Carrie, 1976. Directed by Brian De Palma. Starring Sissy Spacek, Nancy Allen, John Travolta, William Katt, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, P.J. Soles, and Betty Buckley. SYNOPSIS: A shy teenage girl with a domineering religious mother unleashes hell with her telekinetic powers against all those who have wronged her. On the back of their excellent release […]
Movie Review – Burning Sands (2017)
Burning Sands, 2017 Directed by Gerard McMurray Starring Trevor Jackson, Alfre Woodard, Steve Harris, Tosin Cole, DeRon Horton, and Trevante Rhodes. SYNOPSIS: Deep into Hell Week, a favored pledgee is torn between honoring his code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing. A fiery takedown of the fraternity pledging culture […]
Video Game Review – Forma.8
Daniel James Thomas reviews Forma.8… Forma.8, a game developed and published by MixedBag and originally released back in 2015 for Wii U, has now been released for several other platforms! Today, I get my opportunity to experience Forma.8 for PlayStation 4! Forma.8 is a game where you take control of a circular flying alien who, […]
Movie Review – Free Fire (2017)
Free Fire, 2016 Directed by Ben Wheatley Starring Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, Cillian Murphy, Sharlito Copley, Baboo Ceesay, Enzo Cilenti, Jack Reynor, Sam Riley, Noah Taylor and Michael Smiley SYNOPSIS: Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shootout and a game of survival. With every new […]
Video Game Preview – Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 Open Beta
Lewy Buck previews the Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 Open Beta… Over the past few years I’ve developed a bit of a soft spot for betas, it feels as though you are watching the game build and develop right in front of you and you can’t help but experience a sense of attachment when the issues you […]
Movie Review – Ferdinand (2017)
Ferdinand, 2017. Directed by Carlos Saldanha Featuring the voice talents of John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Bobby Cannavale, David Tennant, Sally Phillips, Peyton Manning, and Daveed Diggs. SYNOPSIS: Young Ferdinand is being trained to fight in the bull ring. But right from the start he’s not interested, preferring to enjoy the flowers. He escapes and grows […]
Movie Review – Better Watch Out (2016)
Better Watch Out, 2016. Directed by Chris Peckover. Starring Olivia DeJonge, Levi Miller, Ed Oxenbould, Virginia Madsen, and Patrick Warburton. SYNOPSIS: On a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from intruders, only to discover it’s far from a normal home invasion. I’m going to do something that every reviewer advises against, and […]
Movie Review – The Post (2017)
The Post, 2017. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Matthew Rhys, Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, Jesse Plemons, David Cross, Zach Woods, Pat Healy, John Rue, Justin Swain, Deborah Green, Phillip Casnoff, Jessie Mueller, and Michael Stuhlbarg. SYNOPSIS: A cover-up that spanned four […]
53rd Chicago International Film Festival Review – The Shape of Water (2017)
Publish December 3rd The Shape of Water, 2017. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Nick Searcy, David Hewlett, and Octavia Spencer. SYNOPSIS: An otherworldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, […]
DVD Review – My Feral Heart (2016)
My Feral Heart, 2016. Directed by Jane Gull. Starring Steven Brandon, Shana Swash, and Will Rastall. SYNOPSIS: The film follows Luke (Steven Brandon) a young man who is looking after his elderly and unwell mother. Luke is independent, he enjoys walking and cares well for his mother — he also happens to have Down’s syndrome. When […]
