Shortwave, 2016. Directed by Ryan Gregory Phillips. Starring Juanita Ringeling, Cristobal Tapia Montt, and Kyle Davis. SYNOPSIS: Isabel and Josh, a young couple dealing with the recent loss of their child, move to a remote home that Josh’s work has can study mysterious radio signals. As Josh hones in on the origin of the signals, […]
Twin Peaks Season 3 Episode 12 Review
Rachel Bellwoar reviews the twelfth episode of Twin Peaks season 3… How much do you need to understand a conversation to make it worth your time and enjoyment? This isn’t a new question David Lynch asks this week but one worthy of readdressing with the appearance of a character many Twin Peaks fans have been clammering to see: […]
East End Film Festival Movie Review – Waiting for You (2018)
Waiting for You, 2018 Directed by Charles Garrad Starring Colin Morgan, Fanny Ardant, Audrey Bastien, Adelkrim Bahloul SYNOPSIS: When Paul’s (Colin Morgan) father utters some deathbed clues to a past his son knew nothing about, it triggers a journey of discovery that leads him to a house situated amongst the foothills of the French countryside. […]
East End Film Festival Movie Review – Sand and Blood (2018)
Sand and Blood, 2018 Directed by Matthias Krepp and Angelika Spang SYNOPSIS: Using anonymous testimonies from refugees who’ve fled to Austria, Sand and Blood tells the personal tales that have emerged from the Iraq and Syria conflicts, all supported by amateur footage and archive from the very heart of these their wartorn paradise. When it […]
Arrow Season 6 Episode 17 Review – ‘Brothers in Arms’
Jessie Robertson reviews the seventeenth episode of Arrow season 6… “Brothers in Arms” both exists in the world where Arrow creates its own drama, at the negligence of the characters and when in those so few and far between moments when it remembers its own history and uses it to pull in old fans. This […]
Arrow Season 6 Episode 16 Review – ‘The Thanatos Guild’
Jessie Robertson reviews the sixteenth episode of Arrow season 6… I’m sorry to any readers out there; I’m way behind on my CW TV but I’ve been quite sick lately as well as my daughter so getting to these shows has been a struggle! Much to my surprise, when I get back to Arrow, I […]
Black Lightning Season 1 Episode 11 Review – ‘Black Jesus: The Book of Crucifixion’
Red Stewart reviews the eleventh episode of Black Lightning… Music is a very integral part of cinematographic entertainment. During the early days of silent film, when you could not hear anything, it was up to the composers to create a mood that properly fit the context of every scene. That same precedent applies to television, […]
Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 17 Review – ‘Jiu-Jitsu, Bubble Wrap, and Yoo-Hoo’
Martin Carr reviews the seventeenth episode of Young Sheldon… There is a naïve quirkiness which has infiltrated the back end of season one recently. Aside from the structural segues which dictate a majority of Young Sheldon, character development also makes an interesting contribution towards its overall tone. Armitage not only seems gifted at indirect impersonation […]
Gotham Season 4 Episode 17 Review – ‘Mandatory Brunch Meeting’
Martin Carr reviews the seventeenth episode of Gotham season 4… Plot threads are two a penny in Gotham right now, as long running character interests jockey for position alongside fledgling sub-plots. Audience attentions are split, narrative focus seems scattershot while news of series cancellation is rife. Story development is veering into the realms of doppelgangers, […]
WWE WrestleMania 34 Review
Liam Hoofe reviews WrestleMania 34… WWE delivered their 34th annual WrestleMania event last night. With 14 matches to cram in, and plenty of potential show stealers on the card, could the show live up to its hype? Let’s break down the show match by match, and find out. Kick Off: ‘Woken’ Matt Hardy Wins The […]
