They Remain, 2018. Directed by Philip Gelatt. Starring William Jackson Harper and Rebecca Henderson. SYNOPSIS: Two scientists who share a romantic history are tasked with investigating unnatural animal behaviour on the site of a Manson Family-style cult’s compound. One of the most cliché ways to describe a film is “Lovecraftian”. Like using Empire Strikes Back […]
Movie Review – Red Sparrow (2018)
Red Sparrow, 2018. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Joely Richardson, Charlotte Rampling and Jeremy Irons. SYNOPSIS: After a career-ending injury, a budding prima ballerina finds herself unable to pay for her mother’s life saving medical treatment. Her uncle, a high-ranking government official, recruits her to Russian intelligence as a […]
The Flash Season 4 Episode 14 Review – ‘Subject 9’
Jessie Robertson reviews the fourteenth episode of The Flash season 4… I’m sorry guys; this week’s episode was a complete dumpster fire. We meet our 9th out of 12 bus metas, country singer hopeful Izzy Bowin, otherwise known as one of the goofiest villains in Flash’s Rogues Gallery, the Fiddler. Their first meeting plays off […]
Lucifer Season 3 Episode 15 Review – ‘High School Poppycock’
Tori Brazier reviews the fifteenth episode of Lucifer season three… Another episode walking on the lighter, more flippant side of Lucifer (if you couldn’t tell already from the title’s inclusion of an incredibly Lucifer-esque word – which means ‘nonsense’, for the confused non-Brits), ‘High School Poppycock’ delves into the world of teenage drama and romance […]
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 3 Episode 12 Review – ‘Curse of the Earth Totem’
Jessie Robertson reviews the twelfth episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow season 3… With Zari being the focus last week, we move to Amaya this week. Legends this season is all about the totems and controlling them. The Legends have two themselves, and they wanted to even the score but Damien and his now under […]
Second Opinion – Annihilation (2018)
Annihilation, 2018. Directed by Alex Garland. Starring: Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tuva Novotny, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Benedict Wong, and David Gyasi. SYNOPSIS: A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition where the laws of nature don’t apply. Heavens bless a *hard* science fiction mind-meld starring female leads that can sell […]
Video Game Review – Blasters of the Universe
Shaun Munro reviews Blasters of the Universe… With PSVR not exactly enjoying a surging start to 2018 – we’re still stinging from the disappointment of The Inpatient – Secret Location’s Blasters of the Universe couldn’t really come at a better time. An unassuming VR shooter that excels by executing a familiar premise with sure panache, the game boasts […]
DVD Review – WWE: The Best of Raw and SmackDown 2017
WWE: The Best of Raw and SmackDown 2017 SYNOPSIS: A three-disc compilation of the best matches and moments from WWE’s two flagship shows throughout 2017, including the destructive rampage of Braun Strowman and the rise of Shinsuke Nakamura. WWE made the major decision in the summer of 2016 to reinstate the brand split it had […]
Video Game Review – Payday 2 on Nintendo Switch
Shaun Munro reviews Payday 2 on Nintendo Switch… As someone who has skipped every release of Payday 2 over the last five years, the prospect of playing online multiplayer heists from the comfort of my bed – or, let’s be honest, my toilet – courtesy of its new Nintendo Switch release made the allure too powerful […]
Movie Review – The Chamber (2016)
The Chamber, 2016. Directed by Ben Parker. Starring Johannes Kuhnke, Charlotte Salt, James McArdle, and Elliot Levey. SYNOPSIS: A three-man Special Ops team on a secret recovery mission and a civilian pilot become trapped underwater in a small claustrophobic submersible craft off the coast of North Korea. Given my immense phobia of drowning and distaste […]
