The Long Good Friday, 1980. Directed by John Mackenzie. Starring Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Dave King, Pierce Brosnan, Eddie Constantine, Paul Barber, Derek Thompson, Brian Hall, Alan Ford, Kevin McNally, P.H. Moriarty, Karl Howman, Bryan Marshall. SYNOPSIS: A ruthless English gangster’s empire starts to fall after a series of bombings over the Easter weekend. Britain […]
DVD Review – Discopath (2013)
Discopath, 2013. Directed by Renaud Gauthier. Starring Jérémie Earp-Lavergne, Sandrine Bisson, Ivan Freud, Katherine Cleland and Ingrid Falaise. SYNOPSIS: A psychopath whose murderous rage is triggered by disco music escapes to Canada and hides out in a girl’s school. There have been slashers and giallos that have covered every sensible base when it comes to […]
Movie Review – Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
Far from the Madding Crowd, 2015. Directed by Thomas Vinterberg. Starring Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge, Juno Temple and Jessica Barden. SYNOPSIS: In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and […]
Arrow Season 3 Episode 22 Review – ‘This Is Your Sword’
Jessie Robertson reviews the twenty-second episode of Arrow season 3… We’re one week away from the finale of Arrow this season; let’s take stock. For one, I know I’m not nearly as hyped up as I was at the end of last season, when Starling City was being invaded by juiced up thugs and Slade […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2 Episode 19 Review – ‘The Dirty Half Dozen’
Danny Hale reviews Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2 Episode 19… First off, that single-shot fight scene with Skye was awesome! As a big fan of one-shot takes I feel very spoiled this month what with Daredevil and now this! It became clear that Skye had become quite the formidable agent under May’s tutelage but it’s […]
Comic Book Review – Judge Dredd Classics: The Dark Judges #4
Andrew Newton reviews Judge Dredd Classics: The Dark Judges #4… Classics tales of Judge Death—and his brothers Fear, Fire, and Mortis—come to life in this remastered and colourised series! Out of all the enemies Judge Dredd has, Judge Death and his comrades are the most fearsome and the most troublesome to the citizens of Mega […]
Movie Review – Monsters: Dark Continent (2015)
Monsters: Dark Continent, 2015. Directed by Tom Green. Starring Johnny Harris, Sam Keeley, Joe Dempsie, Kyle Soller, Nicholas Pinnock and Parker Sawyers. SYNOPSIS: Ten years on from the events of Monsters, and the ‘Infected Zones’ have now spread worldwide. In the Middle East a new insurgency has begun. At the same time there has also been a […]
Comic Book Review – Burning Fields #4
Zeb Larson reviews Burning Fields #4… Dana and Aban chase down leads through a series of tunnels far from any military base, unaware that Decker and the PMCs are headed the same way, ready for a showdown. But the real threat is something far more sinister than any of them could have imagined. It is […]
The Flash Season 1 Episode 20 Review – “The Trap”
Jessie Robertson reviews the twentieth episode of The Flash… In the famous words of Admial Ackbar “It’s a trap!” The jig is up, the cat is out of the back, the wheels are off the trailer. Harrison Wells has revealed himself and our race to the season finale is off and freakin’ running! Last night’s […]
Comic Book Review – Bitch Planet #4
Zeb Larson reviews Bitch Planet #4… A secret prisoner may be the ringer Kam’s girls need if they hope to survive the coming deathmatch. Series co-creator VALENTINE DE LANDRO (X-Factor) rejoins KELLY SUE DeCONNICK (PRETTY DEADLY, Captain Marvel) on art. Finally, Bitch Planet is back, and it’s in roaring good form. Honestly, after the last […]
