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Video Game Review – Death Stranding

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Shaun Munro reviews Death Stranding… In an age where the dollar value of a single-player game without the expected “live service” accoutrements couldn’t be lower, it’s enormously refreshing to see something like Death Stranding – a title so stridently committed to minimalism despite its evidently massive production budget. But more than that, the latest offering from […]

Movie Review – Midday Demons (2019)

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Midday Demons. 2019. Directed by Rossella De Venuto. Starring Fiona Glascott, Pietro Ragusa, Federico Castelluccio, Bianca Nappi, and Ray Lovelock. SYNOPSIS: Megan, a successful Irish artist, lives in Dublin with her husband Leo, an Italian who emigrated there several years ago. After receiving the news of the death of Leo’s uncle, a powerful catholic priest […]

Comic Book Review – Giant Days 2016 Holiday Special #1

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Mark Allen reviews Giant Days 2016 Holiday Special #1… What if Susan, Esther, and Daisy hadn’t become friends on their first day of university?? The world as we know it would be completely different! Or at least…moderately different! It’s the darkest timeline for our favorite students. Daisy is an Enya-blasting hermit, Susan violently dislikes her, and Esther […]

Movie Review – The Innocents (2016)

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The Innocents, 2016. Directed by Anne Fontaine. Starring Lou de Laage, Agata Buzek, Agata Kulesza and Vincent Macaigne. SYNOPSIS: Poland after the end of World War II is occupied by the Russians and a female doctor is helping the Red Cross to care for survivors.  A nun from the local convent arrives, pleading for help and […]

Comic Book Review – Wonder Woman #10

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Ricky Church reviews Wonder Woman #10… “YEAR ONE” part five! The world is finally introduced to the Wonder Woman, and adversaries—both ancient and new—take note. SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of Wonder Woman #10 here Throughout the ‘Year One’ story, Greg Rucka has really taken the time to examine Diana’s place among Amazonian society, […]

60th BFI London Film Festival Review – La La Land (2016)

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La La Land, 2016. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend and J.K. Simmons. SYNOPSIS: In Los Angeles, aspiring actress Mia (Emma Stone) works in the coffee shop on the Warner Brothers’ lot and goes to auditions.  Jazz devotee and struggling musician Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) resorts to playing at weddings, parties […]

60th BFI London Film Festival Review – A Monster Calls (2016)

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A Monster Calls, 2016. Directed by J.A. Bayona. Starring Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Lewis MacDougall, Toby Kebbell, Geraldine Chaplin and the voice talents of Liam Neeson. SYNOPSIS: Life is miserable for young Conor (Lewis MacDougall).  At school, he’s bullied and at home he’s trying to cope with his mother’s treatment for cancer – and the overwhelming […]

Comic Book Review – Doctor Who: Supremacy of the Cybermen #3

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Tony Black reviews Doctor Who: Supremacy of the Cybermen #3… Witness the birth of the new Cybermen invasion, as the history of this aggressive Cyberiad is at last revealed! The Tenth Doctor takes a titanic machine into combat. The Twelfth Doctor finds an unlikely ally. The Ninth Doctor loses one of his own. And the […]

Comic Book Review – Revolution #2

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Anghus Houvouras reviews Revolution #2… ROM-A MURDERER?! That’s what OPTIMUS PRIME and the TRANSFORMERS think-and right or wrong, there’s only one outcome: all-out war! Meanwhile, G.I. JOE turns to the one person who can save the world from ultimate destruction-MILES MAYHEM! SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of Revolution #2 here For my money, I […]