The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, 2014. Directed by Isao Takahata. Featuring the voice talents of Chloë Grace Moretz, James Caan and Mary Steenburgen (English)/Aki Asakura, Kengo Kora and Takeo Chii (Japanese). SYNOPSIS: A girl is born of the bamboo trees, and she is brought up to be a Princess … During the Studio Ghibli season at the BFI last […]
Comic Book Review – The Fade Out #6
Zeb Larson reviews The Fade Out #6… BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS’ best-selling series ever just keeps hitting! Charlie and his blacklisted friend Gil hunt Hollywood’s back alleys for answers to Valeria Sommer’s murder and cover-up, but the one man who might know something, ex-child star “Flapjack” Jones, has gone into hiding…unless he’s dead in a ditch […]
Comic Book Review – Zombies vs Robots #5
Andrew Newton reviews Zombies vs Robots #5… In “Inherit the Earth,” an attack on the Amazon island expands the war beyond zombies and robots, with two planets at stake! And in “The Orphan,” a new friendship is torn asunder… Issue 5 of Zombies vs Robots greets us with a full blast of action from the […]
The Flash Season 1 Episode 23 Review – ‘Fast Enough’
Jessie Robertson reviews the season one finale of The Flash… Let’s just start by saying this finale was awesome! I needed a change of pants after it was over. Not only did it deliver on story, gravitas, & emotion, but the special effects were of another stratosphere and the music was so damn epic, I […]
Movie Review – The Supreme Price (2014)
The Supreme Price, 2014. Directed by Joanna Lipper SYNOPSIS: Documentary about the struggle for democracy and women’s rights in Nigeria. It’s easy to reduce a country into the one thing you have heard about it on the news. Ethiopia – famine. Somalia – pirates. Liberia – Ebola. Nigeria – kidnapped school girls. Joanna Lipper’s documentary The […]
Comic Book Review – Miami Vice: Remix #3
Andrew Newton reviews Miami Vice: Remix #3… The new street drug that’s zombified the citizens of Miami is pushing the Miami PD to its limits! Crockett and Tubbs may be the city’s only hope, but the past come back to haunt them and demand payment in blood… Last issue, Miami Vice: Remix provided us with […]
DVD Review – A Most Violent Year (2015)
A Most Violent Year, 2015 Directed by J.C. Chandor. Starring Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Albert Brooks, Christopher Abbott, Jerry Adler and Matthew Maher. SYNOPSIS: An immigrant New York businessman tries to expand his company’s fortunes despite setbacks from rival firms, criminal gangs and an investigation from the District Attorney. Set in New York […]
Blu-ray Review – A.W.O.L. (1990)
A.W.O.L., 1990. Directed by Sheldon Lettich. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Harrison Page, Deborah Rennard, Brian Thompson, Lisa Pelikan, Ashley Johnson, Abdel Qissi and Eric Karson. SYNOPSIS: A French Foreign Legion deserter takes to street fighting to help pay his murdered brother’s wife’s debts whilst trying to avoid capture. Sandwiched between the classic Kickboxer and the largely under-appreciated […]
Comic Book Review – Reyn #5
Andrew Newton reviews Reyn #5… On the run from Venn, Reyn and Seph delve deeper into the enemy stronghold and make a shocking discovery. It’s that time again, time for me to get all excited as I drool my way through every wonderfully drawn page of the latest issue of Reyn. I can’t believe we […]
Comic Book Review – New Praetorians Volume One
Zeb Larson reviews New Praetorians volume one… New Praetorians is an interesting new series by RK Syrus and Satine Phoenix about a female soldier, an alien artifact, and a woman looking for vengeance. There are a few intriguing thematic ideas at work here, beyond the cool action scenes, particularly in regard to gender and sex […]
