Ricky Church reviews Transformers #28…After a little over a month long delay, IDW’s main Transformers series returns with a focus on many of the supporting characters in both the Autobot and Decepticon factions as well as a few neutral bots, including one particular bot scheming as usual against both sides. Brian Ruckley writes a compelling issue that […]
Movie Review – Giants Being Lonely (2021)
Giants Being Lonely, 2021.Directed by Grear Patterson. Starring Jack Irving, Ben Irving, Lily Gavin, Amalia Culp, Gabe Fazio, Alejandro Castro, Larry Miller, and Stella Schnabel.SYNOPSIS:A pair of players on a successful high school baseball team, the Giants, come of age in the American South.In concept, everything about Giants Being Lonely draws me in; it’s about […]
HBO Review – Mare of Easttown
Martin Carr reviews the HBO limited series Mare of Easttown… There is an authenticity to this HBO limited series which gets under your skin. Small town mentalities are meticulously deconstructed, prejudices uncovered and long term relationships explored. Writer Brad Ingelsby has created a murder mystery which delves into deeper issues, taps into universal truths and […]
Movie Review – The Power (2021)
The Power, 2021.Directed by Corinna Faith. Starring Rose Williams, Shakira Rahman, Emma Rigby, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Diveen Henry and Charlie Carrick.SYNOPSIS:A newbie nurse at a London hospital finds herself spending a terrifying evening on the intensive care ward amid a government-imposed blackout.In the winter of 1973/74, Britain was hit by blackouts as striking miners […]
Video Game Review – Before Your Eyes
Shaun Munro reviews Before Your Eyes…Affecting, character-driven drama is undermined by a clumsy central gameplay conceit in the well-intentioned yet only partially successful new indie “experience” Before Your Eyes. Said conceit is nothing if not daring, though – to shepherd players forward by using their own eye blinks as inputs, which the game tracks through […]
Movie Review – Sound of Metal (2019)
Sound of Metal, 2019.Directed by Darius Marder. Starring Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff and Mathieu Amalric.SYNOPSIS:A heavy metal drummer must learn how to adjust to a completely different life when he begins to suffer serious loss of hearing.It’s always a bit weird to review hotly-tipped Oscar contenders as a UK-based film critic. […]
Movie Review – Held (2021)
Held, 2021.Directed by Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing. Starring Jill Awbrey, Bart Johnson, Rez Kempton, Zack Gold, Jener Dasilva, Tessa Munro, Ryan Shoos, Christian Telesmar, and Travis Cluff.SYNOPSIS:A couple’s ailing marriage is put to the test when they are held hostage in an isolated vacation rental by an unseen Voice that commands their every move.Held […]
Movie Review – Slalom (2021)
Slalom, 2021.Directed by Charlène Favier. Starring Noée Abita, Jérémie Renier, Muriel Combeau, Marie Denarnaud, Axel Auriant-Blot, Catherine Marchal, Maïra Schmitt, Dominique Thomas, and François Godart.SYNOPSIS:15-year-old Lyz, a high school student in the French Alps, has been accepted to a highly selective ski club whose aim is to train future professional athletes. Taking a chance on […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Spaceballs (1987)
Spaceballs, 1987.Directed by Mel Brooks. Starring Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, and Joan Rivers.SYNOPSIS:Another edition of Spaceballs? This one is in 4K, so if you want your Mel Brooks satire in the highest possible resolution that’s available these days, Kino Lorber has served your needs. […]
Amazon Review – Them
Martin Carr reviews the new Amazon original series Them…This is a savage piece of television. It pulls no punches, spares no horses and is relentlessly unsettling without resorting to cliché. Showrunner Little Marvin seems intent on making audiences squirm. By putting them in the shoes of marginalised minorities, such as the Emory family, this series […]
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