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Movie Review – Savage (2019)

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Savage, 2019.Directed by Sam Kelly. Starring Jake Ryan, John Tui, James Matamua, Haanz Fa’avae-Jackson, Seth Flynn, Poroaki Merritt-McDonald, Italiyah Wilson, Olly Presling and Chelsie Preston Crayford.SYNOPSIS:A journey into the dark heart of gang culture in New Zealand.It’s always an odd moment in a movie when you begin to notice how much people are swearing. Within […]

Comic Book Review – Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team #1

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Calum Petrie reviews Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team #1…The most hotly anticipated video game of the year may be getting delays, it may be teasing us with developer documentaries on a regular basis up until release, but the one thing we have not been able to get yet is our first hands taste of the world […]

Movie Review – Rent-A-Pal (2020)

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Rent-A-Pal, 2020.Written and Directed by Jon Stevenson. Starring Brian Landis Folkins, Amy Rutledge, Kathleen Brady, and Wil Wheaton.SYNOPSIS:Set in 1990, a lonely bachelor named David (Brian Landis Folkins) searches for an escape from the day-to-day drudgery of caring for his aging mother (Kathleen Brady). While seeking a partner through a video dating service, he discovers […]

Movie Review – I Am Woman (2020)

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I Am Woman, 2020.Directed by Unjoo Moon. Starring Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Danielle Macdonald, Evan Peters, Damien Strouthos, Matthew Cardarople, Dusty Sorg, Toks James, Gus Murray, Rita Rani Ahuja, Jordan Raskopoulos, Molly Broadstock, Michael-Anthony Taylor, and Chris Parnell.SYNOPSIS:The story of 1970s musician and activist Helen Reddy.It’s been said countless times before and it will be said many […]

Movie Review – Enola Holmes (2020)

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Enola Holmes, 2020.Directed by Harry Bradbeer. Starring Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin, Louis Partridge, Helena Bonham Carter, Burn Gorman, Susie Wokoma, Fiona Shaw, Adeel Akhtar and Frances De La Tour.SYNOPSIS:The teenage sister of famed detective Sherlock Holmes embarks on an adventure to track down their mother after she disappears without warning.The world of […]

Lovecraft Country Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘A History of Violence’

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Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Lovecraft Country…Although ‘A History of Violence’ brings in period piece elements which encompass both racial disharmony and rising concerns around communism, at heart things are much more mainstream. Combining road trip conventions, Tomb Raider overtones and booby traps aplenty this teleplay by showrunner Misha Green is lighter than […]

Movie Review – Koko-di Koko-da (2019)

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Koko-di Koko-da, 2019.Directed by Johannes Nyholm. Starring Leif Edlund, Ylva Gallon, Peter Belli, Katarina Jakobson, Morad Baloo Khatchadorian, Brandy Litmanen.SYNOPSIS: Three years after a devastating tragedy, a couple go camping in the woods to reconnect with one another. But, rather than reconciliation, what they find instead is something truly horrifying.Of the many things associated with the […]

DVD Review – Two Heads Creek (2019)

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Two Heads Creek, 2019.Directed by Jesse O’Brien. Starring Jordan Waller, Kerry Armstrong, Gary Sweet, Kathryn Wilder, Don Bridges, and David Adlam.SYNOPSIS:Twins Norman and Annabelle discover that their recently deceased mother was not their real mother and so travel to the small town of Two Heads Creek in Australia to find their real parent, only to […]

Movie Review – Nail in the Coffin: The Fall & Rise of Vampiro (2020)

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Nail in the Coffin: The Fall & Rise of Vampiro, 2020.Directed by Michael Paszt. Featuring Ian Hodgkinson, Dasha Hodgkinson.SYNOPSIS:Semi-retired professional wrestler Ian Hodgkinson reveals the harsh realities behind the glamour of being in the world of wrestling as the infamous ‘Vampiro’.Vampiro is an enigma in wrestling, with enough mystique around him to make modern wrestlers […]

The Boys Season 2 Episode 3 Review – ‘Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men’

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Martin Carr reviews the third episode of The Boys season 2… There is a bravado which goes hand in hand with the tag line lifted with flair from an early Eighties anthem by Tenpole Tudor. A rousing call to arms for those roustabouts who band together against an insurmountable force of superior foes. It harks […]