Jenjira Pongpas, Jarinpattra Rueangram and Sakda Kaewbuadee. SYNOPSIS: A group of soldiers in a small town on the Mekong River in northern Thailand are struck with a bizarre sleeping illness. Apichatpong Weerasethakul has brought Thai art cinema to the forefront in the past two decades through […]
