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Movie Review – Ambulance (2022)

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Ambulance, 2022. Directed by Michael Bay. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza González, Garret Dillahunt, Keir O’Donnell, Moses Ingram, A Martinez, Wale Folarin, Cedric Sanders, Jackson White, Colin Woodell, Olivia Stambouliah, Jesse Garcia, Victor Gojcaj, Remi Adeleke, and Devan Long. SYNOPSIS: Decorated veteran Will Sharp, desperate for money to cover his wife’s medical bills, […]

Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots Season 3 Review – Every Short Ranked From Worst To Best

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Shaun Munro reviews season 3 of Love, Death & Robots… Netflix’s acclaimed animated anthology series Love, Death & Robots is back for its third season, and while this collection of nine episodes is likely the weakest of the bunch to date, there’s still much to marvel at both in terms of its provocative storytelling and especially […]

Movie Review – Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2, 2022. Directed by Jeff Fowler. Starring Ben Schwartz, Jim Carrey, Idris Elba, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Shemar Moore, Lee Majdoub, Tom Butler, and Elfina Luk. SYNOPSIS: When the manic Dr. Robotnik returns to Earth with a new ally, Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic and his new […]

Video Game Review – Evil Dead: The Game

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Shaun Munro reviews Evil Dead: The Game… Asymmetric survival horror games Dead by Daylight and Friday the 13th: The Game may have been rough around the edges – very rough, in the latter’s case – but each nevertheless creatively adapted classic horror movie IP to a medium they’ve traditionally struggled with. And now we have Evil […]

Movie Review – Cordelia (2019)

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Cordelia, 2019. Directed by Adrian Shergold. Starring Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Johnny Flynn, Joel Fry, Catherine McCormack, Alun Armstrong and Michael Gambon. SYNOPSIS: A woman suffering from trauma is left alone in her flat by her twin sister and unravels during the course of a burgeoning relationship with her mysterious upstairs neighbour. Most of the new British […]

TV Review – Prehistoric Planet

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Chris Connor reviews Prehistoric Planet… Walking With Dinosaurs was a landmark achievement in 1999 providing incredible visuals and delivering the latest information available on the world of the dinosaurs, informing younger audiences and providing a sense of scale and effects previously unseen on TV.  Narrated by Kenneth Branagh, the series was followed by two follow-up […]

Movie Review – Ghosts of the Ozarks (2022)

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Ghosts of the Ozarks, 2022. Written and Directed by Matt Glass and Jordan Wayne Long. Starring Thomas Hobson, Tara Perry, Phil Morris, Angela Bettis, David Arquette, Tim Blake Nelson, Joseph Ruud, David Aaron Baker, Neva Howell, Brandon Gibson, Scott Dean, Graham Gordy, Skylar Olivia Flanagan, and Taylor Alden. SYNOPSIS: In post-Civil War Arkansas, a young […]

Movie Review – Hive (2021)

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Hive, 2021. Written and directed by Blerta Basholli. Starring Yllka Gashi, Çun Lajçi, Aurita Agushi, Kumrije Hoxha, Adriana Matoshi, and Kaona Sylejmani. SYNOPSIS: Fahrije’s husband has been missing since the war in Kosovo. She sets up her own small business to provide for her kids, but as she fights against a patriarchal society that does […]

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Episode 3 Review – ‘Ghosts of Illyria’

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James Osborne reviews the third episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds… In the first episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Captain Pike reconnects with his love of Starfleet and leadership. Episode two develops the young Cadet Uhura, establishing a deeper backstory for the character and making her eminently relatable along the way. Episode […]

Movie Review – Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)

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Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers, 2022. Directed by Akiva Schaffer. Starring John Mulaney, Andy Samberg, Will Arnett, Eric Bana, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, J.K. Simmons, KiKi Layne, Flula Borg, and Dennis Haysbert. SYNOPSIS: Thirty years after their popular television show ended, chipmunks Chip and Dale live very different lives. When a cast member from the […]