Ghost Stories, 2017. Directed by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman. Starring Andy Nyman, Martin Freeman, Paul Whitehouse, and Alex Lawther. SYNOPSIS: Arch sceptic Professor Phillip Goodman embarks upon a terror-filled quest when he stumbles across a long-lost file containing details of three cases of inexplicable ‘hauntings’. I have a real soft spot for anthology horror […]
Movie Review – Duck Duck Goose (2018)
Duck Duck Goose, 2018. Directed by Christopher Jenkins. Starring Jim Gaffigan, Zendaya, Lance Lim, Greg Proops, Natasha Leggero, Stephen Fry, Craig Ferguson and Carl Reiner. SYNOPSIS: A bachelor goose must form a bond with two lost ducklings as they journey south. When a movie’s opening minute features a poo joke, a butthole joke and a Twitter […]
Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 16 Review – ‘Killer Asteroids, Oklahoma, and a Frizzy Hair Machine’
Martin Carr reviews the sixteenth episode of Young Sheldon… Versatility in a comedy actor is essential but few are ever given the opportunity to showcase that talent ironically. However just such a thing occurs this week in an episode which is both whimsical, emotive and situationally comedic. Rumour has it that Iain Armitage might well […]
Gotham Season 4 Episode 16 Review – ‘One of My Three Soups’
Martin Carr reviews the sixteenth episode of Gotham season 4… Jim Gordon is fast developing a legacy of wrong doing for the right reasons in Gotham. A millstone of questionable choices, criminal allegiances and circumstantial petty felonies haunt his every step. Kept in check by a morally flexible partner with the goods on him Gordon […]
Comic Book Review – The Crow: Memento Mori #1
Calum Petrie reviews The Crow: Memento Mori #1… The Crow: Memento Mori delivers a brand new story in the universe of The Crow franchise. The Crow has a basic concept if you do not already know: a person who has been wrongfully killed is brought back to life and linked to a Crow to help them right […]
Riverdale Season 2 Episode 17 Review – ‘The Noose Tightens’
Liam Hoofe reviews the seventeenth episode of Riverdale season 2… With the season finale on the horizon, Riverdale ramped up the pressure on several of its key characters this week in what was a mixed bag of an episode. With quite a lot to discuss from this week’s outing, let’s start with one of the […]
Comic Book Review – Gears of War: The Rise of RAAM #3
Calum Petrie reviews Gears of War: The Rise of RAAM #3… When I reviewed the first issue of the Gears of War: The Rise of RAAM, I had a negative tone about the issue. Two more issues down the line and I am in a more positive attitude towards this series, as the implementation of […]
Krypton Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘House of El’
Ricky Church reviews the second episode of Krypton… Krypton‘s second episode, ‘House of El’, continued the momentum from the series’ pilot as Seg-El searched for evidence of Brainiac’s existence while planning to enact his revenge for the death of his parents as a fallback plan. ‘House of El’ did a nice job to further explore […]
Movie Review – Pacific Rim Uprising (2018)
Pacific Rim Uprising, 2018. Directed by Steven S. DeKnight. Starring John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Charlie Day, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Jing Tian, Zhang Jin, Adria Arjona, Karan Brar, Ivanna Sakhno, Shyrley Rodríguez, Levi Meaden, Rahart Adams, Zhu Zhu, Wesley Wong, Lily Ji, and Mackenyu. SYNOPSIS: Set 10 years after the first film, Pacific […]
Comic Book Review – Dark Nights: Metal #6
Ricky Church reviews Dark Nights: Metal #6… Anyone who has been reading Dark Nights: Metal will know how increasingly crazy or ‘out there’ the event series has gotten over its run. Scott Snyder has taken a lot of cues from Grant Morrison in crafting such a meta-commentary heavy event ladled with examining the nature of stories and […]
