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Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘The End of the Beginning’

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Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Star Trek: Picard… Beyond being a grammatical black mark The End of the Beginning signals an advance into uncharted waters for Picard, as flashbacks bleed into a narrative gaining momentum. Botched assassinations, intimate interrogations and emotional blackmail all lend episode three a sense of urgency. Choices are being […]

Movie Review – Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)

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Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), 2020. Directed by Cathy Yan. Starring Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ewan McGregor, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Chris Messina, Ella Jay Basco, Matthew Willig, Steven Williams and Ali Wong. SYNOPSIS: After a heartbreaking, Gotham city-shaking split up with The Joker, Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) […]

Movie Review – Come to Daddy (2020)

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Come to Daddy, 2020. Directed by Ant Timpson. Starring Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Ona Grauer, Garfield Wilson, Simon Chin, Madeleine Sami, Martin Donovan, and Michael Smiley. SYNOPSIS: A man in his thirties travels to a remote cabin to reconnect with his estranged father. Opening with a pair of juxtaposed quotes from William Shakespeare and Beyoncé […]

The Flash Season 6 Episode 10 Review – ‘Marathon’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the tenth episode of The Flash season 6… The Flash returns after Crisis and dives right into multiple storylines at once! ‘Marathon’ really is all about Iris, which is refreshing. Tonight’s “Graphic Novel #2” as the writers are calling this second half of the season, gives you a slice of every serving […]

Movie Review – Color Out of Space (2019)

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Color Out of Space, 2019. Directed by Richard Stanley. Starring Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Madeleine Arthur, Elliot Knight, Brendan Meyer, Julian Hillard and Q’orianka Kilcher. SYNOPSIS: When a meteorite lands in their farm, a family descends into anarchy as a strange contagion spreads across their land. Richard Stanley is an interesting name in cinema. For […]

Movie Review – Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020)

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Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made. 2020 Directed by Tom McCarthy Starring Winslow Fegley, Ophelia Lovibond, Ruby Matenko, Chloe Coleman, Craig Robinson, Nicole Anthony, Kei, Ai-chan Carrier, Wallace Shawn, and Kyle Bornheimer SYNOPSIS: An 11-year old boy who believes that he is the best detective in town runs the agency Total Failures with his best friend, […]

Movie Review – The Rhythm Section (2020)

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The Rhythm Section, 2020. Directed by Reed Morano. Starring Blake Lively, Jude Law, Sterling K. Brown, Daniel Mays, Ivana Bašić, Nasser Memarzia, Max Casella, Richard Brake, Raza Jaffrey, Geoff Bell, Jade Anouka, and Tawfeek Barhom. SYNOPSIS: A woman seeks revenge against those who orchestrated a plane crash that killed her family. We’re in the dump […]

Movie Review – Exit 0 (2019)

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Exit 0, 2019. Directed by Eric B. Hughes. Starring Gabe Fazio, Augie Duke, Federico Castelluccio, and Peter Greene. SYNOPSIS: A young couple sets out on a weekend getaway in hopes of mending their failing relationship. The weekend turns dark when the man discovers a videotape chronicling the events of a murder in his very own […]

Comic Book Review – Superman Vol. 2 – The Unity Saga: The House of El

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Ricky Church reviews Superman Vol. 2 – The Unity Saga: The House of El… In the second volume to Brian Michael Bendis’ run on Superman, The Unity Saga: The House of El, some of the questions surrounding Krypton’s destruction by the mercenary Rogol Zaar are explored as Superman and his son Jon have a very […]