Crisis, 2021. Directed by Nicholas Jarecki. Starring Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly, Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez, Luke Evans, Lily-Rose Depp, Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, Duke Nicholson, Veronica Ferres, and Martin Donovan. SYNOPSIS: A drug trafficker organizes a smuggling operation while a recovering addict seeks the truth behind her son’s disappearance. The opioid crisis has […]
Movie Review – The Reckoning (2020)
The Reckoning, 2020. Directed by Neil Marshall. Starring Charlotte Kirk, Joe Anderson, Sean Pertwee, Steven Waddington, Rick Warden, Mark Ryan, Bill Fellows, Suzanne Magowan, Leon Ockenden, Sarah Lambie, Emma Campbell-Jones, and Ian Whyte. SYNOPSIS: Evelyn, a young widow haunted by the recent suicide of her husband Joseph, is falsely accused of being a witch by […]
American Gods Season 3 Episode 6 Review – ‘Conscience of the King’
Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of American Gods season 3… There is something inherently humanising about a love story which stretches back centuries. Weathered by war and forever smitten by one affair of the heart, ‘Conscience of the King’ revels in the one true weakness of all entities. As a grizzled Odin and his […]
Movie Review – Made in Italy (2020)
Made in Italy, 2020. Written and Directed by James D’Arcy. Starring Liam Neeson, Lindsay Duncan, Micheál Richardson, Valeria Bilello, Marco Quaglia, Gian Marco Tavani, and Helena Antonio. SYNOPSIS: A bohemian artist who travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house they inherited from his late wife. Early on in Made […]
Movie Review – The Devil Below (2021)
The Devil Below, 2021. Directed by Brad Parker. Starring Alicia Sanz, Adan Canto, Will Patton, Zach Avery, Chinaza Uche, and Jonathan Sadowski. SYNOPSIS: Investigating an urban legend about an abandoned coal mine in Appalachia, a group of scientists/adventurers come across a threat far bigger than they expected. With its mix of bland characters, unoriginality and woeful […]
Comic Book Review – Nubia: Real One
Erika Hardison reviews Nubia: Real One… Ever since Nubia: Real One was announced last year, the anticipation for the graphic novel continued to grow for fans who continue to champion diversity and media representation. In the initial press release, DC Comics only revealed the author, artist, a couple of non-spoiler panels and how important this […]
Blu-ray Review – John Hughes 5-Movie Collection
John Hughes 5-Movie Collection. Directed by John Hughes and Howard Deutch. Starring Molly Ringwald, Harry Dean Stanton, Jon Cryer, Annie Potts, James Spader, Andrew McCarthy, Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck, Eric Stoltz, Mary Stuart Masterson, Craig Sheffer, Lea Thompson, Steve Martin, John Candy, Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern. SYNOPSIS: If you’re a John Hughes fan […]
Movie Review – Pleasure (2021)
Pleasure, 2021. Written and directed by Ninja Thyberg. Starring Sofia Kappel, Revika Anne Reustle, Evelyn Claire, Chris Cock, Dana DeArmond, and Kendra Spade. SYNOPSIS: 19-year-old Linnéa leaves her small-town life in Sweden for Los Angeles with the aim to become the world’s next big porn star, but the road to her goal turns out to be […]
Movie Review – The Owners (2020)
The Owners, 2020. Directed by Julius Berg. Starring Maisie Williams, Ian Kenny, Andrew Ellis, Jake Curran, Sylvester McCoy and Rita Tushingham. SYNOPSIS: A group of young thieves get more than they bargained for when they attempt to burgle the home of an elderly doctor and his wife. Given the prominence of home invasion horror movies, […]
Movie Review – Rage (2021)
Rage, 2021. Directed by John Balazs. Starring Matt Theo, Hayley Beveridge, Richard Norton, Tottie Goldsmith, Natasha Maymon, Tony Kotsopoulos, Jasper Bagg and Nic Stevens. SYNOPSIS: A couple deal with the trauma of a botched home invasion, while police struggle to try to unravel the mystery behind the attack. The last decade has seen a renaissance […]