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Comic Book Review – Superman #7

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Tony Black reviews Superman #7… “SON OF SUPERMAN” part 7! In this epilogue issue, Superman considers the toll his battles with the Eradicator and Doomsday have taken on his family and the need for a normal life. But can the Man of Steel ever take a day off? SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of […]

Second Opinion – Southside with You (2016)

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Southside with You, 2016. Directed by Richard Tanne. Starring Tika Sumpter, Parker Sawyers, Vanessa Bell Calloway and Phillip Edward Van Lear. SYNOPSIS: On a summer’s day in 1989, Barack Obama took Michelle Robinson on what turned out to be their first date across Chicago’s South Side.  One that included an art exhibition, live music, a […]

Comic Book Review – Sons of Anarchy: Redwood Original #2

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Tony Black reviews Sons of Anarchy: Redwood Original #2… Jax says too much about the club to an outsider and risks everything to cover it up, while Clay tracks down someone selling bad drugs in Charming. SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of Sons of Anarchy: Redwood Original #2 here As prequels go, Sons of Anarchy: […]

Comic Book Review – Justice League #4

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Tony Black reviews Justice League #4… “THE EXTINCTION MACHINE” part 4! In the center of the Earth, Superman faces three doomsday machines set to tear the world apart, while Earth’s two Green Lanterns discover just what a purged planet is truly like. The Kindred are awake and hold the truth about the beginnings of humanity. […]

Comic Book Review – Action Comics #963

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Tony Black reviews Action Comics #963… “WHO IS CLARK KENT?” part 1! Look—down there on the ground! It’s a guy, he’s kinda ordinary…it’s—Clark Kent?! As Metropolis recovers from the devastating attack of Doomsday, the mysterious figure claiming to be Clark Kent takes the spotlight to clear his name and prove once and for all that […]

Movie Review – The Blue Room (2014)

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The Blue Room, 2014. Directed by Mathieu Amalric. Starring Mathieu Amalric, Stephanie Cleau and Lea Drucker. SYNOPSIS: A couple are having a passionate affair.  In the afterglow, she imagines what life would be like together, yet he appears non-committal.  Now he’s under investigation by the police and courts.  Because her husband has died.  And his […]

Movie Review – Captain Fantastic (2016)

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Captain Fantastic 2016 Directed by Matt Ross Starring Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler, Frank Langella, Steve Zahn SYNOPSIS: A father has moved away from the city and is bringing up his six children single handed in the forest.  Their mother is in hospital with an on-going illness.   Then a phone call changes everything and […]

Comic Book Review – All-Star Batman #1

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Ricky Church reviews All-Star Batman #1… “My Own Worst Enemy” part one! Superstar writer Scott Snyder explodes into an all-new Batman series alongside legendary artist John Romita Jr., reimagining some of the Dark Knight’s greatest villains. First up: Two-Face! Batman must take Two-Face to a destination out of Gotham City, but the duplicitous villain has […]

Movie Review – Anthropoid (2016)

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Anthropoid, 2016. Directed by Sean Ellis. Starring Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan, Charlotte Le Bon, Anna Geislerova and Toby Jones. SYNOPSIS: A small group of resistance fighters undertake a mission to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich, head of security in Czechoslovakia and number three in Hitler’s chain of command.  Based on true events from World War II. The […]