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Movie Review – Baby Frankenstein (2020)

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Baby Frankenstein, 2020. Directed by Jon YonKondy. Starring Andre Gower, Rance Nix, Patrick McCartney, Eileen Rosen, Ian Barling, Mike Rutkoski, and Cora Savage. SYNOPSIS: The story of Lance and his unlikely friendship with a self-aware, pint-sized automaton. What if I told you Baby Frankenstein is no horror movie? That Baby Frankenstein is a quirky adolescent […]

Movie Review – Homewrecker (2020)

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Homewrecker, 2020. Directed by Zach Gayne. Starring Precious Chong, Alex Essoe, Tony Matthews, and Kris Siddiqi. SYNOPSIS: Two women befriend each other, but one becomes obsessed with the other. Negative criticism is an art form. Schoolyard takedowns and personal attacks are useless. By expressing frustrations while dissecting a film’s shortcomings via thoughtful analysis, critics should […]

Movie Review – Followed (2020)

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Followed, 2020. Directed by Antoine Le. Starring John Savage, Kelsey Griswold, Matthew Solomon, Sam Valentine, Karan Sagoo, Tim Drier, and Caitlin Grace. SYNOPSIS: To gain more subscribers, a controversial social media influencer stays at a cursed hotel to terrifying results. Another YouTube personality who craves attention. Another haunted location with closets full of blood-stained skeletons. […]

Snowpiercer Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘The Universe Is Indifferent’

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Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Snowpiercer… Some allegiances are ill-advised, some decisions hard to come back from and a few actions no one forgives. As we close in on the latter stages of season one Snowpiercer seems to be applying more pressure rather than less, as if something up ahead demands obliteration. For […]

Movie Review – The Oak Room (2020)

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The Oak Room, 2020. Directed by Cody Calahan. Starring R.J. Mitte, Peter Outerbridge, Ari Millen, Nicholas Campbell, Martin Roach, David Ferry, and Amos Crawley. SYNOPSIS: During a raging snowstorm, a drifter returns home to the blue-collar bar located in the remote Canadian town where he was born. When he offers to settle an old debt […]

Video Game Review – Those Who Remain

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Red Stewart reviews Those Who Remain for PS4… Oh what a joy the indie market is! This is a place where game development is (mostly) free of overwrought media coverage, pointlessly-extravagant graphics, and the toxic desires of fans. And it is here that I find myself discovering, playing, and ultimately enjoying Those Who Remain, despite […]

TV Review – The Twilight Zone Season 2

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Shaun Munro reviews the second season of CBS’ The Twilight Zone revival… Despite being fronted and executive-produced by the brilliant Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us), the first season of CBS’ recent The Twilight Zone revival was something of a disappointment. Far from the incisive blend of social commentary and knife-twisting horror seen in Peele’s films, […]

TV Review – Love, Victor

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Alec Frazier reviews Love, Victor… Love, Victor is a Hulu original series, and a sequel to the endearing 2018 hit film, Love, Simon. The show follows Victor Salazar (Michael Cimino), a new student at the school from Love, Simon, Creekwood High School, as he navigates friendships, family issues, relationship trouble, and discovers his true identity. […]

Exclusive Interview – Netmarble U.S. President Simon Sim talks The King of Fighters/WWE, cloud gaming, and the future of mobile video games

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Red Stewart chats with Simon Sim about The King of Fighters/WWE collaboration… Simon Sim is the President of the United States branch of Netmarble Corp., a South Korean game developer best known for their work in the mobile genre. Their most recent release was the The King of Fighters ALLSTAR, which received an update temporarily […]