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Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #47

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Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #47… The Stockman Swarm engulfs NYC searching high and low for the Turtles. The Turtles are on the run and desperate. Will they be able to find sanctuary before it’s too late? Due to some rather off scheduling we’ve received TMNT #47 after the first issue of the […]

Blu-ray Review – Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

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Fifty Shades of Grey, 2015. Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. Starring Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle and Marcia Gay Harden. SYNOPSIS: When college senior Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) steps in for her sick roommate to interview prominent businessman Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) for their campus paper, little does she realize the path her life will take. Christian, as enigmatic […]

Blu-ray Review – Blackhat (2015)

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Blackhat, 2015. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Tang Wei, Viola Davis, Holt McCallany and Wang Leehom. SYNOPSIS: After a Hong Kong nuclear plant and the Mercantile Trade Exchange in Chicago are hacked by unknown perpetrators, a federal agent  proposes that the FBI work with China to find the cyber-criminals. The leader of the Chinese team, Chen Dawai, insists […]

Movie Review – The House of Tomorrow (2018)

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The House of Tomorrow, 2018. Written and Directed by Peter Livolsi. Starring Ellen Burstyn, Nick Offerman, Asa Butterfield, Alex Wolff, Maude Apatow, Fred Armisen, and Michaela Watkins. SYNOPSIS: The film tells futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller’s incredible story through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and survive high school. While […]

Star Wars Rebels Review – ‘Call to Action’

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Chris Cooper reviews the eleventh episode of Star Wars Rebels, ‘Call to Action’… Woah. I’m not sure there is a more appropriate word when comparing ‘Call to Action’ to the previous episode ‘Vision of Hope’. They really are the antithesis of each other. Last week I complained about the show pandering to its younger audience and […]

Star Wars Rebels Review – ‘Vision of Hope’

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Chris Cooper reviews the tenth episode of Star Wars Rebels, ‘Vision of Hope’… With the end of the first season/series in sight I find myself in a contemplative mood regarding the crew of the Ghost.  Though the action, character interaction and ‘Star Wars feel’ have been great, I’d like more. Specifically my craving for progression and […]

Movie Review – Midway (2019)

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Midway, 2019. Directed by Roland Emmerich. Starring Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Aaron Eckhart, Nick Jonas, Woody Harrelson, Mandy Moore, Dennis Quaid, Tadanobu Asano, Jun Kunimura, Etsushi Toyokawa, Keean Johnson, Luke Kleintank, Darren Criss, Russell Dennis Lewis, Peter Shinkoda, Nobuya Shimamoto, Jake Weber, Eric Davis, Alexander Ludwig, David Hewlett, Mark Rolston, Brennan Brown, James […]

Star Wars Rebels – ‘Idiot’s Array’ Review

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Chris Cooper reviews the ninth episode of Star Wars Rebels, ‘Idiot’s Array’… Look at this image and tell me you’re not excited about this week’s episode of Rebels. I dare you. I triple dare you! That’s right, Lando Calrissian is back, and voiced by none other than Billy Dee Williams! The charm. The swagger. That smile. […]