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Sundance London 2016 Review – Wiener-Dog (2016)

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Wiener-Dog,2016. Directed by Todd Solondz. Starring Greta Gerwig, Brie Larson, Julie Delpy, Kieran Culkin, Zosia Mamet, Danny DeVito, Ellen Burstyn, and Tracy Letts. SYNOPSIS: Four stories linked by a single dog.  The affluent family who takes in the dog but can’t look after it.  The veterinary nurse who takes it on a road trip. The […]

Comic Book Review – Deus Ex Universe: Children’s Crusade #4

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Calum Petrie reviews Deus Ex Universe: Children’s Crusade #4… As riots ignite across the continent, Titus King incites further hostility by taking his hate speech to the Glasshutte, while in Prague, Jensen learns the real reason behind the demegogue’s affront. SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of Deus Ex Universe: Children’s Crusade #4 As we […]

Second Opinion – The Nice Guys (2016)

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The Nice Guys, 2016. Directed by Shane Black. Starring Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Kim Basinger and Margaret Qualley. SYNOPSIS: When a debt collector catches up with his latest target, a hard-up private detective, they discover they’ve both been hired to find the same woman.  As their paths keep crossing, they decide to […]

Comic Book Review – Justice League #50

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Ricky Church reviews Justice League #50… This is it!! The massive, 48-page conclusion to the critically-acclaimed “DARKSEID WAR” can hardly be contained between two covers! Don’t miss the final fates of the world’s greatest heroes and villains, along with world-changing revelations for Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. It doesn’t get bigger than this as DC’s […]

Comic Book Review – Disney Magic Kingdom Comics #1

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Andrew Newton reviews Disney Magic Kingdom Comics #1… IDW’s Disneyland 60th anniversary anthology is here… collecting decades of Disney’s park-themed adventure comics! Carl Barks’ Scrooge McDuck travels from the Mark Twain Riverboat to a Beagle Boy battle; then Donald and Mickey investigate the strange disappearance of the Country Bear Jamboree! SEE ALSO: Check out a […]

Comic Book Review – Street Fighter X G.I. Joe #4

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Gary Collinson reviews Street Fighter X G.I. Joe #4… The World Warrior Tournament enters the finals, and M. Bison will stop at nothing to be the last one standing! Can the Street Fighters and G.I. JOE stop the Shadaloo dictator before he takes the top spot? SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of Street Fighter […]

Movie Review – Money Monster (2016)

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Money Monster 2016 Directed by Jodie Foster Starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West, Caitriona Balfe, Giancarlo Esposito SYNOPSIS: Flamboyant TV host Lee Gates (George Clooney) is fronting his daily show about the financial markets when he’s taken hostage by a distraught investor (Jack O’Connell), who bursts into the studio armed to the […]

Comic Book Review – Heroes: Godsend #3

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Tai Freligh reviews Heroes: Godsend #3… Farah Nazan… Former soldier and tough protector of Malina… But how did she become the woman she is today? Farah’s origins are explored in Godsend.   Farah has a mission: to break someone out from a maximum security prison – and that someone is a familiar face to Heroes fans… Plus, we continue […]

Movie Review – Green Room (2015)

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Green Room, 2015. Directed by Jeremy Saulnier. Starring Patrick Stewart, Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Macon Blair and Alia Shawkat. SYNOPSIS: A down-on-their-luck punk band is travelling round the mid-West on a zero budget when they land a gig at a roadhouse.  What they’re not told is that it’s the meeting place for a gang of […]