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Comic Book Review – Penny Dreadful #1

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Kat Kourbeti reviews Penny Dreadful #1… London, 1890s. Sir Malcolm Murray and Vanessa Ives, father and closest friend of Mina Harker, must find and rescue her from the vampire who has laid claim on her life. Little do they know that Mina is in fact trying to lure Vanessa to her master’s claws, for reasons unknown, […]

Movie Review – Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)

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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, 2016. Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. Starring Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Billy Bob Thornton, Alfred Molina, Christopher Abbott and Josh Charles. SYNOPSIS: Bored, desk-bound TV journalist Kim Baker (Tina Fey) throws caution to the wind and takes up a three month assignment to cover the war in Afghanistan.  Three […]

Comic Book Review – The Punisher #1

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Zeb Larson reviews The Punisher #1… FRANK CASTLE LOSES CONTROL! A by-the-numbers drug bust is about to take Frank Castle by surprise…and he HATES surprises. The horrible fallout threatens to send The Punisher into the heart of darkness, but Castle won’t make that journey alone: A DEA agent is on his trail and attempting to get […]

Comic Book Review – Street Fighter X G.I. Joe #3

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Gary Collinson reviews Street Fighter X G.I. Joe #3… With the first round of duels settled, the World Warrior Tournament enters the quarterfinals! But can the forces of G.I. Joe and their Street Fighter allies remain in the fight long enough to take down M. Bison himself? The time for titanic tussles has arrived! SEE […]

Comic Book Review – Mars Attacks: Occupation #2

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Emma Withington reviews Mars Attacks: Occupation #2  ‘When we last left off, the humans had succeeded in a last-ditch effort to prevent total martian victory. But, that only delayed the inevitable, and the martian empire eventually conquered earth, subjugating its people.’ Ding ding! Ready…FIGHT! After beating down Willis Thompson, a willing human servant in the […]

Comic Book Review – Assassins Creed: Templars #2

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Calum Petrie reviews Assassins Creed: Templars #2… In the bustling streets of Shanghai, Darius Gift has come unstuck, his head turned by a pretty girl and a stunning smile. His tenuous position as a newly initiated member of the Templar Order is under threat, until he is rescued by the mysterious figure that is Black Cross… […]

Video Game Review – Top Top

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CPCRetroDev 2015 introduced a plethora of brand new Amstrad games into its public domain libraries and its Gold and Silver finalists, Space Moves and Frogalot, have been highly praised. Dave Edwards turns his monocle towards Top Top, which took the Bronze… Amstrad owners/fans are probably as well catered for these days as Spectrum ones but, […]

Comic Book Review – Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Holiday Special #1

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Villordsutch review Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Holiday Special #1… With the Seasonal Period rapidly approaching for the human travellers aboard the TARDIS, Graham and Ryan are hoping to head home for Christmas Dinner.  However, our rather excited Time Lord stuck firmly into a general Holiday Spirit she tries to steer them away from the […]

Movie Review – Persepolis (2007)

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Persepolis, 2007. Directed by Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud Featuring the voice talents of Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Sean Penn, Gena Rowlands, Iggy Pop SYNOPSIS: Poignant coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution. We want films that shake us up. That pulls us out of our slumber […]