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Movie Review – First Love (2019)

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First Love. 2019 Directed by Takashi Miike Starring Becky, Masataka Kubota, Nao Omori, Masaaki Uchino, Shota Sometani, Takehiro Miura, Sakurako Konishi, Jun Murakami, and Sansei Shiomi SYNOPSIS:: A young boxer and a call girl get caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme over the course of one night in Tokyo. One of the upsides of directing […]

Movie Review – Emma. (2020)

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Emma., 2020. Directed by Autumn de Wilde. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Bill Nighy, Josh O’Connor, Mia Goth, Callum Turner, Miranda Hart, Gemma Whelan, Rupert Graves, Tanya Reynolds, Connor Swindells, Chloe Pirrie and Amber Anderson. SYNOPSIS: Based on the classic Jane Austen novel, Emma. tells the tale of a young woman so busy matchmaking for […]

DVD Review – Britannia Series I & II

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Rachel Bellwoar reviews series one and two of Britannia… Plenty of prophecies could do with being more specific. Most don’t have an excuse for being vague, but you can’t exactly blame a prophecy when the Chosen One doesn’t have a name. For that the blame lies solely with the Romans who invaded Britannia during Cait’s […]

Black Lightning Season 3 Episode 11 Review – ‘The Book of Markovia: Chapter Two: Lynn’s Addiction’

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Red Stewart reviews the eleventh episode of Black Lightning season 3… I’ll just say it- this show is exhausting to watch. No, I don’t ever intend to become one of those critics who can’t even be bothered to finish watching a serial they’re assigned to view, but this is a series that unfortunately provides those […]

Video Review – The Photograph (2020)

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The Photograph, 2020. Directed by Stella Meghie. Starring LaKeith Stanfield, Issa Rae, Teyonah Parris, Rob Morgan, Chelsea Peretti, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lil Rel Howery, and Courtney B. Vance. In this video review, EJ reviews The Photograph, a new romance movie just in time for Valentine’s Day. Join our critic as he talks about what he […]

Movie Review – Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

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Sonic the Hedgehog, 2020. Directed by Jeff Fowler. Starring Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Tika Sumpter, Lee Majdoub, Frank C. Turner, Adam Pally, Natasha Rothwell, and Neal McDonough. SYNOPSIS: After discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog, a small-town police officer must help it defeat an evil genius who wants to do experiments on it. […]

Video Review – Downhill (2020)

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Downhill, 2020. Directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell. In this video review, EJ reviews the latest comedy, Downhill. He dives into the lackluster comedic effort while trying to find ways to praise the always great Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Watch the review below, and be sure to head on over […]

Black Lightning Season 3 Episode 10 Review – ‘The Book of Markovia: Chapter One: Blessings and Curses Reborn’

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Red Stewart reviews the tenth episode of Black Lightning’s third season…. I’m not quite sure how I felt about Black Lightning’s triumphant return following its near-month absence. That absence, of course, was attributable to The CW’s overarching “Crisis on Infinite Earths” event, which Jefferson became a part of when he was transported at the end […]

TV Review – Castle Rock Season 2

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Martin Carr reviews season 2 of Castle Rock… For anyone who read my reviews on Castle Rock last year I thank you, for everyone else where were you? Imagine a world where Stephen King characters co-existed, intertwined and every single kink was there to draw drama from. Season one introduced us to that drawing together […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Year Five: Valentine’s Day Special

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Year Five: Valentine’s Day Special… The idea of bringing together Valentine’s Day and Star Trek may, like myself, fill you instantly with sickening dread.  When Star Trek: Year Five: Valentine’s Day Special was dropped through my virtual letterbox, with a love heart in the top left corner of the cover and both […]