The Sand, 2015 Directed by Issac Gabaeff Starring Cleo Berry, Bryan Boone, Brooke Butler, Etalvia Cashin, Hector David Jr., Dean Geyer, Meagan Holder, Nikki Leigh, Jamie Kennedy SYNOPSIS: After an all-night graduation beach party, a group of hung-over twenty-somethings awake to a beating sun, and a seemingly carnivorous beach that devours anything with a heartbeat that […]
BIFF 2015 Movie Review – Cafard (2015)
Cafard, 2015. Directed by Jan Bultheel. Starring Wim Willaert, Dinara Drukarova, Sebastien Dewaele, Maarten Ketels and Benoit Gob. SYNOPSIS August 1914, Ostend, Belgium. A teenage girl called Mimi (Maud Brethenoux) is violently attacked by German soldiers just as her father is crowned world wrestling champion across the other side of the globe. Upon hearing the news, […]
Movie Review – Crimson Peak (2015)
Crimson Peak, 2015. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam, Tom Hiddleston, 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 away […]
59th BFI London Film Festival Review – Beasts of No Nation (2015)
Beasts of No Nation, 2015 Directed by Cary Fukunaga Starring Idris Elba, Ama K. Abebrese, Abraham Attah, Grace Nortey, David Dontoh, and Opeyemi Fagbohungbe SYNOPSIS: Agu, a boy in an unnamed West African country, falls into the clutch of a murderous child soldier army led by a passionate and influential leader. Beasts are fearsome. Creatures of […]
Comic Book Review – Black Science #16
Zeb Larson reviews Black Science #16… Catastrophe looms as the traitor in their midst triggers an event that will change the League forever…and cost Grant everything he holds dear. Nothing will be the same after this one. God, Rick Remender really knows how to twist a narrative knife into an emotional wound. We deal with […]
Halt and Catch Fire Season 2 Episode 6 Review – ’10Broad36′
Amy Richau reviews the sixth episode of Halt and Catch Fire season 2… There you are Joe. I knew it was just a matter of time. Episode 6 of Halt and Catch Fire ’10Broad36′ is a crush of emotions and high stakes life choices. But what makes this episode so great is the small surprises […]
Countdown to Spectre – You Only Live Twice Review
In You Only Live Twice the evil organization SPECTRE threatens the world’s safety again as they seize American and Russian space rockets in order to incite war between the two countries. In the process, SPECTRE’s leadership is finally given a face and a name, paying off to a build up several films in the making. […]
Comic Book Review – Archie #1
Anghus Houvouras reviews Archie #1… Comic superstars Mark Waid and Fiona Staples reimagine an icon! Familiar faces return in unexpected ways in this must-have #1 issue! It’s a can’t-miss kick-off to Archie’s new ongoing series that you just can’t miss. As the new school year approaches, you’d think Archie Andrews would be looking forward to […]
Comic Book Review – Transference #1
Zeb Larson reviews Transference #1… Colton Moss and his elite team of special agents run counter-terrorism operations utilizing a secret form of time travel technology called “transference,” which enables them to send their consciousnesses back in time – but, when Colton’s past is altered to reshape his life in the present, he discovers this technology […]
Blu-ray Review – Mona Lisa (1986)
Mona Lisa, 1986. Directed by Neil Jordan. Starring Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane, Sammi Davis, Clarke Peters, Kate Hardie, Zoe Nathenson and Joe Brown. SYNOPSIS: An ex-con just released from prison lands a job driving a call girl from job to job. Arrow Films follow-up their excellent release of The Long Good […]
