Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Marvel’s WandaVision… There is something deceptively simple about WandaVision, which will wrongfoot audiences from the outset. On the surface this is a picture-perfect picket fence pastiche of Americana, defined by outmoded gender roles, canned laughter and two-dimensional farce. What makes it intriguing is the idea of placing two franchise favourites within this contemporary society, then watching them […]
The Expanse Season 5 Episode 7 Review – ‘Oyedeng’
Ricky Church reviews the seventh episode of The Expanse season 5… The latest episode of The Expanse both advanced the ongoing plot and delivered a very strong character driven story for Naomi, diving into the full extent of Marco Inaros’ manipulative and abusive tactics toward her and the people serving under him. ‘Oyedeng’ pushed the […]
Movie Review – Hunted (2021)
Hunted, 2021. Directed by Vincent Paronnaud. Starring Lucie Debay, Christian Bronchart, Ciaran O’Brien, Jean-Mathias Pondant, Kevin Van Doorslaer, Gilles Vandeweerd, Dianne Weller, and Arieh Worthalter. SYNOPSIS: This contemporary take on the Little Red Riding Hood fairytale pits a young woman named Eve (Lucie Debay) against an unhinged misogynist pursuer. Swapping hood for hoodie and yanking […]
Movie Review – Archive (2020)
Archive, 2020. Directed by Gavin Rothery. Starring Theo James, Stacy Martin, Rhona Mitra, and Toby Jones. SYNOPSIS: 2038: George Almore is working on a true human-equivalent AI. His latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest. Especially as he has a goal that must be hidden at all costs: being reunited […]
Movie Review – Outside the Wire (2021)
Outside the Wire, 2021. Directed by Mikael Håfström. Starring Anthony Mackie, Pilou Asbæk, Emily Beecham, Michael Kelly, Damson Idris, Kristina Tonteri-Young, Bobby Lockwood, Enzo Cilenti, Velibor Topic, and Henry Garrett. SYNOPSIS: In the near future, a drone pilot sent into a war zone finds himself paired with a top-secret android officer on a mission to […]
Movie Review – Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
Penguins of Madagascar, 2014 Directed by Eric Darnell and Simon J. Smith Featuring the voice talents of Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, Conrad Vernon, John Malkovich, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Jeong, Annet Mahendru, Peter Stormare. SYNOPSIS: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius […]
Movie Review – Homefront (2013)
Homefront, 2013. Directed by Gary Fleder. Starring Jason Statham, James Franco, Rachelle Lefevre, Winona Ryder, Kate Bosworth, Clancy Brown, and Frank Grillo. SYNOPSIS: A former DEA agent moves his family to a quiet town, where he soon tangles with a local meth druglord. Right, I’m just going to put this out there: Jason Statham is […]
Movie Review – A Monster Calls (2016)
A Monster Calls, 2016. Directed by J.A. Bayona. Starring Lewis MacDougall, Felicity Jones, Sigourney Weaver, Toby Kebbell and Liam Neeson. SYNOPSIS: A young boy struggling to come to terms with his mother’s terminal illness is visited by a talking yew tree that tells him stories. With his first two films (The Orphanage and The Impossible) […]
Movie Review – Locked Down (2021)
Locked Down, 2021. Directed by Doug Liman. Starring Anne Hathaway, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ben Stiller, Stephen Merchant, Dulé Hill, Jazmyn Simon, Mark Gatiss, Mindy Kaling, Ben Kingsley, and Lucy Boynton. SYNOPSIS: A couple attempts a high-risk, high-stakes jewelry heist at a department store. People, including loved ones, are not meant to be around each other […]
Movie Review – Synchronic (2019)
Synchronic, 2019. Directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead. Starring Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan, Ally Ioannides, Katie Aselton and Ramiz Monsef. SYNOPSIS: Two paramedics find themselves embroiled in the chaos of a new “designer drug”, which has been linked to several gruesome deaths. Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead are among the leading modern proponents of […]
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