Alex Moreland reviews the eleventh episode of Star Trek: Discovery… Can you hide your heart? Can you bury your decency? Can you continue to pretend to be one of them? Even as, little by little, it kills the person you really are. It’s something that I touched on briefly in my review of last week’s […]
Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 11 Review – ‘Demons, Sunday School, and Prime Numbers’
Martin Carr reviews the eleventh episode of Young Sheldon… Having a sideswipe at organised religion is always going to make good television. Using an oblivious child genius as your mouthpiece takes that conceit and adds another string to its bow. Working that in alongside dice based role-playing games and outstanding character moments takes the original […]
Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 10 Review – ‘An Eagle Feather, A String Bean and an Eskimo’
Martin Carr reviews the tenth episode of Young Sheldon… Growing pains, educational betterment and emotional quandaries frame this episode of Young Sheldon. Hinging on the opportunities of moving into a public school Sheldon gets his first taste of life beyond high school. What Chuck Lorre and his fellow showrunner focus on is the family dynamic, […]
Comic Book Review – Star Wars: Forces of Destiny – Rey
Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: Forces of Destiny – Rey… Since Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rey has become a fan-favourite character among new and old Star Wars fans alike. The latest Forces of Destiny comic from IDW focuses on her and what she brings to the galaxy far, far away by telling of a short adventure she had […]
Second Opinion – Paddington 2 (2018)
Paddington 2, 2018. Directed by Paul King. Starring Ben Whishaw, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Grant, Peter Capaldi, Brendan Gleeson, Imelda Staunton, and Michael Gambon. SYNOPSIS: Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect […]
Comic Book Review – Batman Vol. 4: The War of Jokes and Riddles
Ricky Church reviews Batman Vol. 4: The War of Jokes and Riddles… The Joker and The Riddler are two of Batman’s most well-known and popular villains with decades of stories behind them. With such a wealth of stories, its difficult to think of what recent stories they have that could last the test of time, […]
Movie Review – The Polka King (2017)
The Polka King, 2017. Directed by Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky. Starring Jack Black, Jenny Slate, Jason Schwartzman, Jacki Weaver, Vanessa Bayer and J.B. Smoove. SYNOPSIS: Local Pennsylvania polka legend Jan Lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail. Mere weeks after he stole the show in […]
The X-Files Season 11 Episode 2 Review – ‘This’
Matt Rodgers reviews the second episode of The X-Files season 11… After last week’s polarising season premiere of The X-Files, an episode that while clunky, was at the higher end of the Chris Carter installment spectrum, Mulder and Scully are well and truly back to their best in this Glen Morgan written and directed hour-long. Known […]
Second Opinion – A Woman’s Life (2016)
A Woman’s Life, 2016. Directed by Stephane Brize. Starring Judith Chemla, Nina Meurisse, Swann Arlaud, Finnegan Oldfield, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, and Yolande Moreau. SYNOPSIS: In 19th century France, a young woman from a wealthy family gets married, but soon becomes disillusioned by the harsh realities facing women at the time. This week started with equality taking […]
Comic Book Review – WWE Royal Rumble Special #1
Liam Hoofe reviews WWE Royal Rumble Special #1… WWE’s 31st annual Royal Rumble event will take place in a little under three weeks and to celebrate the occasion, Boom! Comics have released their latest anthology special, Royal Rumble #1. The anthology issues for the big four events have, thus far, been fairly hit and miss. […]