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. […]
Marvel’s Runaways Season 1 Finale Review – ‘Hostiles’
Liam Hoofe reviews the season one finale of Marvel’s Runaways… It’s taken a full season but in this week’s season finale of Runaways the group finally lived up to their name and, well, ran away. The season finale picked up immediately from last week’s nail-biting confrontation and was jam-packed with big revelations and twists and turns […]
Second Opinion – Coco (2017)
Coco, 2017. Directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina. Featuring the voice talents of Anthony González, Benjamin Bratt, Gael García Bernal, Alanna Ubach, Renee Victor, Jaime Camil, Gabriel Iglesias, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Edward James Olmos, John Ratzenberger, and Cheech Marin. SYNOPSIS: Like a Mexican Footloose, music is banned in the world of young Miguel (Anthony […]
Second Opinion – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, 2017. Written and Directed Martin McDonagh Starring Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Peter Dinklage, Abbie Cornish, John Hawkes. SYNOPSIS: Seven months after the disappearance, discovery and investigation of Angela Hayes nothing has been done. In a final effort to jump-start the local police her mother Mildred rents out Three […]
