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Movie Review – The Racer (2019)

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The Racer, 2019. Directed by Kenneth Mercken. Starring Fortunato Cerlino, Niels Willaerts, and Koen De Graeve. SYNOPSIS: The Racer follows the struggles, glory and dreams of a young cyclist who will do whatever it takes to succeed, no matter the consequences for himself and those around him. Sports movies are a genre of their own. […]

October Horrors 2019 Day 28 – Young Frankenstein (1974)

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Young Frankenstein, 1974. Directed by Mel Brooks. Starring Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman, Teri Garr, Kenneth Mars and Madeline Kahn. SYNOPSIS: Fredrick Frankenstein, upon hearing of his grandfather’s experiments, decides to embark upon his own quest to create new life out of the body parts of the dead, with decidedly strange and […]

Movie Review – Lying and Stealing (2019)

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Lying and Stealing, 2019. Directed by Matt Aselton. Starring Theo James, Emily Ratajkowski, Fred Melamed, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Isiah Whitlock Jr. and Evan Handler. SYNOPSIS: When aspiring actress Elyse meets mysterious art consultant Ivan, she quickly learns there is more to his work than meets the eye. The Bonnie and Clyde duo embark on a series […]

TV Review – Dickinson

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EJ Moreno reviews Dickinson… Over the first three episodes of Dickinson, the show left me feeling more puzzled than most viewings in recent memory. A show that looks this good, with this strong of a cast and a subject matter that I enjoy? It should feel like a slamdunk, but each episode pushed me further […]

Comic Book Review – Copra #1

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Rachel Bellwoar reviews Copra #1… Why start in the middle if you can start at the beginning? Most of the time I’d say that was a rhetorical question, and the first five volumes of Copra (which were originally self-published by series creator, Michel Fiffe) are available now from Image Comics, but this is where having […]

Batwoman Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘Who Are You?’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the fourth episode of Batwoman… Batwoman starts juggling multiple storylines successfully for the first time tonight and truly enters Arrowverse territory. From our villain of the week (Magpie) to Kate’s personal life to a sinister subplot forming, as well as time for Mary!, Batwoman juggles so many balls, somehow, it still manages […]

Blu-ray Review – The Quest (1996)

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The Quest, 1996. Directed by Jean-Claude Van Damme. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Roger Moore, James Remar, Janet Gunn, Abdel Qissi, Jack McGee, and Mike Lambert. SYNOPSIS: In the 1920s a street clown, aided by a con man and a journalist, enters an underground fighting competition to help the street kids in his neighbourhood. On paper, […]

Black Lightning Season 3 Episode 3 Review – ‘The Book of Occupation: Chapter Three: Agent Odell’s Pipe-Dream’

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Red Stewart reviews the third episode of Black Lightning season 3… With all my ranting and raving over the last 2.5 seasons, I don’t think I’ve ever extensively talked about Bill Duke’s performance as Agent Odell. Duke himself is an underrated character actor, having done numerous roles in the action and comedy genres over the […]

October Horrors 2019 Day 27 – Emelie (2015)

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Emelie, 2015. Directed by Michael Thelin. Starring Sarah Bolger, Robert Bozek, Joshua Rush, Carly Adams, Thomas Bair, Susan Pourfar, and Chris Beetem. SYNOPSIS: When their parents go out for the evening, the Thompson children are left in the care of babysitter Emelie. However, this seemingly innocent babysitter soon begins to show her true sinister colours. […]