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Movie Review – The Lodge (2020)

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The Lodge, 2020. Directed by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz. Starring Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell, Lia McHugh, Richard Armitage, Alicia Silverstone, Katelyn Wells, and Danny Keough SYNOPSIS: A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé’s two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and […]

International Film Festival Rotterdam Review – True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)

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True History of the Kelly Gang, 2o19. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring George MacKay, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Russell Crowe, Orlando Schwerdt, Thomasin McKenzie, Charlie Hunnam, Earl Cave, and Sean Keenan. SYNOPSIS: The life of Ned Kelly, from childhood in a poor Irish convict family in Australia, to his eventual face off with British authorities […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers #16

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers #16… Throughout IDW’s new Transformers series, we’ve gotten a look at pre-war Cybertron and the tenuous balance between the different sects of the planet’s leadership. Transformers #16 may be the penultimate issue before all hell breaks lose as Megatron takes a drastic step before his full plans can be uncovered. It’s an intriguing issue […]

Tech Review – BenQ W1050 Digital Projector

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Gary Collinson reviews BenQ’s W1050 Digital Projector… BenQ continues to bring affordable home theater to living rooms everywhere with the release of the W1050, the successor to the W1070 and the latest in the manufacturer’s range of high performance projectors aimed at the casual audience, and at a price range to suit. And, thanks to […]

Second Opinion – The Mercy (2018)

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The Mercy, 2018. Directed by James Marsh. Starring Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, Mark Gatiss, Andrew Buchan, and Ken Stott. SYNOPSIS: In 1968, amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst decided to compete in the Golden Globe Round The World Yacht Race, the ultimate non-stop sailing challenge at the time.  The race made a household name of […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Picard – Countdown #3

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Picard – Countdown #3… And so we come to the final slice of Star Trek: Picard – Countdown.  This three issue special, written by Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson, aimed to give us a glimpse into the universe of the retired Admiral Picard.  The comic book special written to show us […]

Comic Book Review – Hellboy Winter Special

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Eammon Jacobs reviews Dark Horse’s Hellboy Winter Special… While the latest big-screen adaptation of the Hellboy comics might not have been so popular, the Hellboy Winter Special reminds fans what’s so great about the supernatural world created by Mike Mignola in the first place. For those expecting a sprawling new ethereal saga, think again, the […]

Blu-ray Review – Harpoon (2019)

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Harpoon, 2019. Directed by Rob Grant. Starring Munro Chambers, Emily Tyra, Christopher Gray, and Brett Gelman. SYNOPSIS: The friendship of three people is tested when a fun boat trip turns into a nightmare fight for survival. You may see Harpoon, the fifth full-length feature from writer/director Rob Grant (What Doesn’t Kill You), billed as a […]

Batwoman Season 1 Episode 11 Review – ‘An Un-Birthday Present”

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Jessie Robertson reviews the eleventh episode of Batwoman… This was the most well-written, coherent episode of the series yet…. Let’s make one thing crystal clear about this show: this show is depicting a young girl kidnapped and forced into captivity for most of her life. That is a dark, dark subject with really no happy […]