Michelle Herbert reviews The Curious Affair of The Somnambulist and Psychic Thief by Lisa Tuttle… Set in Victorian England, this is a detective story that hints at the supernatural, but also plays out as a bit of a buddy comedy. Set in a time of manners, who you know and your place in society can […]
Video Game Review – This Is the Police
Ben Rayner reviews This Is the Police… Ahh jeez and he was one day from retirement. Well, that’s not strictly true, it was closer to 180 days from retirement when officer Jack Boyd grew tired of doing the right thing. An exhausting run of toeing the line between right and wrong to keep a squeaky […]
Video Game Review – Deus Ex GO
Chris Sanderson reviews Deus Ex GO… I’m back this week doing a review for my very first Deus Ex Game, and it’s on mobile no less! Having never played a game in the Deus Ex series and having more than a few friends try to convince me to get into it, I thought I might […]
DVD Review – Louder Than Bombs (2015)
Louder Than Bombs, 2015. Directed by Joachim Trier Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Gabriel Byrne, Isabelle Huppert, David Strathairn, Amy Ryan and Devin Druid. SYNOPSIS: The fractious family of a father and his two sons confront their different feelings and memories of their deceased wife and mother, a famed war photographer. Dealing with the loss of a […]
Comic Book Review – Dream Gang
Ben Robins reviews Dream Gang… Suddenly escaping from his every day, greyscale life, a man finds himself locked into a bizarre multicoloured dream world, taking on the guise of his ‘dream avatar’ , the Space Voyager – a galaxy-hopping comic-book character from his past. Whilst exploring the psychedelic landscape, he soon runs into trouble, joining […]
Comic Book Review – The Flash #5
Tony Black reviews The Flash #5… “Lightning Strikes Twice” part five! With Central City now protected by dozens of freshly trained Flashes, Barry Allen takes time out to explore a new relationship. Meanwhile, a serial killer targets citizen speedsters as Wally West takes his first steps toward becoming the new Kid Flash… The culmination it […]
Horror Channel FrightFest 2016 Review – The Evil In Us (2016)
The Evil In Us, 2016. Written and directed by Jason William Lee. Starring Debs Howard, Tatyana Forrest, Lee Tomaschefski, Ian Collins and Marina Pasqua. SYNOPSIS: While on a fourth of July holiday, six best friends fall victim to the insidious plan of a mysterious organization when they are unknowingly transformed into bloodthirsty cannibals. If you’re writing […]
Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #61
Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #61… “Chasing Phantoms” Part 1! While the Turtles and Splinter are still reeling from the events of TMNT #60, they come under attack by the Street Phantoms! Will Splinter let this challenge to his rule stand? I have an announcement! I’ve made a decision and I wanted to […]
Movie Review – Creature Designers – The Frankenstein Complex (2015)
Creature Designers – The Frankenstein Complex, 2015. Directed by Gilles Penso and Alexandre Poncet. Starring Rick Baker, Joe Dante, Guillermo Del Toro, Phil Tippett and Tim Woodruff Jr. SYNOPSIS: Documentarians Gilles Penso and Alexandre Poncet interview Hollywood special effects and make up artists to explore the ‘Frankenstein Complex’ of creature design in filmmaking. “Now […]
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum (76060) Review
Gary Collinson reviews LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum… 2016 has been a rather solid year for LEGO’s Marvel Super Heroes line; we’ve had some excellent Captain America: Civil War tie-ins and Spider-Man sets (including Spider-Man: Ghost Rider Team-Up, which I absolutely loved), and now the folks at LEGO have one other treat […]
