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Blu-ray Review – The New Mutants (2020)

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The New Mutants, 2020.Directed by Josh Boone. Starring Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Blu Hunt, Henry Zaga, and Alice Braga.SYNOPSIS: Five gifted teenagers including Rahne Sinclair (Maisie Williams), Illyana Rasputin (Anya Taylor-Joy) and Sam Guthrie (Charlie Heaton) are isolated in a research facility. Dr. Reyes (Alice Braga) is there to help them open up […]

Movie Review – Redemption Day (2021)

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Redemption Day, 2021.Directed by Hicham Hajji. Starring Gary Dourdan, Serinda Swan, Andy García, Brice Bexter, Ernie Hudson, Martin Donovan, Robert Knepper, and Samy Naceri.SYNOPSIS:Having just returned home, decorated U.S. Marine Captain Brad Paxton’s (Gary Dourdan) wife, Kate, is kidnapped by a terrorist group while working in Morocco. He is forced back into action for a […]

One Night in Miami is 2021’s First Great Film | Video Review

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One Night in Miami, 2020.Directed by Regina King. Starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, and Leslie Odom Jr.Filmmaker Regina King kicked off 2021 with the year’s first masterpiece. One Night In Miami tells the story of Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke meeting for one important night that changes the world. […]

Movie Review – Robin’s Wish (2020)

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Robin’s Wish, 2020.Directed by Tylor Norwood. Featuring Susan Schneider Williams, Bruce Miller, Walter Koroshetz, Mike Mullen, Carter Ham, Elaine Rogers, Shawn Levy, David E. Kelley, and Robin Williams (archive).SYNOPSIS:Following the death of her husband in August 2014, Susan Schneider Williams made it a personal mission to quell public speculation. It meant reliving painful memories, raising […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers #26

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers #26…After the explosive quarter anniversary issue, Transformers #26 is something of a breather as Megatron and the newly christened Optimus Prime gather their forces to stake the future of Cybertron. There’s a fair bit of tension as they make their moves while Brian Ruckley pays off on some story threads he planted long […]

TV Review – The Watch

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Martin Carr reviews The Watch…Fans of Terry Pratchett are up in arms. After a teaser trailer which lasted no more a minute and twenty, The Watch has been condemned. You would think the Discworld novels had been burned at a Nazi rally, while effigies of their author sat smouldering on an adjacent pyre. With ardent fans and internet […]

The Stand Episode 1 Review – ‘The End’

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Martin Carr reviews the first episode of The Stand…This post pandemic Sunday night thriller adapted from the Stephen King tome pulls no punches. Jumping back and forth in time to establish character its pedestrian pacing might put some people off. Individuals are dying in their homes or being used for landfill, while quiet desperation infiltrates every frame. Necessary […]

Movie Review – Blood Machines (2019)

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Blood Machines, 2019.Directed by Seth Ickerman. Starring Elisa Lasowski, Anders Heinrichsen, Christian Erickson, Joelle Berkmans.SYNOPSIS:Two Blade Runners must chase down an artificial intelligence anomaly in the deep reaches of space.This visually arresting extravaganza comes from the creative team behind musician Carpenter Brut’s mesmerizing music video Turbo Killer released in 2015. Touted as the sequel to […]

The Expanse Season 5 Episode 5 Review – ‘Down and Out’

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Ricky Church reviews the fifth episode of The Expanse season 5…After the devastating attacks led by Marco Inaros’ Free Navy in the previous episode, The Expanse didn’t waste time elevating the danger all the characters face in their respective stories.’Down and Out’ lived up to its name as they were at an all time low and had […]

Movie Review – Breach (2020)

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Breach, 2020.Directed by John Suits. Starring Bruce Willis, Johnny Messner, Thomas Jane, Rachel Nichols, Corey Large, Alexander Kane, Cody Kearsley, and Kassandra Clementi.SYNOPSIS:On the cusp of fatherhood, a junior mechanic aboard an interstellar ark to New Earth must outwit a malevolent cosmic terror intent on using the spaceship as a weapon.It’s little secret that Bruce Willis […]