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Movie Review – Son of Saul (2015)

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Son of Saul, 2015. Directed by Laszlo Nemes. Starring Geza Rohrig, Levente Molnar and Urs Rechn. SYNOPSIS: In an unnamed German concentration camp towards the end of World War II, Saul (Geza Rohrig) is a prisoner but also a member of the Special Squad (Sonderkommando), living and working inside the death factories.  Despite all the horrors […]

Comic Book Review – Dark Souls #1

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Ben Rayner reviews Dark Souls #1… Welcome to the world of Dark Souls; a landscape bathed in arcane fantasy, where primordial forces govern the tides of time, bonfires flicker in the darkness, and the undead stalk the earth in search of impossible redemption. From Titan Comics and Doctor Who scribe, George Mann, comes this original […]

Movie Review – Miles Ahead (2015)

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Miles Ahead ,2015. Directed by Don Cheadle. Starring Don Cheadle, Ewan McGregor, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Michael Stuhlbarg and Keith Stanfield. SYNOPSIS: With a string of successful albums behind him and legions of fans clamouring for more, trumpeter and composer Miles Davis has disappeared from public view.  His inspiration has dried up and there’s nothing he can […]

Movie Review – The Absent One (2014)

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The Absent One, 2014. Directed by Mikkel Norgaard. Starring Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Danica Curcic, Pilou Asbaek and Johanne Louise Schmidt. SYNOPSIS: Since its first, spectacular success, the reputation of the cold case section of the Copenhagen police department has taken a nose dive – until its lead detective, Carl Morck, is approached by a former cop […]

Comic Book Review – TMNT: Bebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything! #3

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Chris Cooper reviews TMNT: Bebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything! #3… Chaos spreads and the next stop in Bebop and Rocksteady’s itinerary is Stockgen when the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles where just regular baby Turtles! SEE ALSO: Preview of TMNT: Bebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything! #3 My initial feeling upon seeing the artists for #3 this weekly series was […]

Comic Book Review – TMNT: Bebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything! #2

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Chris Cooper reviews TMNT: Bebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything! #2… Bebop and Rocksteady travel to the past and meet their former selves! What could go wrong? Plus: Dinosaurs!! SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of TMNT: Bebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything! #2 Gosharoonies! I’ve got to mention the most important thing about this issue first (the […]

Comic Book Review – Street Fighter X G.I. Joe #2

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Gary Collinson reviews Street Fighter X G.I. Joe #2… The second day of the tournament pitting Street Fighter vs. G.I. JOE begins! Destro and M. Bison team up to provide Cobra with the ultimate weapon… but Guile, Snake Eyes, Ryu and Storm Shadow have a plan of their own to stop the Shadaloo tyrant. The […]

Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #58

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Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #58… “Leatherhead” Part 3! A violent skirmish between different factions breaks out in the Technodrome! The Turtles will have to make a difficult decision if they are to save the Utroms race. This isn’t going to be a long one. Essentially you can take all of the positives regarding […]

Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Deviations

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Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Deviations… IDW have taken their biggest licenses – TMNT, Ghostbusters, G.I Joe, Transformers and The X-Files – and set out to tackle one of the biggest questions in comics. What if? What if Casey Jones had been killed by The Shredder? What if all the Turtles had been brainwashed […]

Comic Book Review – Batman #50

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Ricky Church reviews Batman #50… Batman has returned to Gotham City! In this extra-sized conclusion to Snyder and Capullo’s epic story “Superheavy,” Bruce Wayne returns to the cape and cowl to battle Mr. Bloom alongside Jim Gordon for the fate of the city they both love. The penultimate issue to Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s […]