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Movie Review – The Prom (2020)

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The Prom, 2020.Directed by Ryan Murphy. Starring Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington, Andrew Rannells, Keegan-Michael Key, Jo Ellen Pellman, Ariana DeBose, Mary Kay Place, Kevin Chamberlin, Tracey Ullman, Logan Riley Hassel, Sofia Deler, Nico Greetham, and Nathaniel J. Potvin.SYNOPSIS:A troupe of hilariously self-obsessed theater stars swarm into a small conservative Indiana town […]

TV Review – Pennyworth Season 2

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Martin Carr reviews Pennyworth Season 2…With Jack Bannon channelling Michael Caine’s Alfie we gear up for a second season of Pennyworth. Having shot his father, watched his girlfriend die and slept with the Queen it would seem there is much to live up to. What this DC tangent offers up is the advancement of a […]

Movie Review – Half Brothers (2020)

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Half Brothers,2020.Directed by Luke Greenfield. Starring Luis Gerardo Méndez, Connor Del Rio, Juan Pablo Espinosa, Pia Watson, Manny Rubio, Ashley Poole, Ian Inigo, Mike A. Salazar, Efrain Villa, and José Zúñiga.SYNOPSIS:Renato, a Mexican aviation exec, is shocked to learn he has an American half-brother he never knew about, the free-spirited Asher. They are forced on […]

Movie Review – My Psychedelic Love Story (2020)

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My Psychedelic Love Story, 2020.Directed by Errol Morris.SYNOPSIS:Counterculture prophet, LSD advocate and ideological revolutionary Timothy Leary made his mark. This documentary looks back at his contribution to a defining era in American life through the eyes of Joanna Harcourt Smith.This documentary might focus on Timothy Leary the clinical psychologist, Harvard professor and LSD proponent yet […]

Comic Book Review – Batman: Three Jokers

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Ricky Church reviews Batman: Three Jokers…One of the most anticipated comics in the last several years has been Batman: Three Jokers from DC superstar Geoff Johns and artists Jason Fabok and Brad Anderson. This story was first teased nearly five years ago and finally published in its three-issue miniseries this summer and now, in a very quick […]

Movie Review – I’m Your Woman (2020)

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I’m Your Woman, 2020.Directed by Julia Hart. Starring Rachel Brosnahan, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Arinzé Kene, Bill Heck, Frankie Faison, Marceline Hugot, De’Mauri Parks, Jarrod DiGiorgi, and James McMenamin.SYNOPSIS:In this 1970s set crime drama, a woman is forced to go on the run after her husband betrays his partners, sending her and her baby on a […]

Minari – Exploring The American Dream | Video Review

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Minari, 2020.Directed by Lee Isaac Chung. Starring Steven Yeun, Han Ye-ri, Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho, Youn Yuh-jung, and Will Patton.Minari cuts deep and hits you right in the feels. Join our host EJ Moreno as he breaks down this powerful film, from director Lee Isaac Chung, and explains why it’s one of the year’s […]

His Dark Materials Season 2 Episode 4 Review – ‘Tower of Angels’

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Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of His Dark Materials season 2…There is talk of a blade which can slice through dimensions, witches are gathering in attack formation and finally Lee Scoresby forges an alliance of huge significance. Welcome to the half way stage of a second season which has gathered momentum like an electromagnetic […]

The Mandalorian Season 2 Episode 5 Review – ‘The Jedi’

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Ricky Church reviews the fifth episode of The Mandalorian season 2…After months of speculation and rumour, The Mandalorian finally went there with ‘The Jedi’ by bringing the fan-favourite Star Wars: The Clone Wars character Ahsoka Tano to live-action. Directed by Dave Filoni, who ran the shows Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Rebels and helped create Ashoka with George Lucas, […]

Book Review – Coming Up for Air by Sarah Leipciger

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Michelle Herbert reviews Coming Up for Air by Sarah Leipciger…Coming Up for Air has three different storylines running through it. Each follows a distinct character and takes place across unconnected times and countries. The first of the three stories begins with L’Inconnue in Paris in 1899, the second follows Pieter and starts in 1921 as […]