The Party, 2018. Directed by Sally Potter. Starring Kristen Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall, Patricia Clarkson, Bruno Ganz, Cherry Jones, Emily Mortimer, and Cillian Murphy. SYNOPSIS: A celebratory gathering hosted by Janet (Kristen Scott Thomas) brings together a generation of friends, lovers, and family members, for a soirée that will escalate beyond family squabbles, to guns, […]
Movie Review – The Lodgers (2018)
The Lodgers, 2018. Directed by Brian O’Malley. Starring Charlotte Vega, Bill Milner, David Bradley, Moe Dunford, Eugene Simon, Deirdre O’Kane, and Roisin Murphy. SYNOPSIS: Anglo Irish twins Rachel and Edward share a strange existence in their crumbling family estate. Each night, the property becomes the domain of a sinister presence (The Lodgers) which enforces three […]
Comic Book Review – WWE #14
Liam Hoofe reviews WWE #14… Following last month’s successful Women’s Royal Rumble, and the debut of Ronda Rousey following the match, the Women’s division in the WWE has never felt more important than it does now. With the first ever Women’s elimination chamber on the horizon, and the division likely to get a lot of […]
Comic Book Review – The Death of Stalin
Liam Hoofe reviews The Death of Stalin… When talking about Russia, Winston Churchill once said ‘Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery wrapped inside an enigma’. This quote alone demonstrates what it was that makes Russia the most fascinating country of the 20th Century. The Soviet Union and their decades-long rule over large parts of […]
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 3 Episode 11 Review – ‘Here I Go Again’
Jessie Robertson reviews the eleventh episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow season 3… Welcome to Legends’ version of “Groundhog Day”, or “Hedgehog Day” as Zari puts it. As Zari is working on the ship, a glitch occurs with Gideon which throws her whole day into an infinite loop. So, Zari learns secrets about her crewmates, […]
Movie Review – Finding Your Feet (2018)
Finding Your Feet, 2018. Directed by Richard Loncraine. Starring Imelda Staunton, Celia Imrie, Timothy Spall, Joanna Lumley, David Hayman, John Sessions and Josie Lawrence. SYNOPSIS: Sandra’s upper middle class world falls apart when she discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend. With nowhere else to go, she turns up at her […]
Comic Book Review – Dishonored: The Peeress and the Price
Calum Petrie reviews Dishonored: The Peeress and the Price… After playing the first Dishonored back in 2012, I thought the game overall was enjoyable but needed refined. More than anything though, I wanted an expansion on the lore and more of the world that game is set within. I got taste of what I wanted with […]
Blu-ray Review – Jigsaw (2017)
Jigsaw, 2017. Directed by Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig. Starring Matt Passmore, Tobin Bell, Callum Keith Rennie, Clé Bennett, Laura Vandervoort, Brittany Allen, Josiah Black, and Mandela Van Peebles. SYNOPSIS: A series of grisly murders point to Jigsaw killer John Kramer as the suspect but he has been dead for 10 years… hasn’t he? So […]
DVD Review – Beyond the Woods (2018)
Beyond the Woods, 2018. Directed by Sean Breathnach. Starring John Ryan Howard, Mark Lawrence, Sean McGillicuddy, Ross Mac Mahon, Claire J. Loy, Alan Riordan, and Irene Kelleher. SYNOPSIS: Seven people stay in a secluded holiday cottage near where a sinkhole has opened up, unleashing evil forces into the area. The first full-length feature for writer/director […]
Movie Review – The Shape of Water (2017)
The Shape of Water, 2017. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Nick Searcy, and David Hewlett. SYNOPSIS: At a top-secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity. The […]
