Luke Owen reviews Silicon Valley: The Complete First Season… In the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. A comedy partially inspired by Mike Judge’s own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late 1980s. Remember those kids in school? The […]
Movie Review – The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, 2015. Directed by Paul Tibbitt. Starring Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Mr. Lawrence, Jill Talley, Dee Bradley Baker, Clancy Brown, Carolyn Lawrence, Mary Jo Catlett and Antonio Banderas. SYNOPSIS: When a diabolical pirate above the sea steals the secret Krabby Patty formula, SpongeBob and his nemesis Plankton […]
Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutanimals #2
Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutanimals #2… “The Mutanimals have uncovered a new mutant who has undergone unspeakable trauma at the hands of the Null Group. Hob and company are determined to bring the corporation down, but already divisions begin to form in the group when deadly tactics are discussed. Will the Mutanimals […]
Comic Book Review – Miami Vice: Remix #1
Andrew Newton reviews Miami Vice: Remix #1… Iconoclastic creators Joe Casey and Jim Mahfood turn the world of Miami Vice on its head in a way that’s got to be seen to be believed! Detectives Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs are taking on crime in a city rampant with danger at every turn! An ’80s […]
Comic Book Review – The Wicked + The Divine #9
Zeb larson reviews The Wicked + The Divine #9… It’s time for a private audience with Anake, she who has protected and judged the Pantheon for thousands of years. Yes, it’s time for an interview… with an umpire. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Also: Baphomet being all goth and having a […]
Second Opinion – The Voices (2015)
The Voices, 2015. Directed by Marjane Satrapi. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Anna Kendrick, Gemma Arterton and Jacki Weaver. SYNOPSIS: Likeable factory worker, Jerry, pursues his office crush with the help of his evil talking pets, but things turn sinister when she stands him up for a date. “The voices made me do it.”. Ah, the standard alibi for the psychotic serial […]
Blu-ray Review – Rollerball (1975)
Rollerball, 1975. Directed by Norman Jewison. Starring James Caan, Maud Adams, John Houseman, John Beck, Moses Gunn, Burt Kwouk, Pamela Hensley and Ralph Richardson. SYNOPSIS: In the not-too-distant future the corporations control everything, and when they tell top sportsman James Caan he can’t play the game of rollerball anymore he decides to challenge the controlling […]
Comic Book Review – The Red Seas Book Two: Fire Across the Deep
Andrew Newton reviews The Red Seas Book Two: Fire Across the Deep… Having earned the animosity of Satan after foiling his diabolical plans, Jack Dancer and his rag-tag crew find themselves at odds with the twisted goals of the powerful mage and servant of the Devil, Professor Karel Toten. Encountering spirits, gods, and the monstrous […]
Blu-ray Review – Network (1976)
Network, 1976. Directed by Sidney Lumet. Starring Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Robert Duvall, Peter Finch, Ned Beatty, Wesley Addy, Cindy Grover, Beatrice Straight and Ken Kercheval. SYNOPSIS: When a news anchorman threatens to kill himself on air the corporate bodies find every way they can to exploit his rantings for ratings. It’s amazing to think […]
Video Game Review – White Night
Martin Burgoyne reviews White Night… White Night is an ‘Old School’ survival-horror game, shot in a very stark black & white style with heavy film noir influences. You play a mysterious individual who crashes his car late one night after he tries to avoid an apparition in the middle of the road (sound familiar?) The game is set in […]
