Tony Black reviews Torchwood #1… Torchwood is Back, in an all-new ongoing comics series written by Captain Jack himself, John Barrowman! Captain Jack Harkness is back in Cardiff, and there’s only one person he can turn to, the last person who expected to see him, Gwen Cooper! On the road, on the run, and under […]
Movie Review – Up For Love (2016)
Up For Love, 2016.Directed by Laurent Tirard. Starring Jean Dujardin, Virginie Efira, Cedric Kahn and Stephanie Papanian.SYNOPSIS:Successful lawyer Diane (Virginie Efira) is in the midst of breaking up with husband Bruno (Cedric Kahn) but it’s complicated by their being business partners. After an angry dinner together, she storms out of the restaurant but leaves her mobile […]
Comic Book Review – Kill Or Be Killed #1
Mark Allen reviews Kill Or Be Killed #1… The bestselling team of ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS (THE FADE OUT, CRIMINAL, FATALE) launch their new monthly series: KILL OR BE KILLED, the twisted story of a young man who is forced to kill bad people, and how he struggles to keep his secret as it […]
Blu-ray Review – Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 1978. Directed by Philip Kaufman. Starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum and Veronica Cartwright. SYNOPSIS: Philip Kaufman’s 1978 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a minor classic that has received a nice Collector’s Edition treatment on Blu-ray by Shout! Factory, who commissioned a new 2K […]
FrightFest Presents Review – The Unfolding (2016)
The Unfolding, 2016. Directed by Eugene McGing. Starring Robert Daws, Nick Julian, Lisa Kerr, Kitty McGeever and Lachlan Nieboer. SYNOPSIS: A couple of paranormal researchers travel to Dartmoor to investigate strange goings on in an old house. There is a disclaimer at the beginning of the unintentionally hilarious paranormal investigation show Most Haunted that basically […]
Book Review – Smoke by Dan Vyleta
Michelle Herbert reviews Smoke by Dan Vyleta… Smoke starts in a boarding school where we as readers are thrown into the deep end with a late night school ritual, that welcomes us to some of the characters this story follows. The novel seems to be set 1800’s, but the period only matters because it is […]
Movie Review – Jason Bourne (2016)
Jason Bourne, 2016. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander, Tommy Lee Jones, Vincent Cassel, Julia Stiles and Riz Ahmed. SYNOPSIS: The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past. To say that I love the original Bourne trilogy is a massive […]
DVD Review – Shark Lake (2015)
Shark Lake, 2015.Directed by Jerry Dugan.Starring Dolph Lundgren, Sara Malakul Lane, Lily Brooks O’Briant, James Chalke, Michael Aaron Milligan and Ibrahim Renno.SYNOPSIS:When some sharks are released into a the lake at the quiet town of Lake Tahoe, it’s up to an overzealous cop who ignores the law, her love interest and her criminal ex-husband to […]
Movie Review – Panic (2016)
Panic, 2016. Directed by Sean Spencer. Starring David Gyasi, Pippa Nixon and Jason Wong. SYNOPSIS: Panic tells the story of an agoraphobic journalist, Andrew Deeley, who witnesses a horrific crime from the safety of his home. Deeley must leave his flat and overcome his agoraphobia in order to solve the crime and save his neighbour […]
Blu-ray Review – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition (2016)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition, 2016.Directed by Zack Snyder. Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Gal Gadot, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, Scoot McNairy, Tao Okamoto, Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Ray Fisher, Jena Malone, Ezra Miller and Callan Mulvey.SYNOPSIS:In “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” fearing […]
