Joy, 2015. Directed by David O. Russell. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramirez, Diane Ladd, Isabella Rossellini, Dascha Polanco, Elisabeth Rohm, and Virginia Madsen. SYNOPSIS: Joy is the story of the title character, who rose to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty. For a director who has […]
Movie Review – The Danish Girl (2015)
The Danish Girl, 2015 Directed by Tom Hooper Starring Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard, Adrian Schiller, Ben Whishaw and Matthias Schoenaerts SYNOPSIS: A fictitious love story inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer. […]
DVD Review – Riot (2015)
Riot, 2015. Directed by John Lyde. Starring Dolph Lundgren, Matthew Reese, Danielle Chuchran, Eve Mauro and Chuck Liddell. SYNOPSIS: Copper Jack Stone purposefully orchestrates a bank robbery in order to be thrown into prison with the notorious Russian kingpin Balam. Balam is more than just a mob criminal; he’s a very cunning and dangerous crime […]
Blu-ray Review – Sinister 2 (2015)
Sinister 2, 2015. Directed by Ciarán Foy. Starring Shannyn Sossamon, James Ransone, Tate Ellington, Nicholas King, Robert Daniel Sloan, Dartanian Sloan, Lea Coco and John Beasley. SYNOPSIS: A mother and her two sons unwittingly fall into the killing pattern of the demonic Bughuul. 2012’s Sinister was something of a commercial hit, landing in amongst a […]
Movie Review – The Hateful Eight (2015)
The Hateful Eight, 2015 Written and Directed by Quentin Tarantino Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Bruce Dern, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Demian Bichir, James Parks, Zoe Bell, and Channing Tatum SYNOPSIS: In post-Civil War Wyoming, bounty hunters try to find shelter during a blizzard but get involved in a […]
Video Game Preview – ARK – Survival Evolved
Martin Carr previews ARK – Survival Evolved… This is not a review. I just wanted to make that clear from the outset. ARK is still in the development stage and so must be treated accordingly. Having been on PC since June of this year and constantly evolving over that time, ARK represents something completely new […]
Video Game Review – The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
Martin Carr reviews The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing… Hungarian games developer NeoCore have unleashed a Diablo III clone which is fun, fast but ultimately offers little to shout about. I know that sounds like a rather harsh opening but consider these hurdles. Diablo III was an epic action RPG which managed to remain addictive […]
Movie Review – Daddy’s Home (2015)
Daddy’s Home, 2015 Directed by Sean Anders Starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini, Hannibal Buress, Scarlett Estevez, Owen Vaccaro and Thomas Haden Church SYNOPSIS: A mild-mannered radio executive strives to become the best stepdad to his wife’s two children, but complications ensue when their freewheeling and freeloading real father arrives, forcing him to compete […]
Supergirl Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘Hostile Takeover’
Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of Supergirl… Supergirl moved into the topical realm of cyber terrorism this week, when Kara faced off against Auntie Astra and Uncle Non. While Cat Grant fell victim to industrial espionage, which served to unearth the odd secret and generally broaden the playing field. Although performances were uniformly good […]
Comic Book Review – Invisible Republic #8
Zeb Larson reviews Invisible Republic #8… When you cover a story, you can go too deep. Invisible Republic’s mystery keeps getting deeper as it tosses in a healthy dose of betrayal on all sides. If anybody who thought that Maia was an untouched innocent prior to this issue, those happy thoughts have likely been dispelled, […]
