Liam Hoofe reviews the thirteenth episode of Riverdale season 2… Riverdale has never been one to hide its influences and this week’s episode, named after the iconic Edgar Allan Poe short story ‘The Tell-Tale Heart‘ is no different. In Poe’s story, a man kills someone, only to be tormented by the incessant beating of the man’s […]
The Flash Season 4 Episode 13 Review – ‘True Colors’
Jessie Robertson reviews the thirteenth episode of The Flash season 4… Tonight’s episode is the continuing journey of the evolution of Ralph Dibny. After coming back to STAR Labs after a run-in with an old seedy accomplice, Ralph begins transforming and the team realizes if he concentrates hard enough, he can actually change his form […]
Waco Episode 3 Review – ‘Operation Showtime’
Red Stewart reviews the third episode of Waco… “Operation Showtime” (taking its name from the real-life ATF raid) opens up with a scene we saw in the pilot: Koresh walking outside to plead with the surrounding ATF agents. At the time, we didn’t know when that was happening. Now that we do, there’s a retrospective […]
Black Lightning Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘Black Jesus’
Red Stewart reviews the fourth episode of Black Lightning… On the outset, it would be easy to criticize ‘Black Jesus’ for being a remake of the Arrow season 1 episode ‘Vertigo’. After all, both deal with the surge of a street drug marketed at high schoolers, that consequently leads to the hero having to confront the source. […]
Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 Episode 14 Review – ‘The Battle Without, and the Battle Within’
Alex Moreland reviews the fourteenth episode of Star Trek: Discovery… “I think the only way we can stop ourselves from becoming like them is to understand the darkness within us and fight it.” It’s worth a word on the title, I think. What it refers to, largely, is obvious. The first part, “The Battle Without”, […]
Comic Book Review – Assassin’s Creed: Uprising Vol. 2
Calum Petrie reviews Assassin’s Creed: Uprising Vol. 2… Uprising is the combination of a few story arcs merging together in the Assassin’s Creed Chronicles – though it does reference one story arc in particular that is close to my heart, that is The Black Cross. The reason it is close to my heart is the […]
Lucifer Season 3 Episode 14 Review – ‘My Brother’s Keeper’
Tori Brazier reviews the fourteenth episode of Lucifer season three… After an episode off and half a season to emerge as one of Lucifer‘s most likeable supporting characters, ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ gives forensics’ finest Ella Lopez (Aimee Garcia) her moment in the spotlight. When her diamond-certifying brother Jay (Rey Valentin) goes unexpectedly AWOL, Ella calls […]
Second Opinion – The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
The Cloverfield Paradox, 2018. Directed by Julius Onah. Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Daniel Brühl, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris O’Dowd, David Oyelowo and Zhang Ziyi. SYNOPSIS: Orbiting above a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis and end up face-to-face with a dark alternate reality. It goes without saying that The Cloverfield Paradox is […]
Supergirl Season 3 Episode 13 Review – ‘Both Sides Now’
Martin Carr reviews the thirteenth episode of Supergirl season 3… There are revelations, recriminations and flat out confrontations this week as pent-up feelings, simmering emotions and World Killer motives gain momentum. Dual personalities, dramatic epiphanies and smack down finales are all present and correct as Purity is revealed in actress Krys Marshall. Odette Annable loses […]
Second Opinion – Peter Rabbit (2018)
Peter Rabbit. 2018. Directed by Will Gluck. Starring James Corden, Domhnall Gleeson, Colin Moody, Sia, Sam Neill, Margot Robbie, Elizabeth Debicki, Daisy Ridley, Rose Byrne, Marianne Jean-Baptiste. SYNOPSIS: Feature adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s classic tale of a rebellious rabbit trying to sneak into a farmer’s vegetable garden. Will Gluck’s Peter Rabbit is far from the […]
