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Scream: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘Wanna Play A Game?’

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Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Scream: The TV Series… Things are messy this week beginning with a misplaced opening flashback. Such techniques need employing with precision and purpose, to provide that all important point of reference. But what Scream: The TV Series does within five minutes is confuse rather than scare. A woman […]

Wayward Pines Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘The Friendliest Place On Earth’

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Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of Wayward Pines… There is an old adage. Power corrupts, whilst absolute power corrupts absolutely. It is written that the last ruler of Rome went mad. Duly elected by the people to hold sway and rule with diplomacy, when time came for him to relinquish that power he refused. […]

Scream: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Hello, Emma’

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Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Scream: The TV Series… It is now officially time for the gloves to come off. Scream: The TV Series rolls into episode two with mild invention and solid character development. Lifting dialogue from the film canon as a tagline and name dropping Manhunter references, this series is being […]

Movie Review – True Story (2015)

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True Story, 2015. Directed by Rupert Goold. Starring James Franco, Jonah Hill, Felicity Jones, and Ethan Suplee. SYNOPSIS: New York Times journalist Michael Finkel (Jonah Hill) has lost his job. Fired for playing fast and loose with the facts, he spots a chance at redemption and financial reward in Christian Longo (James Franco). Having stolen […]

Wayward Pines Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘Betrayal’

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Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Wayward Pines… Week on week there are so many ideas playing out in Wayward Pines, that the superficial framework of plot and structure seem effortless. By showing us behind the curtain producers have added a resonance which underpins these more fantastical elements, with natural character moments. Dillon’s Ethan […]

DVD Review – A Hitman in London (2015)

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A Hitman in London, 2015. Directed by Ara Paiaya. Starring Gary Daniels, Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Michael Madsen and Darryl Hannah. SYNOPSIS: This dark tale of redemption set amongst the denizens of London’s underworld, pits one man’s angst against those who would destroy him. Gary Daniel’s is that man. Can he get to the truth […]

DVD Review – 2 Jacks (2012)

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2 Jacks, 2012. Directed by Bernard Rose. Starring Danny Huston, Jack Huston, Sienna Miller and Jacqueline Bisset. SYNOPSIS: Jack Hussar is a legendary Hollywood director, whose persona commands respect and adoration from his fans. Can his son, Jack Jr. maintain his legacy? Bernard Rose may be well-known for cult horror Candyman and Beethoven biopic Immortal […]

Scream: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 1 Review

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Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Scream: The TV Series… Anyone remember Party of Five? Exactly the same as Dawson’s Creek but without those homely qualities of a Katie Holmes or Michelle Williams. It aired on Channel Four in the Nineties, convincing Miramax producers that casting Neve Campbell in Scream was a good idea. […]

Wayward Pines Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘The Truth’

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Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Wayward Pines… As many more individuals of each species are born than can possibly survive; and as, consequently, there is a frequently recurring struggle for existence, it follows that any being, if it vary however slightly in any manner profitable to itself, under the complex and sometimes varying […]