Tangerine, 2015. Directed by Sean Baker. Starring Kiki Kitana Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, Karren Karagulian, Mickey O’Hagan and Alla Tumanian. SYNOPSIS: After serving a short stint in prison, trans sex-worker Sin-Dee (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) is livid to discover that her pimp boyfriend has been unfaithful. With the help of her best friend Alexandra (Mya Taylor), Sin-Dee races across […]
Movie Review – Grandma (2015)
Grandma, 2015 Directed by Paul Weitz Starring Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer, Laverne Cox, Elizabeth Peña, Sam Elliot, Nat Wolff. SYNOPSIS: A teenager facing an unplanned pregnancy seeks help from her grandmother, an unconventional writer recently broken up with her girlfriend. Exploring the comic potential of cultivated misanthropy, Grandma is an […]
Movie Review – The Sublet (2015)
The Sublet, 2015. Directed by John Ainslie. Starring Tianna Nori, Mark Matechuk, Krista Madison, Rachel Sellen, James Murray and Porter Randell. SYNOPSIS: The Sublet is a suspense driven psychological thriller about Joanna, a new mom coping with her baby alone in an odd sublet apartment. As her husband neglects her to focus on his […]
BFI Review – True Romance (1993)
True Romance, 1993 Directed by Tony Scott. Starring Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Michael Rapaport, James Gandolfini, Christopher Walken, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Val Kilmer and Brad Pitt. SYNOPSIS: Two lovers are on the run after killing a small-time pimp and stealing his drugs … “You’re so cool”. The three words Patricia Arquette’s […]
Comic Book Review – Paper Girls #3
Zeb Larson reviews Paper Girls #3… The ongoing mystery series from BRIAN K. VAUGHAN & CLIFF CHIANG charges ahead, as the girls have a close encounter with an unexpected visitor. Good God, what the hell is happening in this comic? I’m not complaining, but we’re three issues in and it’s gotten even more complicated and […]
Blu-ray Review – River
Villordsutch reviews River… River is the latest in the line of Nordic Noir to arrive on our television sets. This BBC offering – set in London – brings a “Nordic” element to the shores of Blighty in the form of the rather excellent Stellan Skarsgård. Unfortunately thanks to the Marvel movies most people will possibly recognise […]
Book Review – The Promise of the Child by Tom Toner
Michelle Herbert reviews The Promise of the Child by Tom Toner… The Promise of the Child is a sci-fi novel that is set thousands of years into the future as well as delving into the past. The novel has multiple character storylines and structurally is split into four main parts that move the story along. […]
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXIV Review
Brad Cook reviews Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXIV… Shout! Factory’s previous MST3K set, Volume XXXIII, was a solid release with a nice complement of bonus features. This new one, Volume XXXIV, seems to take a step back with a more sparse set of extras, like Volume XXXII, but upon taking a closer look, I […]
Movie Review – Victoria (2015)
Victoria, 2015. Directed by Sebastian Schipper. Starring Laia Costa, Frederick Lau, Franz Rogowski, Burak Yigit, and Max Mauff. SYNOPSIS: A young Spanish woman who has newly moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret. Victoria may be a 138 […]
Movie Review – The Russian Woodpecker (2015)
The Russian Woodpecker, 2015. Directed by Chad Gracia. SYNOPSIS: As his country is gripped by revolution and war, a Ukrainian victim of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster discovers a dark secret and must decide whether to risk his life and play his part in the revolution by revealing it. Coincidentally, just a week before seeing The […]
