Manglehorn, 2014. Directed by David Gordon Green. Starring Al Pacino, Holly Hunter, Chris Messina, Harmony Korine and Natalie Wilemon. SYNOPSIS: Left heartbroken by the woman he loved and lost many years ago, Manglehorn, an eccentric small-town locksmith, tries to start his life over again with the help of a new friend. With a story bristling […]
Arrow Season 3 Episode 12 Review – ‘Uprising’
Jessie Robertson reviews the twelfth episode of Arrow season 3… Oliver Queen returns to Starling City, in dramatic fashion…. Well, so much for Brick being the (fill-in) season baddie; he’s dispatched after taking a beating from Wildcat, an arrow from Arsenal, and another ass-whupping from Merlyn. Honestly, good riddance. This storyline is as nonsensical as […]
Movie Review – Son of a Gun (2014)
Son of a Gun, 2014. Directed by Julius Avery. Starring Ewan McGregor, Brenton Thwaites, Alicia Vikander, Jacek Koman, Matt Nable, Tom Budge and Nash Edgerton. SYNOPSIS: JR busts out of prison with Brendan Lynch, Australia’s most notorious criminal, and joins Lynch’s gang for a gold heist that soon pits the two men against one another. […]
Blu-ray Review – Thief (1981)
Thief, 1981. Written and Directed by Michael Mann. Starring James Caan, Tuesday Weld, James Belushi, Willie Nelson, Dennis Farina, William Petersen and Robert Prosky. SYNOPSIS: A professional safecracker’s plan for going straight spirals out-of-control when he becomes indebted to a crime boss. The limited Blu-ray slipcase edition of Michael Mann’s theatrical film début Thief (1981) comprises a […]
The Flash Season 1 Episode 12 Review – “Crazy For You”
Jessie Robertson reviews the twelfth episode of The Flash… This week’s episode was a fun episode, the villain plotline reflecting back Barry and Caitlin’s feelings of being alone, pining for someone who will never be available, just as Shawna Baez pines for her criminal boyfriend who will never change his stripes. She has the power […]
Movie Review – Inherent Vice (2014)
Inherent Vice, 2014. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Katherine Waterston, Owen Wilson, Benicio Del Toro, Eric Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jena Malone, and Martin Short. SYNOPSIS: In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles detective Larry “Doc” Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend. Reviewer’s note: I have no interest […]
Comic Book Review – Nailbiter #10
Zeb Larson reviews Nailbiter #10… After several issues of inactivity, Nailbiter has finally started moving again this issue. It’s not even that we get some big juicy revelations in this issue, although there are a few small ones that should help us keep moving forward. After the slowness of the last three issues, I’m glad […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek #48
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek #48… In this all-new 2-part story called DEITY, the crew of Starship Enterprise discovers an uncharted world whose inhabitants worship vengeful gods… gods who now turn their wrath on Captain Kirk and his crew! Inside this issue of Star Trek #48 some great things happen. Not only are we getting to […]
Hannibal Season 3 Series Finale Review
Ricky Church reviews the season – and series – finale of Hannibal season 3… As the noose tightened around the Red Dragon, so too did it around Hannibal as the series was brought to a close. The (hopefully temporary) series finale of Hannibal was a bittersweet and satisfying conclusion to an excellent show. Appropriately titled […]
BoJack Horseman Season 2 Episode 4 Review – ‘After The Party’
Jackson Ball reviews the fourth episode of Netflix’s BoJack Horseman season 2… Relationships of all shapes and varieties are put under the microscope in this episode. BoJack (Will Arnett) struggles to adjust to his blossoming romance with Wanda (Lisa Kudrow), while married life isn’t all it cracked up to be for Diane (Alison Brie) and […]