Villordsutch reviews Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency #5… Will the museum’s gala event for King Ahktenkhamen, a serial-killing couple, and a soul-stealing phone all wrap up nicely here? Of course not! Luckily, Dirk wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s our final issue of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency – well until February 2016 that is anyway […]
The Big Bang Theory Season 9 Episode 8 Review – ‘The Mystery Date Observation’
Tom Beasley reviews the latest episode of The Big Bang Theory’s ninth season, which foregrounded relationship faux pas and a pair of guest stars… After a solid episode last week, The Big Bang Theory continued to revitalise its rather slow ninth run with another stellar episode in ‘The Mystery Date Observation’. Like many of the […]
Blu-ray Review – Closely Observed Trains (1966)
Closely Observed Trains (Ostre sledované vlaky),1966. Directed by Jiří Menzel. Starring Václav Neckár, Josef Somr, Vladimír Valenta, Alois Vachek and Ferdinand Kruta. SYNOPSIS: An apprentice train dispatcher at a village station seeks his first sexual encounter and becomes despondent when he is unable to perform. Growing up sure isn’t easy. When you add World War II and Nazi occupation into the […]
DVD Review – Beck The Series: Volume 1
Beck The Series: Volume 1 Starring Peter Haber, Mikael Persbrandt, Ingvar Hirdwall, Rebecka Hemse. SYNOPSIS : Detective Martin Beck investigates a series of crimes in Stockholm, Sweden alongside his partner Gunvald Larsson. The contrast between the calm and studious internal world of celebrated Swedish detective Martin Beck and the drama of murderous crime is brought […]
Comic Book Review – Autumnlands #7
Zeb Larson reviews Autumnlands #7… NEW STORY ARC. The second arc begins. Wounded and lost, our heroes seek safety, but find…something bizarre. After a long (too long, but oh well) hiatus, Autumnlands is finally back and in fine form. After the cliffhanger that we ended on in the sixth issue, we’re now following two different […]
The Apprentice Series 11 Episode 6 Review – ‘Handy Man’
Tom Beasley reviews the latest episode of The Apprentice in which almost all of the candidates proved utterly useless at manual work and Lord Sugar’s firing finger got a hell of a workout… It’s no secret that Lord Sugar likes it when his potential business partners show that they can get their hands dirty. This […]
29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – Son of Saul (2015)
Son of Saul, 2015. Directed by Lazlo Nemes. Starring Geza Rohrig, Urs Rechn and Uwe Lauer. SYNOPSIS: A prisoner forced to help exterminate his people finds a body that he believes is his son and will stop at nothing to give him a proper burial. Son of Saul opens with a scene that would be […]
Movie Review – Trumbo (2015)
Trumbo, 2015. Directed by Jay Roach. Starring Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Elle Fanning, Michael Stuhlbarg, John Goodman, Louis C.K, Alan Tudyk, David James Elliott, Dean O’Gorman, Christian Berkel, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Sean Bridgers, and Helen Mirren. SYNOPSIS: In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood’s top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their […]
29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – Victoria (2015)
Victoria, 2015. Directed by Sebastian Schipper. Starring Laia Costa, Frederick Lau and Franz Rogowski. SYNOPSIS: Victoria meets a group of guys while at a club, but soon finds herself drawn into their world when they have to repay a dangerous favour that same night. If you’ve read anything about Victoria, it’s that it’s done in […]
Fargo Season 2 Episode 5 Review – ‘The Gift of the Magi’
James Garcia reviews the fifth episode of Fargo season 2… Last week, Fargo creator Noah Hawley lit the fuse on several major storylines, resulting in several big explosions this week, both figurative and otherwise. “The Gift of the Magi” didn’t just deliver on spectacle, however, as Fargo once again displayed its clever knack for perfectly balancing surprising action and slow, tender character […]
