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Movie Review – Black Rainbow (1989)

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Black Rainbow, 1989. Directed by Mike Hodges. Starring Rosanna Arquette, Jason Robards, Tom Hulce, Mark Joy, Ron Rosenthal, and Helen Baldwin. SYNOPSIS: A touring medium has a vision about a murder before it happens. Directed by Mike Hodges (Get Carter/Flash Gordon), Black Rainbow is a slightly more low-key affair that sees Rosanna Arquette (Desperately Seeking […]

Comic Book Review – Superman – Action Comics Vol. 3: Leviathan Hunt

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Ricky Church reviews Superman – Action Comics Vol. 3: Leviathan Hunt… While Superman lets everyone in on his big secret in Brian Michael Bendis’ concurrent Superman title, Action Comics continues to see Superman dealing with the threat of the Invisible Mafia and Leviathan in Metropolis. However, Superman – Action Comics Vol. 3: Leviathan Hunt doesn’t feature much of […]

Snowpiercer Season 1 Episode 10 Review – ‘994 Cars Long’

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Martin Carr reviews the season 1 finale of Snowpiercer… As the molten metal is melted through and a throng of armed passengers wait on tender hooks Snowpiercer comes to its premature conclusion. Layton and Melanie may have reached an accord but their outlooks are forever changed. With their population diminished, looters running rampant and a […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Too Long a Sacrifice #1

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Too Long a Sacrifice #1… Deep Space Nine has returned!  Perhaps I finished that a bit too prematurely? Deep Space Nine has returned to the comic book universe, thanks to IDW Publishing.  Still just as exciting, but perhaps not “as” exciting as you may have initially hoped […]

TV Review – The Alienist: Angel of Darkness

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Martin Carr reviews The Alienist: Angel of Darkness… What sits at the centre of this second season and consistently intrigues is an avid curiosity. A desire to seek out the unknown, apply the theoretical and push boundaries of thought in an ongoing search for new discoveries. This unspoken thirst for forward thinking gives The Alienist […]

Snowpiercer Season 1 Episode 9 Review – ‘The Train Demanded Blood’

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Martin Carr reviews the penultimate episode of Snowpiercer… Insurrection, skulduggery and death row plea bargains define this penultimate episode of TNT’s Snowpiercer. Sacrifices are offered up, disconnections are proposed and things take on a dynamic edge, which ensures tensions remain high. With collusion between the brains and brawn of first class, mutinous removals enacted and […]

Movie Review – The Sunlit Night (2020)

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The Sunlit Night, 2020. Directed by David Wnendt. Starring Jenny Slate, Alex Sharp, Zach Galifianakis, Gillian Anderson, Fridtjov Såheim, David Paymer, and Jessica Hecht. SYNOPSIS: Set between New York City and the far north of Norway, The Sunlit Night follows American painter Frances and émigré Yasha as an unlikely pair who find each other in […]

Perry Mason Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘Chapter Four’

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Martin Carr review the fourth episode of Perry Mason… Melancholy rests heavily upon this fourth chapter as the inequities of past transgressions bring a burden home to bear. Period details, pitch perfect realisations and old school methods add an authenticity that really roots Perry Mason in the past. John Lithgow’s EB finds no solace or […]