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Comic Book Review – Justice League/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1

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Chris Cooper reviews Justice League/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1… Two of comics greatest teams team up for the very first time! Something terrible has happened in Angel Grove! When the Command Center is breached and the teleporters are damaged, Zack is flung into another universe, where he’s mistaken for a villain by a mysterious masked vigilante. […]

Movie Review – Jackie (2016)

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Jackie, 2016. Directed by Pablo Larrain. Starring Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup and John Hurt. SYNOPSIS: The assassination of President Kennedy in 1963, his funeral and the days immediately afterwards are related from the perspective of his wife, Jackie. One of the most shocking moments in 20th century history, one that reverberated around […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Waypoint #3

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Waypoint #3… Star Trek: Deep Space 9 and Star Trek: Voyager return to comics! In Castellucci’s, “Mother’s Walk,” major Kira confronts how she can perform a mandatory, ancient Bajoran pilgrimage when so many family members, needed for the rite, are dead. Who can she turn to? And in Scott’s “The Wildman […]

Movie Review – Manchester by the Sea (2016)

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Manchester by the Sea, 2016. Directed by Kenneth Lonergan. Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges and Matthew Broderick. SYNOPSIS: Working as a janitor, Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) has his life turned upside down by the sudden death of his older brother.  It’s a double shock when he discovers he’s been made guardian […]

Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime #2

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Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #2… NEW CYBERTRON! A massive corkscrew-shaped space ship has drilled into Earth, bringing with it a surprising disruption to OPTIMUS PRIME’s plans. Meanwhile—ARCEE fields a dangerous offer that may be too good to resist! SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of Optimus Prime #2 here While Optimus Prime #2 continued […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Boldly Go #4

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Boldly Go #4… Spock is gone, taken by an enemy unlike any Captain Kirk and his crew have faced before. War with the Romulan Empire is imminent. In the face of the ultimate no-win scenario, will the Federation survive?  SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of Star Trek: Boldly Go #4 here […]

Movie Review – Assassin’s Creed (2016)

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Assassin’s Creed, 2016. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson and Charlotte Rampling. SYNOPSIS: Spared a death sentence, the troubled and violent Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) arrives at a medical facility where he’s used to try out technology to unlock genetic memories.  He’s taken back to his Spanish ancestor, […]