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October Horrors 2020 – Misery (1990)

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Misery, 1990. Directed by Rob Reiner. Starring James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen and Lauren Bacall. SYNOPSIS: After a car crash, successful novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by Annie Wilkes, an eccentric woman who is Paul’s “number one fan”. As he recovers from his injuries, Paul quickly discovers that far from being rescued, […]

Video Game Review – Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time

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Shaun Munro reviews Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time… Resurrecting a long-dormant video game franchise is a tricky task at the best of times, but given that Crash Bandicoot‘s last full-fat, critically acclaimed entry hit stores all the way back in 1998 – the terrific Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped – there’s an undeniably over-the-odds pressure on […]

October Horrors 2020 – Re-Animator (1985)

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Re-Animator, 1985. Directed by Stuart Gordon. Starring Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbot, Barbara Crampton, David Gale and Robert Sampson. SYNOPSIS: Herbert West, an eccentric but brilliant medical student, arrives at a new campus to embark upon a groundbreaking experiment; to re-animate the dead. HP Lovecraft, while never managing to achieve much success during his lifetime, is […]

Movie Review – Becky (2020)

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Becky, 2020. Directed by Jonathan Milott & Cary Murnion. Starring Lulu Wilson, Kevin James, Joel McHale, Amanda Brugel, Isaiah Rockcliffe, Robert Maillet. SYNOPSIS: A troubled teenager turns the tables on a gang of criminals who break into her home. Becky (Lulu Wilson – Annabelle: Creation) is a 13-year-old girl with a few personal issues going […]

October Horrors 2020 – The Omen (1976)

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The Omen, 1976. Directed by Richard Donner Starring Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, Harvey Spencer Stevens, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw and Patrick Troughton. SYNOPSIS: After the sudden death of his newborn child, American diplomat Robert Thorn, unbeknownst to his wife, adopts an orphaned infant whom they name Damien. As the child grows up, a series of […]

Comic Book Review – Batman: Three Jokers #2

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Ricky Church reviews Batman: Three Jokers #2… After the first issue of Geoff Johns’ Batman: Three Jokers met its very high expectations, Three Jokers #2 builds off that anticipation with a story that raises the intrigue, character development and horror as Batman, Batgirl and Red Hood continue their investigation into the mysterious three Jokers. Much of the strength […]

TV Review – The Comey Rule

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Martin Carr reviews The Comey Rule… Adapted and directed by Billy Ray who has given us both Captain Phillips and Gemini Man, The Comey Rule is four hours of serious political entertainment. However, whether audiences are entertained will depend very much upon their own individual definition of the word. Split over two nights and filled […]

Movie Review – Eternal Beauty (2019)

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Eternal Beauty, 2019. Directed by Craig Roberts. Starring Sally Hawkins, David Thewlis, Billie Piper, Alice Lowe, Penelope Wilton, Robert Pugh, and Morfydd Clark. SYNOPSIS: After Jane (Sally Hawkins) falls into a state of despair over her schizophrenia, she encounters new sources of love and life with surprising results. Still in his twenties, actor-turned-filmmaker Craig Roberts […]

The Boys Season 2 Episode 7 Review – ‘Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker’

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Martin Carr reviews the penultimate episode of The Boys season 2… By capitalising on the idea of Vought creating a race of super soldiers with compound V, these writers are trying to give episode seven some traction. Disillusioned super fans, online media campaigns and biased propaganda are beginning to influence the general public, while the […]