Zeb Larson reviews Red One #2… The U.S.S.R.’s top agent, Vera Yelnikov, is working undercover in 1977 Los Angeles as Alabama Jones, a.k.a. RED ONE, America’s greatest hero! Red One takes on her fiercest foe yet, the fascist serial killer THE CARPENTER, in a funky superhero romp by TERRY & RACHEL DODSON (Uncanny X-Men, Wonder […]
Comic Book Review – Pisces #1
Zeb Larson reviews Pisces #1… Former fighter pilot Dillon Carpenter found everything he wanted when he returned from the Vietnam War.A loving partner, a dream career training with NASA to travel through space, and soon, he will learn, a prime candidacy for a secret mission, one that will forever change the world: First Contact. But […]
Video Game Review – Infinity Runner
Andrew Newton reviews Infinity Runner… Infinity Runner by Wales Interactive is a new endless running game for the Xbox One. The endless running genre has been used on mobile devices for quite some time now and it goes without saying that the most famous of these is Temple Run. Infinity Runner, on the other hand, is […]
Comic Book Review: Miami Vice Remix #2
Andrew Newton reviews Miami Vice Remix #2… Someone from Crockett’s past is back and promises that Detective Sonny Crockett will pay for his crimes! Issue #2 of Miami Vice Remix hits the shelves and more reasons for the purists to avidly buy but get frustrated. For those who stay open minded and see the story […]
Video Game Review – Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China
Ben Rayner reviews Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China… It’s hard to believe that in its short time, Assassin’s Creed has become such a huge franchise, rich in lore and more plot threads than your average conspiracy theory. In fact, it bares the hugest conspiracy theory of all, one which spans all of human history and tells […]
DVD Review – The Duke of Burgundy (2014)
Duke of Burgundy, 2014. Directed by Peter Strickland. Starring Sidse Babett Knudsen, Monica Swinn, Chiara D’Anna, Fatma Mohamed and Zita Kraszkó. SYNOPSIS: A relationship based around mistress and submissive begins to deteriorate as repetition begins to set in. Peter Strickland is a filmmaker with the uncanny knack of being able to make films that draw […]
Book Review – The Age of Scorpio by Gavin Smith
Michelle Herbert reviews Age of Scorpio by Gavin Smith… The Age of Scorpio is a sci-fi novel, which travels through time and space. The book is structured into three very different time periods, with each chapter moving from one to another, rotating between the future, the past and the present. This can at times be […]
Video Game Review – Mortal Kombat X
Kris Wall reviews Mortal Kombat X… In a world of Street Fighters, Tekkens and Killer Instincts, Mortal Kombat has always seemed like the one on one underdog, it’s gratuitous yet shallow violence seemed fun for a few novelty plays and water cooler talk of the increasingly gruesome fatalities, but often overlooked in favour of the […]
Second Opinion – Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Avengers: Age of Ultron, 2015. Written and directed by Joss Whedon. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Bettany, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, James Spader, Thomas Kretschmann, Cobie Smulders, Claudia Kim, Andy Serkis, Don Cheadle, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Hayley Atwell and Linda Cardellini. SYNOPSIS: […]
Arrow Season 3 Episode 21 Review “Al Sah-Him”
Jessie Robertson reviews the twenty-first episode of Arrow Season 3… So, Oliver’s been brainwashed. Well, as Merlyn put it, he doesn’t even know he’s been brainwashed. Which as a statement in itself, coupled with Oliver’s actions this episode, don’t make sense. How does this brainwashing occur? A montage! Yes, it’s a montage! Which is pretty […]