Ben Rayner reviews Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China… It’s hard to believe that in its short time, Assassin’s Creed has become such a huge franchise, rich in lore and more plot threads than your average conspiracy theory. In fact, it bares the hugest conspiracy theory of all, one which spans all of human history and tells […]
DVD Review – The Duke of Burgundy (2014)
Duke of Burgundy, 2014. Directed by Peter Strickland. Starring Sidse Babett Knudsen, Monica Swinn, Chiara D’Anna, Fatma Mohamed and Zita Kraszkó. SYNOPSIS: A relationship based around mistress and submissive begins to deteriorate as repetition begins to set in. Peter Strickland is a filmmaker with the uncanny knack of being able to make films that draw […]
Book Review – The Age of Scorpio by Gavin Smith
Michelle Herbert reviews Age of Scorpio by Gavin Smith… The Age of Scorpio is a sci-fi novel, which travels through time and space. The book is structured into three very different time periods, with each chapter moving from one to another, rotating between the future, the past and the present. This can at times be […]
Video Game Review – Mortal Kombat X
Kris Wall reviews Mortal Kombat X… In a world of Street Fighters, Tekkens and Killer Instincts, Mortal Kombat has always seemed like the one on one underdog, it’s gratuitous yet shallow violence seemed fun for a few novelty plays and water cooler talk of the increasingly gruesome fatalities, but often overlooked in favour of the […]
Second Opinion – Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Avengers: Age of Ultron, 2015. Written and directed by Joss Whedon. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Bettany, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, James Spader, Thomas Kretschmann, Cobie Smulders, Claudia Kim, Andy Serkis, Don Cheadle, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Hayley Atwell and Linda Cardellini. SYNOPSIS: […]
Arrow Season 3 Episode 21 Review “Al Sah-Him”
Jessie Robertson reviews the twenty-first episode of Arrow Season 3… So, Oliver’s been brainwashed. Well, as Merlyn put it, he doesn’t even know he’s been brainwashed. Which as a statement in itself, coupled with Oliver’s actions this episode, don’t make sense. How does this brainwashing occur? A montage! Yes, it’s a montage! Which is pretty […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 2 Episode 18 Review – ‘The Frenemy of my Enemy’
Danny Hale reviews Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2 episode 18… This week’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. covered a lot of bases culminating in a brawl including a few unlikely alliances. Cal Zabo featured prominently this week which was awesome and showed more of his softer side as he and Skye had their first Dad/daughter date. Personally […]
Second Opinion – Maggie (2015)
Maggie, 2015. Directed by Henry Hobson Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin and Joely Richardson. SYNOPSIS: A teenage girl in the Midwest becomes infected by an outbreak of a disease that slowly turns the infected into cannibalistic zombies. During her transformation, her loving father stays by her side. The zombie genre has hit a new high […]
Movie Review – Maggie (2015)
Maggie, 2015. Directed by Henry Hobson Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin and Joely Richardson. SYNOPSIS: A teenage girl in the Midwest becomes infected by an outbreak of a disease that slowly turns the infected into cannibalistic zombies. During her transformation, her loving father stays by her side. The world is in the midst of an […]
Comic Book Review – Millennium #4
Andrew Newton reviews Millennium #4… Frank Black thought the Millennium Group was defeated years ago but the organization has resurfaced, with his daughter in its crosshairs! Issue #4 of Millennium hits the shelves and last issues build up has come to a meeting between Frank and The Millennium Group. What will this meeting unveil and what […]
