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Movie Review – Gretel & Hansel (2020)

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Gretel & Hansel, 2020.Directed by Osgood Perkins. Starring Sophia Lillis, Sammy Leaky, Charles Babalola, Jessica De Gouw, and Alice Krige.SYNOPSIS:A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying […]

Video Game Review – Journey to the Savage Planet

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Calum Petrie reviews Journey to the Savage Planet…Typhoon Studios’ Journey to the Savage Planet is a charming exploration/adventure game where our character is sent by an Earth based interstellar travel company to explore possible habitable planets for humanity to relocate to. Players have to survey creatures and fauna, harvest resources and build upgrades to explore […]

Movie Review – Dolittle (2020)

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Dolittle, 2020.Directed by Stephen Gaghan. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Emma Thompson, Micheal Sheen, Tom Holland, Jim Broadbent, Antonio Banderas, Harry Collett, Carmel Laniado, Ralph Fiennes, and Rami Malek.SYNOPSIS:Locked behind the gates of Dolittle Manor, eccentric veterinarian Dr. John Dolittle (Robert Downey Jr.) grieves the loss of his beloved wife and famed explorer Lilly. His former […]

Movie Review – Richard Jewell (2019)

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Richard Jewell, 2019.Directed by Clint Eastwood, Starring Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, Nina Arianda, Ian Gomez, Dylan Kussman, Mike Pniewski, Billy Slaughter, Niko Nicotera, Alex Collins, Desmond Phillips, Grant Roberts, Ronnie Allen, Garon Grigsby, Brian Brightman, David de Vries, and David Shae.SYNOPSIS:American security guard Richard Jewell saves thousands of […]

Movie Review – Uncut Gems (2019)

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Uncut Gems, 2019.Directed by Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie. Starring Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Lakeith Stanfield, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, Eric Bogosian, Jonathan Aranbayev, Mike Francesa, Jacob Igielski, Noa Fisher, Paloma Elsesser, Judd Hirsch, Benjy Kleiner, Josh Ostrovsky, Sahar Bibiyan, Lana Levitin, Keith Williams Richards, Pom Klementieff, The Weeknd, Trinidad James, Tilda Swinton, and Natasha […]

Movie Review – The Lighthouse (2019)

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The Lighthouse, 2019.Directed by Robert Eggers. Starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson.SYNOPSIS:Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity whilst living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.It isn’tevery day you have the option to go to the cinema and watch a film in black and white with a 1.19:1 aspect […]

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.If at any point one character straightfaced calls […]

Movie Review – A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood (2019)

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A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, 2019Directed by Marielle Heller Starring Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Chris Cooper, Susan Kelechi Watson, Enrico Colantoni, Maryann Plunkett, Tammy Blanchard, Wendy Makkena, Sakina Jaffrey, Carmen Cusack, Noah Harpster, and Maddie CormanSYNOPSIS:Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod.Reviews are not necessary […]

Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘Remembrance’

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Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Star Trek: Picard…This is the Star Trek fans have been waiting for with the captain everyone wanted. During his tenure as Jean-Luc Picard some might say Patrick Stewart helped bring back the franchise back from extinction. Stoic fortitude combined with intellectual resilience and a natural charisma left an […]

Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Maps and Legends’

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Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Star Trek: Picard…Romulian death squads, Collective dismemberment and outlawed synthetics form the backbone of ‘Maps and Legends’. This is pure story building touching past experience, campfire horror stories and technological fearmongering. At its centre sits Jean-Luc Picard with a ticking time bomb diagnosis which invites distrust, encourages flippancy […]