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DVD Review – River (2015)

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River, 2015.Directed by Jamie M. Dagg. Starring Rossif Sutherland, Sara Botsford, Ted Atherton and Aidan Gillett. SYNOPSIS:Working for an NGO in Laos, volunteer doctor John (Rossif Sutherland) is devastated when a patient dies on the operating table.  Ordered to take some leave, he decides to explore the country and heads south.  When he comes across the […]

Comic Book Review – Sombra #1

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Zeb Larson reviews Sombra #1… Justin Jordan (John Flood, Spread) tackles a provocative topic—the violent drug cartels of Mexico—partnering with artist Raúl Treviño, who lives in Mexico and is drawing on his first-hand experiences to inform the story. A DEA agent who disappeared in Mexico years ago has resurfaced and is now out-brutalizing some of […]

Movie Review – Men & Chicken (2015)

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Men & Chicken, 2015.Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen. Starring Mads Mikkelsen, David Dencik, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Soren Malling and Nicolas Bro.SYNOPSIS:Brothers Gabriel (David Dencik) and Elias (Mads Mikkelsen) discover the man who brought them up wasn’t their biological father, nor did they share the same mother.  They track down their real father in a sanatorium on […]

Comic Book Review – Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps Rebirth #1

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Tony Black reviews Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps Rebirth #1… Superstar artist Ethan Van Sciver returns to the world of Green Lantern! In the absence of the Green Lantern Corps, Sinestro and his fear-inducing Yellow Lantern Corps patrol the universe as its sole protectors—but deep in space, a green light still burns. Harnessing the […]

Comic Book Review – Wonder Woman #2

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Ricky Church reviews Wonder Woman #2… “WONDER WOMAN YEAR ONE” Chapter One: Running parallel to Greg Rucka and Liam Sharp’s “The Lies,” Rucka and artist Nicola Scott weave the definitive and shocking tale of Diana’s first year as Earth’s protector.  SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of Wonder Woman #2 Greg Rucka takes a break […]

Comic Book Review – New Super-Man #1

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Tony Black reviews New Super-Man #1… “MADE IN CHINA” Chapter One: An impulsive act of heroism thrusts an arrogant young man into the limelight of Shanghai as China begins to form its own Justice League of powerful heroes. Rising from the ashes of The Final Days of Superman, award-winning writer Gene Luen Yang and on-the-rise […]

Comic Book Review – Superman #2

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Tony Black reviews Superman #2… “THE SON OF SUPERMAN” Chapter Two: In #2, Superboy takes flight as he accompanies his father, the Man of Steel, on their first mission together to confront a creature more dangerous than anyone realizes. Will the duo triumph…or will they die when they face the lethal force of the Eradicator? […]

Comic Book Review – Sherlock: A Study in Pink #2

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Emma Withington reviews Sherlock: A Study in Pink #2The Japanese SHERLOCK Manga comes to the USA and UK for the first time ever! Adapting the episodes of the smash-hit BBC America/Hartswood Films TV show that sees Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Watson (Martin Freeman) tackling brain-teasing crimes in modern-day London, this stunning manga is presented in […]