Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Wayward Pines season 2…Pines is not for everyone. I figure that has become clear for those who have chosen to read my reviews of this season. Mildly unimpressed is merely the tip of a larger iceberg in my opinion. Intrigue and mystery which made the first season so […]
Preacher Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘Monster Swamp’
Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Preacher…Good god I love this show! Now I’m not one for exclamation marks or a massive outpouring of emotion, but Preacher has lit a fire under me which refuses to go out. There is an air of justified arrogance and self-assurance which few other shows have managed this […]
Scream: The TV Series Season 2 Episode 4 Review – ‘Happy Birthday To Me’
Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Scream: The TV Series season 2…Every time I watch this programme there is no avoiding the guilty pleasure it gives me. Scream is the old school 90210 of teen dramas, where actors clearly over twenty wander around looking anguished with a charge card. There is such joy to […]
Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 10 Review – The Winds of Winter
The Winds of WinterWritten by: David Benioff and D. B. WeissDirected by: Miguel SapochnikIn the extra-long finale we’ve witnessed the pieces be moved upon the board both rapidly and violently. Here finally do we see Daenerys set sail towards the West, Cersei deliver vengeance upon all that have crossed her, Jon Snow become the King of […]
Video Game Review – The Technomancer
Tom Powter reviews The Technomancer… It dawned on me fairly quickly that The Technomancer, despite its disappointing presentation and overly-cumbersome gameplay, was actually trying legitimately hard to tell a compelling story. With its intriguing concepts and well-voiced plot, it’s a shame then that the game is let down by a multitude of factors, all of […]
Movie Review – Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition (2016)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition, 2016.Directed by Zack Snyder. Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Gal Gadot, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, Scoot McNairy, Tao Okamoto, Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Ray Fisher, Jena Malone, Ezra Miller and Callan Mulvey.SYNOPSIS:Fearing that the actions of Superman are left […]
Edinburgh International Film Festival Review – The Colony (2016)
Colonia (a.k.a. The Colony), 2015. Directed by Florian Gallenberger. Starring Emma Watson, Michael Nyqvist, Daniel Bruhl, Richenda Carey, Vicky Krieps, Jeanne Werner and Julian Ovenden. SYNOPSIS: A young woman’s desperate search for her abducted boyfriend that draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody has ever escaped from. Every true artist sets out to make […]
Movie Review – Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
Independence Day: Resurgence, 2016 Directed by Roland Emmerich. Starring Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, William Fichtner, Jessie T. Usher, Bill Pullman, Maika Monroe, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Brent Spiner, Sela Ward, Joey King, Judd Hirsch and Deobia Oparei. SYNOPSIS: Twenty years after their initial invasion of Earth, the aliens have returned. (CONTAINS SPOILERS) Make no mistake, the first Independence […]
DVD Review – Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, 2016. Directed by Burr Steers. Starring Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Sally Phillips, Bella Heathcote, Millie Brady, Douglas Booth, Charles Dance, Lena Headey and Matt Smith. SYNOPSIS: In 19th century England five sisters try to cope with the social pressures of the day, all the while fighting off hordes […]
Blu-ray Review – Return of the Killer Tomatoes (1988)
Return of the Killer Tomatoes, 1988. Directed by John De Bello. Starring Anthony Starke, George Clooney, Karen Mistal, John Astin, Steve Lundquist, Michael Villani, Rick Rockwell, J. Stephen Peace and Charlie Jones. SYNOPSIS: Mad scientist Professor Gangreen is at it again as he prepares a new tomato army disguised as humans to take over the […]
