The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, 2014. Directed by Peter Jackson. Starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Evangaline Lilly, Luke Evans, Lee Pace, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, Aidan Turner, Dean O’Gorman, Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Peter Hambleton, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Stephen Hunter, Hugo Weaving, Christopher […]
Comic Book Review – Wicked + Divine #6
Zeb Larson reviews Wicked + Divine #6… THE FAUST ACT is over Welcome to FANDEMONIUM. The second arc of THE WICKED + THE DIVINE begins in its traditional manner (i.e. a ludicrous pun.) We’d say something like “nothing will ever be the same again” but if you think about it, you can say that about […]
Black Mirror: White Christmas Review
Without a shadow of a doubt, Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror is one of the finest pieces of British television is some time. It may not be talked about or hyped as much as a Sherlock or Broadchurch, but Brooker’s delve into the dark recesses of science fiction writing is the sort of show that would […]
Comic Book Review – The Humans #2
Andrew Newton reviews The Humans #2… From out of the smoke of their lost brothers’ funeral pyre comes a ghostly figure from the past. A long-thought-dead member returns to The HUMANS, bringing visions of hell and loss with him and a night of mourning quickly turns into an outta-sight homecoming party! Issue 2 of The […]
Comic Book Review – The Walking Dead #135
Zeb Larson reviews The Walking Dead #135… Face to face. It’s almost a trope for reviews of The Walking Dead to talk about fractures forming in the group. When in the book’s publication history has that not been true? Well, things are back to normal among the survivors after last issue’s attack by Carl on […]
BFI’s Sci-Fi Season: Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1982)
Blade Runner, 1982. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah and Edward James Olmos. SYNOPSIS: A blade runner must pursue and try to terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator. As part of the BFI’s Science Fiction season, […]
Movie Review – Whiplash (2014)
Whiplash, 2014. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist and Austin Stowell. SYNOPSIS: Young, talented jazz drummer Andrew is pushed to boiling point by a ferocious conductor determined to find the next great, leading to confrontations of of both psychological and physical proportions. “There are no two words in the English language more harmful,” […]
American Horror Story: Freak Show – Episode 9 Review
Alice Rush reviews the ninth episode of American Horror Story: Freak Show… This week saw American Horror Story: Freak show actually get a bit exciting. So far the show has been quite slow to take off, focusing on too many different characters and not giving enough time to a central storyline. Tensions within the camp […]
Book Review – Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
Michelle Herbert reviews Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson… What if there were no heroes, only villains looking out for themselves? This is the question that Brandon Sanderson poses in his new series The Reckoners. We are so used to books, comics and TV shows that preach “with great power comes great responsibility” and time and time […]
Movie Review – Top Five (2014)
Top Five, 2014. Directed by Chris Rock Starring Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, Gabrielle Union, Cedric The Entertainer, Tracy Morgan, J.B Smoove, Kevin Hart, Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld and Whoopi Goldberg. SYNOPSIS: A comedian tries to make it as a serious actor when his reality-TV star fiancée talks him into broadcasting their wedding on her TV […]
