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Comic Book Review – Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 2

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Ricky Church reviews Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 2… Out of all the reboots DC has done over the years, none may be more significant than the 1980s in the wake of Crisis on Infinite Earths and how it restarted the myth of Superman from the ground up in a modern era. Led by […]

Movie Review – Hero Mode (2021)

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Hero Mode, 2021. Directed by A.J. Tesler. Starring Mira Sorvino, Chris Carpenter, Sean Astin, Indiana Massara, Nelson Franklin, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Kimia Behpoornia, Matthew Patrick, Bobby Ler, Creed Bratton, Bret Harrison, Erik Griffin, Monte Markham, Jim O’Heir, Madison Rothschild, Carlease Burke, and Al Madrigal. SYNOPSIS: A teenage coding genius has just 30 days to create […]

From Saw to Spiral: Every Saw Movie Ranked From Worst To Best

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Shaun Munro ranks and reviews all nine Saw movies from worst to best… If the general experience of living through the last year-plus has muddied the passage of time for so many of us, the fact that the first Saw movie released 17 years ago will only further warp that already tenuous perception of time’s cruel march. […]

Movie Review – Zombeavers (2014)

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Zombeavers, 2014. Directed by Jordan Rubin. Starring Cortney Palm, Rachel Melvin, Lexi Atkins, Hutch Dano,  Jake Weary, Bill Burr and Rex Linn. SYNOPSIS: A group of college kids staying at a riverside cabin are menaced by a swarm of deadly zombie beavers. A weekend of sex and debauchery soon turns gruesome as the beavers close […]

Movie Review – Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)

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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, 2016. Directed by Edward Zwick. Starring Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge, Danika Yarosh, Patrick Heusinger, Holt McCallany, Robert Catrini and Madalyn Horcher. SYNOPSIS: Jack Reacher goes on the run to clear his name, and in the process discovers a secret from his past.   The first Jack Reacher film […]

Movie Review – Annabelle (2014)

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Annabelle, 2014. Directed by John R. Leonetti. Starring Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, Tony Amendola, Alfre Woodard, Brian Howe, Kerry O’Malley, and Eric Ladin. SYNOPSIS: A couple begin to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists. Last year’s unexpectedly fantastic The Conjuring was so suspenseful to watch […]

Movie Review – Bank Job (2021)

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Bank Job, 2021. Directed by Dan Edelstyn and Hilary Powell. SYNOPSIS: Financial institutions are under the spotlight in this eye opening indie film about greed and consumer credit. Dan Edelstyn and Hilary Powell are not household names. In fact, these film makers are inconsequential alongside their subject matter. Bank Job is important because debt affects everyone […]

Movie Review – Cliff Walkers (2021)

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Cliff Walkers, 2021. Directed by Zhang Yimou. Starring Hewei Yu, Yi Zhang, Hailu Qin, Haocun Liu, and Yawen Zhu. SYNOPSIS: Four Communist spies conduct a covert operation to extract a former prisoner of war from the puppet state of Manchukuo, but not everything goes according to plan. Zhang Yimou can best be described as a […]

Movie Review – Surge (2020)

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Surge, 2020. Directed by Aneil Karia. Starring Ben Whishaw, Ellie Haddington, Ian Gelder, Jasmine Jobson and Perry Fitzpatrick. SYNOPSIS: Joseph (Ben Whishaw) takes London by storm in one twenty four hour period. This is a visual record of that journey. Surge is a profound sensory experience with a force of nature at its centre in […]