Alan Heath reviews Life is Strange Episode 1… For those of you out there that have played any of Telltale’s episodic adventures like The Walking Dead, have you ever thought “I wish I could go back and change that last decision”? Well, it seems developer Dontnod Entertainment were thinking just that when creating their new […]
Constantine Season 1 Episode 11 Review – “A Whole World Out There”
Martin Carr reviews the eleventh episode of Constantine… “The God who created this universe, if it was created by God, is quite clearly a maniac. We have to spend our life on our knees thanking him?! What kind of god would do that?” Stephen Fry I never aim to be inflammatory. Offence is never intended. […]
Agent Carter Season 1 Episode 5 Review – “The Iron Ceiling”
Amy Richau reviews the fifth episode of Agent Carter… Agent Carter’s fifth episode of eight, “The Iron Ceiling”, starts with a flashback of a Russian boarding school for girls which is, shall we say, a bit intense. And by intense what I mean is that the girls are shackled to their beds at night, and […]
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 […]
Second Opinion – 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. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, James Belushi, Robert Prosky, Dennis Farina and William Petersen. SYNOPSIS: A professional safecracker starts working for the mob in order to make enough money to quit his criminal lifestyle but things don’t go according to plan. You have to hand it to […]
Book Review – Firefight by Brandon Sanderson
Michelle Herbert reviews Firefight by Brandon Sanderson… The second novel in The Reckoners series,Firefight starts not long after the events of Steelheart, with David and the rest of The Reckoners handling new threats to Newcago and making new alliances to help keep the peace during this transitional time. If you haven’t read Steelheart, you may […]
VOD Review – Atari: Game Over (2014)
Atari: Game Over, 2014 Directed by Zak Penn SYNOPSIS: A crew digs up all of the old Atari 2600 game cartridges of “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” that were tossed into a landfill in the 1980s. Since the rise of the Internet and the popularity of “Best and Worst” lists, there is one game that almost always […]
