The Mercy, 2018. Directed by James Marsh. Starring Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, Ken Stott, and Mark Gatiss. SYNOPSIS: When amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst (Colin Firth) decides that there must be more to life than failed entrepreneurial endeavors, he sets out on a solo mission to circumnavigate the globe, against the wishes of his […]
Riverdale Season 2 Episode 12 Review – ‘The Wicked and The Divine’
Liam Hoofe reviews the twelfth episode of Riverdale season 2… Reunions, betrayals, camgirls and gangland hits, normal service resumed in Riverdale this week in an episode that moved several of the show’s key storylines forward at hyper speed. ‘The Wicked and The Divine’ split its runtime between several of the show’s key characters, allowing each […]
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 5 Episode 10 Review – ‘Past Life’
Danny Hale reviews the tenth episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 5… Well, that was emotional. The decision to open ‘Past Life’ with Kasius finding Sinara’s body was a great move; it ignited the episode with a further blow to Kasius, building on where we left him last week. The Kree is being pushed […]
Arrow Season 6 Episode 12 Review – ‘All or Nothing’
Jessie Robertson reviews the twelfth episode of Arrow season 6… Hey Guys; so besides having a full time job, 2 children and a wife, it’s a bit hard to watch Arrow some weeks in a timely fashion; I did get a chance to this week but man, I’ve been struggling with the narrative in this […]
Waco Episode 2 Review – ‘The Strangers Across the Street’
Red Stewart reviews the second episode of Waco… A storm is alluded to a couple of times in ‘The Stranger Across the Street’, first as a Biblical event entailing the opening of the Fifth Seal and subsequent arrival of the Armies of Babylon, and second as a literal hurricane. In most cases I would have […]
Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 13 Review – ‘A Sneeze, Detention and Sissy Spacek’
Martin Carr reviews the thirteenth episode of Young Sheldon… We are back on familiar ground this week as Molaro and Lorre tap into a Sheldon specific phobia which begins with the common cold. Taking their cue from his lack social skills, abject fear of bacteria and a single-minded sense of self-preservation, Young Sheldon makes illness […]
The X-Files Season 11 Episode 5 Review – ‘Ghouli’
Matt Rodgers reviews the fifth episode of The X-Files season 11… After the nostalgic high of The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat, The-X-Files comes back down to earth with a bump this week with the exposition heavy ‘Ghouli’. The title refers to a Slender Man invoking internet meme monster called Ghouli, who appears to be […]
Black Lightning Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘LaWanda: The Book of Burial’
Red Stewart reviews the third episode of Black Lightning… In my review of last week’s episode, “LaWanda: The Book of Hope,” I theorized that it would be the first part of a mini arc continued with this week’s “LaWanda: The Book of Burial.” The two entries, combined with the pilot, would form a trilogy of […]
Comic Book Review – Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Vol. 1
Ricky Church reviews Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Vol. 1… One of the most seminal moments in Batman’s history came in the early 1990s with the introduction of a new supervillain, Bane. Wishing to control Gotham City, Bane attacked Batman in a unique way by pushing the Dark Knight’s psychological and physical limits by putting him through […]
Comic Book Review – Dark Nights: Metal #5
Ricky Church Reviews Dark Nights: Metal #5… Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s event series Dark Nights: Metal has been a crazy ride ever since it began last summer. We’ve finally reached the penultimate issue with Metal #5 is what is so far the series’ best issue yet. As all the heroes of the DC universe race on multiple fronts […]
