Scalpel, 1977. Directed by John Grissmer. Starring Robert Lansing, Judith Chapman, Arlen Dean Snyder, David Scarroll, and Sandy Martin. SYNOPSIS: A psychopathic plastic surgeon tries to claim a huge inheritance by transforming the face of an accident victim into that of his missing daughter. John Grissmer’s debut feature Scalpel is an odd one. Odd because, […]
Waco Episode 4 Review – ‘Of Milk and Men’
Red Stewart reviews the fourth episode of Waco… One of the most interesting parts of the fourth episode of Waco involves a broadcast by a conservative radio host. In it, he talks to a preacher about the definition of a cult and whether or not Koresh and the Branch Davidians classify as such. The preacher points out […]
Second Opinion – Red Sparrow (2018)
Red Sparrow, 2018. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise Parker, Ciarán Hinds, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeremy Irons, and Joely Richardson. SYNOPSIS: Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to ‘Sparrow School,’ a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. But her first mission, targeting a […]
Tech Review – BenQ W1700 4K HDR CineHome Projector
Gary Collinson reviews BenQ’s W1700 4K HDR CineHome Projector… With your typical 4K projector costing anywhere from £5,000 to £25,000 (or more), BenQ is set to bring the world of Ultra High Definition to home cinema enthusiasts everywhere with the release of the BenQ W1700 4K HDR CineHome Projector, an affordable piece of kit which […]
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: Mute orphan Elisa lives her life on the edges in Baltimore in 1962, until her job working nights as a cleaner at a secret US government […]
Comic Book Review – Dark Nights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1
Ricky Church reviews Dark Nights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1… With big, epic comic book events, tie-in comics are not anything unheard of. Sometimes its a bit tedious to have to collect tie-in issues, especially if so many bear actual consequences on the main event itself. Fortunately most of the tie-ins for DC’s Dark Nights: Metal have […]
Movie Review – Father Figures (2018)
Father Figures, 2018. Directed by Lawrence Sher. Starring Ed Helms, Owen Wilson, Glenn Close, J.K. Simmons, Harry Shearer, and Ving Rhames. SYNOPSIS: Peter (Ed Helms) and Kyle (Owen Wilson) are polar opposite twin brothers; the former is a physicist who specialises in the colon, the other a lucky lay about who got rich from being […]
Comic Book Review – Absolute Wonder Woman by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang Volume 2
Ricky Church reviews Absolute Wonder Woman by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang Volume 2… DC is continuing its Wonder Woman high by releasing the next volume of Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang’s New 52 Wonder Woman in their prestigious Absolute format. Collecting the latter half of their run, Absolute Wonder Woman by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang Volume […]
Black Lightning Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘And Then the Devil Brought the Plague: The Book of Green Light’
Red Stewart reviews the fifth episode of Black Lightning… One criticism directed at the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Netflix shows is that the 13-episode seasons are too long. Audiences feel that it results in the plot unnecessarily dragging out, or, in the worst case scenario, filler. For example, many people have noted that the first half of Luke Cage‘s debut […]
Movie Review – Phantom Thread (2017)
Phantom Thread, 2017. Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville, Camilla Rutherford, and Brian Gleeson. SYNOPSIS: Set in 1950’s London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover. Phantom Thread has me torn. […]
