Victoria and Abdul, 2017. Directed by Stephen Frears. Starring Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar, Tim Piggott-Smith, Michael Gambon, and Olivia Williams. SYNOPSIS: Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim. There’s a lewd, cheeky streak to Stephen Frears’ Victoria and Abdul, a prestige picture trying […]
Second Opinion – mother! (2017)
mother!, 2017. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson, Brian Gleeson and Kate Mara. SYNOPSIS: A poet suffering from writer’s block and his young wife live in a massive, remote house. Following a fire, she has devoted herself to renovating it and has created a beautiful home for […]
Comic Book Review – Jorund: Honor-Bound
Villordsutch reviews Jorund: Honor-Bound… JORUND: HONOR BOUND follows a young norseman named JORUND who is tasked by his vile mother to regain their family’s honor by killing the viking that murdered his father. Anybody that has read an article of mine before will have noticed that the final couple of lines of all my pieces […]
Better Call Saul Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘Five-O’
Jackson Ball reviews the sixth episode of Better Call Saul… In my previous reviews of this series, I have expressed a concern for Better Call Saul. The main opinion I’ve taken away from the first half of season 1 is one that double-edged; the series is enjoyable, but may rely too heavily on its predecessor, […]
Comic Book Review – Tales of Telguuth: A Tribute to Steve Moore
Andrew Newton reviews Tales of Telguuth: A Tribute to Steve Moore… In March 2014, British comics lost one of its’ most creative and distinct voices in the form of Steve Moore. The father of the 2000AD Future Shock, Steve created many memorable characters including Lazer Erazer and Axel Pressbutton for Warrior, and the psychotic Dalek […]
Video Game Review – Resident Evil Revelations 2 Episode 3
Alan Heath reviews Resident Evil: Revelations 2 Episode 2 on PC… Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is an episodic sequel to the 3DS title that took the franchise back towards its survival horror roots after a couple of action packed entries into the franchise. Set between the events of Resident Evil 5 and 6, Revelations 2 […]
Comic Book Review – The Walking Dead #138
Zeb Larson reviews The Walking Dead #138… FACE TO FACE. Two issues this month! Well, things don’t go pear-shaped in quite the way you might have expected from last issue, but they still go rather pear-shaped. This isn’t an arc-ending issue that ends in a lot of bloodshed or with a dramatically changed status quo, […]
House of Cards Season 3 Episode 5 Review – ‘Chapter 31’
Jackson Ball reviews the fifth episode of House of Cards Season 3… Season 3 of House of Cards may have found its stride in the previous episode, but it’ll need to repeat that success to keep audiences enthralled throughout the difficult mid-season. ‘Chapter 31’ finds the Underwoods in yet more challenging scenarios; struggling to deal […]
Comic Book Review – Judge Dredd Megazine #364
Villordsutch reviews Judge Dredd Megazine #364… Hey Howdy Hey squaxx dek thargo! Here we arrive at issue #364 of Judge Dredd Megazine and with Judge Dredd El Maldito wrapping up inside these covers, we can look forward to a new Dredd series next month. However, we’ve still got running Demon Nic., Storm Warning and Lawless, so we’ll […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek #49
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek #49… The FIVE YEAR MISSION of the Starship Enterprise continues here in the epic conclusion to “Deity”! Up against a fierce new enemy, Captain Kirk must choose between sacrificing his ship and crew or allowing an innocent species to perish! If you missed Part 1 of Deity [the review is here] […]
