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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 […]

Movie Review – The Beach House (2020)

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The Beach House. 2020. Directed by Jeffrey A. Brown. Starring Liana Liberato, Noah Le Gros, Jake Weber, and Maryann Nagel. SYNOPSIS: A romantic getaway for two troubled college sweethearts turns into a struggle for survival when unexpected guests – and the surrounding environment – exhibit signs of a mysterious infection. In a year that’s seen […]

Movie Review – Palm Springs (2020)

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Palm Springs, 2020. Directed by Max Barbakow. Starring Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, J.K. Simmons, Tyler Hoechlin, Camila Mendes, Peter Gallagher, Meredith Hagner, Chris Pang, Tongayi Chirisa, Jacqueline Obradors, Dale Dickey, Brian Duffy, and June Squibb. SYNOPSIS: When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things […]

Movie Review – Greyhound (2020)

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Greyhound, 2020. Directed by Aaron Schneider. Starring Tom Hanks, Stephen Graham, Tom Brittney, Rob Morgan, and Elisabeth Shue. SYNOPSIS: Early in World War II, an inexperienced U.S. Navy captain must lead an Allied convoy being stalked by Nazi U-boat wolfpacks. As peculiar and unexpected a year as 2020 has been for, well, everything, few among us […]

Movie Review – The Old Guard (2020)

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The Old Guard, 2020. Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. Starring Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. SYNOPSIS: A covert team of immortal mercenaries are suddenly exposed and must now fight to keep their identity a secret just as an unexpected new member is discovered. In an age where the vast […]