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Comic Book Review – Transformers #25

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers #25… Nothing on Cybertron will be the same again as the anniversary issue of Transformers sees the beginning salvo of the war between the Autobots and Decepticons. ‘War World’ is an apt title for the new arc of the series as Brian Ruckley wastes little time establishing the growth of the conflict as […]

Movie Review – The Midnight Sky (2020)

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The Midnight Sky, 2020. Directed by George Clooney. Starring George Clooney, Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo, Caoilinn Springall, Kyle Chandler, Demian Bichir, Tiffany Boone, Sophie Rundle and Ethan Peck. SYNOPSIS: One isolated scientist (George Clooney) remains behind at a research station in the Arctic. His only responsibility to ensure that a group of astronauts are dissuaded […]

His Dark Materials Season 2 Finale Review – ‘Æsahættr’

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Martin Carr reviews the season two finale of His Dark Materials… For those thinking there were no similarities between The Force Awakens and this finale think again. In the space of seven episodes we have never clapped eyes on Lord Asriel. James McAvoy that bastion of character actors, Scottish national treasure and X-Men franchise stalwart […]

The Expanse Season 5 Episode 3 Review – ‘Mother’

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Ricky Church reviews the third episode of The Expanse season 5… The Expanse‘s return started off in an interesting way with Amazon putting out the first three episodes of the season at once, acting as almost a three-part premiere that has been strongly character focused as the crew of the Rocinante have gone their separate […]

The Mandalorian Season 2 Episode 8 Review – ‘The Rescue’

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Ricky Church reviews the season 2 finale of The Mandalorian… It has all come to this as The Mandalorian’s second season finale sees Din Djarin and his many allies enact a daring rescue mission for Grogu from Moff Gideon’s Imperial ship. ‘The Rescue’ was an action-packed finale from Ant-Man director Peyton Reed that still contained […]

DVD Review – Bereavement (2010)

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Bereavement, 2010. Written and Directed by Steven Mena. Starring Alexandra Daddario, Spencer List, Brett Rickaby, Michael Biehn, Nolan Gerard Funk, Kathryn Meisle, Peyton List, John Savage and Valentina de Angelis. SYNOPSIS: A deranged psychopath kidnaps a young boy with a genetic disorder that causes him to feel no physical pain and forces him to become […]

Songbird – A Romantic Thriller for the Pandemic Era | Video Review

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Songbird, 2020. Directed by Adam Mason. Starring KJ Apa, Sofia Carson, Craig Robinson, Bradley Whitford, Peter Stormare, Alexandra Daddario, Paul Walter Hauser, and Demi Moore. While other critics don’t seem to enjoy this, our host EJ Moreno dives into why Songbird doesn’t really offend him. There’s enough in this film to enjoy the ride from […]

The Expanse Season 5 Episode 2 Review – ‘Churn’

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Ricky Church reviews the second episode of The Expanse season 5… A strong argument can be made that the fifth season premiere of The Expanse isn’t just ‘Exodus’, but really a three-parter with Amazon Prime having dropped the first three episodes together. ‘Churn’ continues the themes and stories from the premiere in an effective manner and […]

Movie Review – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)

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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, 2020. Directed by George C. Wolfe. Starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Jeremy Shamos, Taylour Paige, Jonny Coyne, Michael Potts, and Dusan Brown. SYNOPSIS: It is 1927 and tensions are running high between Blues singer Ma Rainey (Viola Davis) and Levee her ambitiously outspoken trumpet player (Chadwick Boseman). […]