Cherry Tree, 2015 Directed by David Keating Starring Naomi Battrick, Patrick Gibson, Sam Hazeldine, Minnie Phipps, Elva Trill, Anna Walton SYNOPSIS: Faith’s world is turned upside down after she finds out that her beloved father is dying. When the mysteriously alluring Sissy Young becomes her field hockey coach, Faith finds a compassionate spirit and much-needed mother […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Turbo Kid (2015)
Turbo Kid, 2015 Written and directed by François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell Starring Munro Chambers, Laurence Leboeuf, Michael Ironside, Edwin Wright. Aaron Jeffery, Romano Orzri, Orphée Ladouceur SYNOPSIS: In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a comic book fan dons the persona of his favourite hero to save his enthusiastic friend and fight a tyrannical overlord. To paraphrase […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Stung (2015)
Stung, 2015 Directed by Benni Diez Starring Clifton Collins Jr., Jessica Cook, Lance Henriksen, David Masterson, Matt O’Leary, Cecilia Pillado, Kathleen Renish SYNOPSIS: A fancy garden party turns into upper class prey when a colony of killer wasps mutates into seven foot tall predators. Imagine if you took The Fly, The Thing, Aliens, Eight Legged Freaks […]
Movie Review – Barely Lethal (2015)
Barely Lethal, 2015 Directed by Kyle Newman. Starring Hailee Steinfeld, Jessica Alba, Sophie Turner, Thoman Mann, Dove Cameron, Rachael Harris, Jason Ian Drucker and Samuel L. Jackson. SYNOPSIS: A teenage special ops agent coveting a “normal” adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls in a suburban high school. She quickly learns that surviving the treacherous […]
Movie Review – Staten Island Summer (2015)
Staten Island Summer, 2015. Directed by Rhys Thomas. Starring Graham Phillips, Zack Pearlman, Ashley Greene, Bobby Moynihan, John DeLuca and Cecily Strong. SYNOPSIS: Pals Danny and Frank spend the summer after high school working as lifeguards while figuring out their future. Summer time always seems to be the best time to showcase a coming of […]
Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey & April #3
Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey & April #2… “Casey and April are separated and both must face the Rat King’s maze alone. Clues to the Pantheon await just out of reach, but Casey and April may not be able to find them if they cannot find each other.” I always try to […]
Comic Book Review – Godzilla in Hell #2
Jessie Robertson reviews Godzilla in Hell #2… Godzilla descends further into the pit! Godzilla navigates a city that can never be destroyed as demonic versions of his greatest foes wait for the perfect moment to strike! SEE ALSO: Preview of Godzilla in Hell #2 Just the title intrigued me; I know it’s issue #2 but […]
Comic Book Review – Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency #3
Villordsutch reviews Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency #3… The reborn Egyptians keep walking, the Copycat Killers keep killing, and the museum gala where these and other seemingly random events will converge looms large! As with last month’s Dirk Gently [review here] our action isn’t as much of a firework display this month – it’s more of […]
Comic Book Review – Doctor Who: Four Doctors #3
Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who: Four Doctors #3… I have the feeling that I’ve slowly been morphing into a small yapping dog, yelping at Paul Cornell’s heel’s, demanding that he fulfils the promise of the stated Four Doctors in the Doctor Who: Four Doctors comic book. I’ve wanted to bear witness to the escapades of the […]
Book Review – The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley
Michelle Herbert reviews The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley… The Loney is an intriguing novel that drifts back and forth in time focusing on our narrator’s childhood, which he recalls after seeing a news story about Coldbarrow, a place on the coast of England. The story is very atmospheric and drags you in from the […]
