Michelle Herbert reviews The Switch by Justina Robson… The Switch throws you straight into its story, where we find Nico, the main character, standing before a judge about to be sentenced to death for a crime he cannot remember committing. On the way to Nico’s execution, we follow Nico’s life story from his time at […]
Movie Review – Madtown (2016)
Madtown, 2016. Written and Directed by Charles Moore. Starring Milo Ventimiglia, Rachel Melvin, Amanda Aday, Bonita Friedericy, and John Billingsley. SYNOPSIS: Haunted by visions of an abusive past and absent sister Danny (Milo Ventimiglia) spends his time studying old comedians, living day to day and building on a fresh start. This dialogue heavy ensemble piece […]
Lucifer Season 3 Episode 11 Review – ‘City of Angels?’
Tori Brazier reviews the eleventh episode of Lucifer season three… ‘City of Angels?’ provides another – quite welcome – self-contained episode with its own storyline, separate to the season-long arc. The mid-season premier, this episode focuses on the recently less-featured Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside). It’s a flashback to before the start of season one, before Lucifer […]
Black Mirror Season 4 Review – ‘Crocodile’
Martin Carr reviews Black Mirror’s Crocodile… There are two things which are surprising about ‘Crocodile’ besides its approach. One is Andrea Riseborough the other connecting John Hillcoat with this source material. Famed respectively for tent pole heroines and arthouse Oscar crossovers, Riseborough takes our perceptions of her and destroys them. Hillcoat on the other hand […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: Lost Light #12
Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Lost Light #12… IDW wraps up its latest arc in Transformers: Lost Light #12 as Getaway’s reign on the ship finally starts to unravel around him in some pretty major ways. Its a good issue that builds up the tension as he slips his morals down even further to stay on top, sacrificing […]
Marvel’s The Gifted Season 1 Episode 11 Review – ‘3 X 1’
Rachel Bellwoar reviews the eleventh episode of Marvel’s The Gifted… In the aftermath of the Frost sisters’ assault on Sentinel Services, there isn’t much time for regret, but if the Mutant Underground were in a position to backtrack, they might mourn the missed opportunity of the Struckers’ alliance with Jace. The Struckers tend to come on strong, […]
Book Review – Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu
Ricky Church reviews Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu… After the summer release of Wonder Woman: Warbringer, the next book in the new DC Icons line focuses on The Dark Knight himself, Batman, or rather, Bruce Wayne in his formative, teenage years. Its an interesting book that takes its time in the build up, examining Bruce at […]
Black Mirror Season Four Review – ‘Hang the DJ’
Martin Carr reviews Black Mirror’s Hang the DJ… Human compatibility and the search for your ideal partner is big money. Politics, national disasters and celebrity centric survival shows might distract us, but without companionship everything else becomes less important somehow. Industries have been built on this compulsion and our need for validation, success beyond the […]
Movie Review – The Devil’s Well (2018)
The Devil’s Well, 2018. Written and Directed by Kurtis Spieler. Starring Bryan Manley Davis, Chris Viemeister, David Alexander, Anne-Marie Mueschke. SYNOPSIS: Karla Marks mysteriously vanishes while conducting a paranormal investigation with her husband. A year after her disappearance, a group of paranormal investigators attempt to uncover the truth about her disappearance. While watching The Devil’s […]
Black Mirror Season Four Review – ‘Black Museum’
Martin Carr reviews Black Mirror’s ‘Black Museum’… Darker than pitch and exploring areas of the human condition which others may shy away from ‘Black Museum’ works on multiple levels. A barren desert scrubland with nothing for miles except an imposing structure with blacked out windows. Inside are artefacts curated by a highly intelligent, morally flexible […]
