Absolutely Anything, 2015.Directed by Terry Jones. Starring Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Robin Williams, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Rob Riggle, Eddie Izzard.SYNOPSIS:An absolutely average earthling (Simon Pegg) is given the galactic power to do absolutely anything by a group of sinister aliens. Whether he uses his power for good or […]
Comic Book Review – Narcopolis: Continuum #1
Zeb Larson reviews Narcopolis: Continuum #1… In the near distant future, genius inventor Ben creates the ultimate drug. No ordinary narcotic, its effects will take Ben on a trip through time in an attempt to uncover the truth behind his father’s disappearance twenty years ago. In searching for answers, the past reveals its secrets that […]
Comic Book Review – Southern Cross #6
Zeb Larson reviews Southern Cross #6… Braith pays a high price for revenge. The first arc of Southern Cross comes to an end in this issue, as we learn a little bit more about the artifact they’re traveling with, what happened to Amber, and the otherworldly haunting the ship has experienced. Don’t get too cozy, […]
Movie Review – Tangerine (2015)
Tangerine, 2015.Directed by Sean Baker.Starring Kiki Kitana Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, Karren Karagulian, Mickey O’Hagan and Alla Tumanian.SYNOPSIS: After serving a short stint in prison, trans sex-worker Sin-Dee (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) is livid to discover that her pimp boyfriend has been unfaithful. With the help of her best friend Alexandra (Mya Taylor), Sin-Dee races across LA on Christmas […]
Movie Review – Grandma (2015)
Grandma, 2015Directed by Paul Weitz Starring Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer, Laverne Cox, Elizabeth Peña, Sam Elliot, Nat Wolff.SYNOPSIS:A teenager facing an unplanned pregnancy seeks help from her grandmother, an unconventional writer recently broken up with her girlfriend.Exploring the comic potential of cultivated misanthropy, Grandma is an illuminating and profound low-budget […]
Doctor Who Series 9 Episode 12 Review – ‘Hell Bent’
Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who Series 9 Episode 12 – ‘Hell Bent’…The General – The Hybrid is a creature thought to be crossbred from two warrior races.Doctor – Which races?The General – The Daleks and the Time Lords it is supposed.Doctor – Oh, it must be well hard, then.With an already quite frankly fantastic Doctor Who series […]
BFI Review – A Room with a View (1985)
A Room with a View, 1985.Directed by James Ivory. Starring Helena Bonham Carter, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, Judi Dench, Simon Callow, Julian Sands, Daniel Day-Lewis, Fabia Drake, Patrick Godfrey, Rupert Graves, Joan Henley and Rosemary Leach.SYNOPSIS:A young woman, Lucy, falls for a man while in Florence. Returning home, she is due to marry another until she realises that the Florentine romance is due to live in the […]
Supergirl Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘Red Faced’
Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Supergirl, ‘Red Faced’…Supergirl just got picked up for a full season. With ratings that topped fourteen million and some consistent episodes, this will come as no surprise. Apart from a lacklustre outing in the third week, we have been treated to a fresh and entertaining take on an […]
Gotham Season 2 Episode 11 Review – ‘Worse Than a Crime’
Martin Carr reviews Gotham’s winter finale ‘Worse Than a Crime’…This winter finale feels like an excuse to down tools, man up and lay some smack down. And yes that there was a wrestling reference, from someone who grew up watching Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy. Sure there are shifty looking sacrificial monks, ancient hunting knives […]
Movie Review – Attack On Titan: Part 1 & Part 2 (2015)
Attack On Titan, 2015.Directed by Shinji HiguchiStarring Haruma Miura, Kiko Mizuhara, Kanata Hongo, Satomi Ishihara, Nanami Sakuraba, Takahiro Miura, Hiroki Hasegawa, Ayame Misaki, Pierre Taki, Jun Kunimura.SYNOPSIS: Since the appearance of man-eating giants known as Titans more than 100 years ago, humanity has enclosed itself within the confines of three concentric walls, and a ban on […]
