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Movie Review – The Assistant (2020)

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The Assistant. 2020Written and Directed by Kitty Green Starring Julia Garner, Matthew Macfadyen, Dagmara Domińczyk, Kristine Froseth, Makenzie Leigh, Juliana Canfield, Noah Robbins, Alexander Chaplin, Purva Bedi, Lou Martini Jr., Migs Govea, Bregje Heinen, Jon Orsini, Liz Wisan, and Clara WongSYNOPSIS:A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful […]

Comic Book Review – Invisible Kingdom #9

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Kevin McDowall reviews Invisible Kingdom #9…Issue #9 of Invisible Kingdom brings us back to the crew of the Sundog trying to find scrap to repair their scuttled ship. There is little time to spare and possible threat all around for Grix and her threadbare crew. Meanwhile Eline and Vess try to sweet talk the dangerous Turo […]

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 KeoughSYNOPSIS: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 frightening events take […]

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 as a […]

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 in […]

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 the […]

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 Robin Knox-Johnston at […]

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 the […]

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 Hellboy […]