Momentum, 2015. Directed by Stephen Campanelli. Starring Olga Kurylenko, James Purefoy, Morgan Freeman, Jenna Saras and Karl Thaning. SYNOPSIS: A diamond heist gone awry leads a highly-trained operative to go on the run, pursued by a smooth-talking, ruthless assassin attempting to protect an enormous conspiracy. “Diamond heist gone awry” has been the jumping off point […]
Countdown to Spectre – For Your Eyes Only Review
Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of For Your Eyes Only… After his adventure into space, James Bond comes back to Earth in a much more grounded and closer to reality mission in For Your Eyes Only. This film takes Bond back to the basics as he fights without the assistance […]
Second Opinion – Crimson Peak (2015)
Crimson Peak, 2015. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam, Tom Hiddleston and Mia Wasikowska. SYNOPSIS: In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept […]
Star Wars Rebels Season 2 Review – ‘The Lost Commanders’
Chris Cooper reviews the latest episode of Star Wars Rebels… Star Wars Rebels’ first season finished extremely strongly, as the Lothal rebels took their first steps into a larger world. This was followed up by The Siege of Lothal, a double length episode/film released in the summer. With the full introduction of a terrifying Darth Vader, […]
The Big Bang Theory Season 9 Episode 4 Review – ‘The 2003 Approximation’
Tom Beasley reviews the latest episode of The Big Bang Theory in a week where Raj and Howard formed a band and Sheldon continued to showcase an inability to cope with the changing relationships in his life… After three slightly bizarre weeks at the start of this season of The Big Bang Theory, ‘The 2003 […]
Comic Book Review – Assassin’s Creed #1
Chris Sanderson reviews Assassins Creed #1… Charlotte de la Cruz is overeducated and underemployed, wasting her time in a dead-end job in San Diego, and spending her free time chasing down conspiracy theories on the dark side of the internet. When a real-life conspiracy crashes into her life, she’s pulled into the orbit of the Assassins, […]
Movie Review – Goosebumps (2015)
Goosebumps, 2015. Directed by Rob Letterman. Starring Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Amy Ryan, Jillian Bell and Ryan Lee. SYNOPSIS: A teenager teams up with the daughter of young adult horror author R.L. Stine after the writer’s imaginary demons are set free on the town of Greendale, Maryland. It’s a tough task to pick […]
Movie Review – Bridge of Spies (2015)
Bridge of Spies, 2015. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Tom Hanks, Amy Ryan, Mark Rylance, and Alan Alda. SYNOPSIS: An American lawyer is recruited by the CIA during the Cold War to help rescue a pilot detained in the Soviet Union. Bridge of Spies asks us one simple yet important question: does everyone, including potential threats […]
Video Game Review – Elite: Dangerous
Martin Carr reviews Elite: Dangerous… Elite: Dangerous should come with a health warning. This game is not designed for the novice. Ported over from PC with no graphical compromise and minimal lag, Frontier has offered up an open world experience Xbox One style. That it comes with a list of YouTube based training tutorials, which […]
Movie Review – Black or White (2014)
Black or White, 2014. Directed by Mike Binder Starring Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, Billy Burr, Gillian Jacobs, Anthony Mackie, Andre Holland, Mpho Koaho SYNOPSIS Grieving widow fights for custody over his biracial granddaughter; in the midst are issues of race, class, and addiction. Mike Binder is not afraid to deploy sensationalism for narrative purposes. One of […]
