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His Dark Materials Series 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘Armour’

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Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of His Dark Materials… There is something off about episode four which detracts from the considerable success this adaptation has enjoyed so far. Verbal exposition has taken away some of the majesty which the BBC and Jack Thorne have conjured, leaving events conspicuously condensed. Consistent production design still ensures […]

The Flash Season 6 Episode 7 Review – ‘The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Part 1’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the seventh episode of The Flash season 6… Tonight was a bottle episode, meaning not much outwardly takes place, it’s all internal and it was a home run. I had not seen many previews for this week; only showing that Barry was going to have to deal with that pesky villain of […]

Movie Review – Frozen 2 (2019)

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Frozen 2, 2019. Directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. Featuring the voice talents of Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Sterling K. Brown, Evan Rachel Wood, Alfred Molina, Martha Plimpton, and Alan Tudyk. SYNOPSIS: When Elsa hears a strange calling, she knows she must answer. Along with Anna, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven, […]

Video Review – 1917

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1917, 2019 Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, with Colin Firth and Benedict Cumberbatch. In this video review, EJ dives into the Sam Mendes war film, 1917. Join him for what he calls the scariest war film since Come and See. EJ talks about […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Picard – Countdown #1

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Picard – Countdown #1… It’s bizarre to think that a decade ago Mike Johnson, along with Tim Jones, put pen to paper and wrote Star Trek: Countdown.  In doing so they ignired the fuse – which admittedly has burnt slowly – but has now bloomed with Star Trek: Picard – Countdown, […]

Movie Review – The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2019)

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The Standoff at Sparrow Creek, 2019. Written and Directed by Henry Dunham. Starring James Badge Dale, Happy Anderson, Brian Geraghty, Patrick Fischler, Robert Aramayo, Gene Jones, Cotter Smith, Bret Porter, and Chris Mulkey. SYNOPSIS: A former cop-turned-militia man investigates a shooting at a police funeral. Two different suspects confess to committing a domestic act of […]

Movie Review – Cold War (2018)

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Cold War, 2018. Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski. Starring Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza, Cédric Kahn, Jeanne Balibar, and Adam Woronowicz. SYNOPSIS: A passionate love story between two people of different backgrounds and temperaments, who are fatefully mismatched, set against the background of the Cold War in the 1950s in Poland, Berlin, Yugoslavia […]

Movie Review – Rockaway (2017)

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Rockaway, 2017. Written and Directed by John J. Budion. Starring Keidrich Selatti, Maxwell Apple, James DiGiacomo, Tanner Flood, Colin Critchley, Harrison Wittmeyer, Wass Stevens, Frankie J. Alvarez, and Marjan Neshat. SYNOPSIS: Inspired by true events, a man recounts the summer of ’94, when he and his brother plotted revenge against their abusive father. Escapism is most […]

Movie Review – A Dog’s Way Home (2019)

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A Dog’s Way Home, 2019. Directed by Charles Martin Smith. Starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Ashley Judd, Alexandra Shipp, Jonah Hauer-King, Edward James Olmos, Wes Studi, Chris Bauer, and Patrick Gallagher. SYNOPSIS: A dog travels 400 miles in search of her owner. There is no hesitation in calling A Dog’s Purpose a below-average film, but for all […]