Zeb Larson reviews Descender #11… “MACHINE MOON” Conclusion TIM-21 discovers the secret at the heart of the Robot Resistance and it will change the course of his quest forever. Descender #11 is an issue of betrayals and increasingly deep stakes for all of our characters. Lemire and Nguyen have spent a long time developing the […]
Comic Book Review – Casanova: Acedia #6
Mark Allen reviews Casanova: Acedia #6… Casanova studies his benefactor and his benefactor returns the favor as a mysterious woman with connections to them both emerges from the shadows of sun-soaked Los Angeles. What do well-endowed demons, interdimensional super-spies and metanarrative comics-within-comics have in common? Well, they’re all featured in Casanova: Acedia #6, which continues […]
Fantasia International Film Festival Review – Three (2016)
Three, 2016. Directed by Johnnie To. Starring Louis Koo, Wei Zhao, Wallace Chung and Lam Suet. SYNOPSIS: Realizing that he will be defeated in no time during a police showdown, a thug shoots himself to force the cops to cease fire and take him to the hospital. In the hospital, he claims human rights to […]
Comic Book Review – Green Lanterns #3
Tony Black reviews Green Lanterns #3… “RAGE PLANET” Chapter Three: In issue #3, Green Lanterns Jessica Cruz and Simon Baz are trapped in the bloody and monstrous Rage Tower with their rings drained. Now, they must work together if they’re going to escape. Can the new protectors of Earth find common ground—or are they doomed […]
Movie Review – Keanu (2016)
Keanu, 2016. Directed by Peter Atencio. Starring Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Method Man, Tiffany Haddish, Luis Guzman, Nia Long, Will Forte and Jason Mitchell. SYNOPSIS: Two nerdy cousins pose as notorious gangsters to infiltrate the criminal underworld in order to retrieve a stolen kitten. The main trio behind this film – the two leads Jordan […]
Heroes Reborn Episode 6 Review – ‘Game Over’
Tai Freligh reviews episode 6 of Heroes Reborn, ‘Game Over’… This week’s episode was solid, with some major developments in the plot as well as our many disparate groups crossing paths and coming together as they head towards their ultimate goal of saving the world. Finally we get to see some of the original Heroes […]
Comic Book Review – Horizon #1
Mark Allen reviews Horizon #1… Zhia Malen thought she’d fought her very last war, until she learned her planet was targeted for occupation… by a desperate world called Earth. The people of Earth will be told that her arrival on their planet means invasion; these are lies, this is retaliation. Skybound’s newest original series by […]
Comic Book Review – The Big Con Job
Zeb Larson reviews The Big Con Job… After working the same convention circuit for decades, a ragtag group of flabby action heroes, aging sex symbols, and sci-fi bit players become close friends as they watch their lines get shorter and their autographs get cheaper. That is, until they hire a cocky new booking agent who […]
Comic Book Review – The Wicked + The Divine #21
Zeb Larson reviews The Wicket + The Divine #21… This is a throw-down issue of The Wicked + The Divine, pure and simple. We do learn more about Ananke’s plans and endgame in sacrificing Minerva, but it makes up a relatively small portion of this issue. Most of it is a good old-fashioned brawl between […]
Blu-ray Review – Crimes of Passion (1984)
Crimes of Passion, 1984. Directed by Ken Russell. Starring Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, John Laughlin, Bruce Davison, Gordon Hunt and Annie Potts. SYNOPSIS: A female sportswear designer leads a double life as a hooker but things get more complicated when a street preacher decides to try and save her soul. Ken Russell’s 1984 film Crimes […]
