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Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #49

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Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #49…“A final battle looms as Karai decrees a “Gauntlet” battle between ancient foes Splinter and Shredder but first the Turtles must defeat the Foot mutants— Koya, Bludgeon, Bebop & Rocksteady!”Though this issue is hugely riveting, with great art and a thrilling conclusion, I couldn’t help but come away […]

Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #48

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Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #47…“Shredder, bent on revenge, has enlisted Baxter Stockman’s help in destroying the TMNT once and for all. Stockman unleashes a swarm of Mousers and Flyborgs, which have just hunted the Turtles down!”Last month’s issues focused on Casey and the citizens of New York, making for an entertainingly different […]

Movie Review – Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015)

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Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, 2015.Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante. Starring Ian Ziering, Cassie Scerbo, Bo Derek, Mark McGrath, Frankie Muniz, Ryan Newman, Mark Cuban, Jack Griffo, David Hasselhoff and Tara Reid.SYNOPSIS:It’s up to Fin to stop another series of Sharknados as the weather phenomenon hits the entire Eastern Sea Board.How did it get this far? We live in a world where Dredd can’t get a sequel […]

Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey & April #2

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Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey & April #2…“Casey and April struggle to keep their relationship afloat as they look for answers in the desert. Someone is striving to cut their journey short—the Rat King!”Last month I was surprised to find that there was a TMNT comic I was completely indifferent about. Despite April […]

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 Casey and […]

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 as he is […]

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 that convicted hacker […]

Star Wars Rebels Review – ‘Rebel Resolve’

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Chris Cooper reviews the twelfth episode of Star Wars Rebels, ‘Rebel Resolve’…I finally know how many episodes we have left. One.With everything we have going on in Rebels it’s going to have to be a very busy one to tie it all up. I’m dreading a cliffhanger. Don’t do it Disney!My biggest takeaway from this week’s […]

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 clearly not intended to be […]

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 being very […]