Room, 2015. Directed by Lenny Abrahamson Starring Joan Allen, Cas Anvar, Sean Bridgers, Brie Larson, William H. Macy, Tom McCamus and Jacob Trembley SYNOPSIS Spirited 5-year-old Jack and his devoted Ma escape from their squalid windowless room, and Jack, for the first time in his life, sees the outside world. Coming from the well appraised […]
Comic Book Review – Heroes Vengeance #3
Tai Freligh reviews Heroes Vengeance #3…The ‘Vengeance’ storyline continues! The origin of the previous El Vengador continues as he meets a certain Father Mauricio and discovers his secret… Plus a familiar face returns – with a deadly agenda, and the Diablos gang are still causing problems… From Titan Comics comes a series of comic stories […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek #52
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek #52…It’s the explosive conclusion to the Mirror Universe epic, as Kirk and Spock face off against their evil doppelgangers with the fate of two realities at stake! Who will live, who will die, and what role will the Mirror Universe Khan play in the endgame? At the end of last month’s Star […]
Comic Book Review – Narcopolis: Continuum #1
Zeb Larson reviews Narcopolis: Continuum #1… In the near distant future, genius inventor Ben creates the ultimate drug. No ordinary narcotic, its effects will take Ben on a trip through time in an attempt to uncover the truth behind his father’s disappearance twenty years ago. In searching for answers, the past reveals its secrets that […]
Movie Review – Tangerine (2015)
Tangerine, 2015.Directed by Sean Baker.Starring Kiki Kitana Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, Karren Karagulian, Mickey O’Hagan and Alla Tumanian.SYNOPSIS: After serving a short stint in prison, trans sex-worker Sin-Dee (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) is livid to discover that her pimp boyfriend has been unfaithful. With the help of her best friend Alexandra (Mya Taylor), Sin-Dee races across LA on Christmas […]
Movie Review – Grandma (2015)
Grandma, 2015Directed by Paul Weitz Starring Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer, Laverne Cox, Elizabeth Peña, Sam Elliot, Nat Wolff.SYNOPSIS:A teenager facing an unplanned pregnancy seeks help from her grandmother, an unconventional writer recently broken up with her girlfriend.Exploring the comic potential of cultivated misanthropy, Grandma is an illuminating and profound low-budget […]
Movie Review – The Sublet (2015)
The Sublet, 2015. Directed by John Ainslie. Starring Tianna Nori, Mark Matechuk, Krista Madison, Rachel Sellen, James Murray and Porter Randell. SYNOPSIS: The Sublet is a suspense driven psychological thriller about Joanna, a new mom coping with her baby alone in an odd sublet apartment. As her husband neglects her to focus on his […]
BFI Review – True Romance (1993)
True Romance, 1993Directed by Tony Scott. Starring Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Michael Rapaport, James Gandolfini, Christopher Walken, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Val Kilmer and Brad Pitt.SYNOPSIS:Two lovers are on the run after killing a small-time pimp and stealing his drugs …“You’re so cool”. The three words Patricia Arquette’s Alabama has running through […]
Comic Book Review – Paper Girls #3
Zeb Larson reviews Paper Girls #3…The ongoing mystery series from BRIAN K. VAUGHAN & CLIFF CHIANG charges ahead, as the girls have a close encounter with an unexpected visitor.Good God, what the hell is happening in this comic? I’m not complaining, but we’re three issues in and it’s gotten even more complicated and confusing than […]
Blu-ray Review – River
Villordsutch reviews River…River is the latest in the line of Nordic Noir to arrive on our television sets. This BBC offering – set in London – brings a “Nordic” element to the shores of Blighty in the form of the rather excellent Stellan Skarsgård. Unfortunately thanks to the Marvel movies most people will possibly recognise him […]
