Cardboard Gangsters, 2017. Directed by Mark O’Connor. Starring John Connors, Jimmy Smallhorne, Kierston Wareing, Fionn Walton, and Fiona Twamley Hewitt. SYNOPSIS: Four childhood friends have grown up in the Darndale part of Dublin and are now determined to take control of the drug trade from the local crime lord. It means money, power, women and […]
Movie Review – Boyka: Undisputed (2016)
Boyka: Undisputed, 2016. Directed by Todor Chapkanov. Starring Scott Adkins, Teodora Duhovnikova, Martyn Ford, Brahim Achabbakhe, Emilien De Falco, Alon Aboutboul, Julian Vergov, and Valentin Ganev. SYNOPSIS: In the fourth installment of the fighting franchise, Boyka is shooting for the big leagues when an accidental death in the ring makes him question everything he stands […]
Prison Break Season 5 Episode 1 Review – ‘Ogygia’
Shaun Munro reviews the first episode of Prison Break season 5… Some eight years after the show’s original run wrapped up, Prison Break has been resurrected by Fox amid their current obsession with nostalgic retreads, reuniting most of the principal cast members with series creator and writer Paul Scheuring. For better and indeed for worse, the new limited […]
Iron Fist Season 1 Episode 11 Review – ‘Lead Horse Back to Stable’
Shaun Munro reviews the eleventh episode of Iron Fist… “Lead Horse Back to Stable” opens with an intriguing flashback to Danny’s road to becoming an Iron Fist, cementing how compelling his dynamic with Davos is compared to, well, just about anyone else he interacts with. It helps enormously that Finn Jones’ fellow brit Sacha Dhawan is […]
Iron Fist Season 1 Episode 13 Review – ‘Dragon Plays with Fire’
Shaun Munro reviews the season finale of Iron Fist… It’s been a tough slog riding out Iron Fist‘s awkward, often straight-up boring first season, but can it end strong and deliver an entertaining send-off for Danny Rand ahead of his appearance in The Defenders later this year? Despite the urgency of Danny being set-up on drug […]
Iron Fist Season 1 Episode 12 Review – ‘Bar the Big Boss’
Shaun Munro reviews the twelfth episode of Iron Fist… Iron Fist‘s penultimate episode raises the stakes action-wise and certainly puts the wheels in motion for a fleet-footed, intense finale, but it’s also bogged down by more rancid peripheral drama that’s difficult to care much about. For starters, Ward’s back (remember him?) in the frame after being […]
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 3 Finale Review – ‘The Good, the Bad and the Cuddly’
Jessie Robertson reviews the season 3 finale of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow… Let me just say, Legends season 3 found its groove. To blend the ridiculous sci-fi with the off the cuff humor is exactly what this show should be. They really stole the “funny” CW show right out from under The Flash and they […]
Iron Fist Season 1 Episode 9 Review – ‘The Mistress of All Agonies’
Shaun Munro reviews the ninth episode of Iron Fist… We now enter the “final act” of Iron Fist‘s first season, and honestly, this could be the episode that kills the show for a lot of people. It opens with a shockingly silly event that might be one step too goofy for some, and honestly feels […]
Iron Fist Season 1 Episode 10 Review – ‘Black Tiger Steals Heart’
Shaun Munro reviews the tenth episode of Iron Fist… Iron Fist enters its final stretch with more barmy revelations, though they at least feel decidedly more pared-down and reined-in than episode nine’s ludicrous, divisive resurrection of Harold. For all its flaws, “Black Tiger Steals Heart” is certainly full of juicy revelations. We learn much more about Colleen’s […]
The Newsroom Season 3 Episode 6 Review – ‘What Kind of Day Has It Been’
Gary McCurry reviews the sixth episode of The Newsroom season 3… Friends, Cheers, and more recently, True Detective. These shows all come with an unforgettable theme song. I mean, who hasn’t done the claps during “I’ll Be There For you” or sang along to the immortal lyrics “making your way in the world today takes […]
