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Movie Review – The Leisure Seeker (2017)

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The Leisure Seeker, 2017. Directed by Paolo Virzi. Starring Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland, Christian McKay, Janel Moloney and Dana Ivey. SYNOPSIS: A retired couple decide to take a road trip to Florida in their aging Winnebago, called The Leisure Seeker.  He’s suffering from Alzheimer’s and her health is failing, so their children are frantic with […]

Lucifer Season 3 Episode 20 Review – ‘The Angel of San Bernardino’

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Tori Brazier reviews the twentieth episode of Lucifer season 3… ‘The Angel of San Bernardino’ presents an abnormal state of affairs for Lucifer in that we see the usually unruffled titular devil (Tom Ellis) incredibly flustered and out of control as he deals with the possibility of another interference from his Father, after a woman […]

Movie Review – I Feel Pretty (2018)

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I Feel Pretty, 2018. Written and Directed by Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein. Starring Amy Schumer, Rory Scovel, Michelle Williams, Aidy Bryant, Busy Philipps, Emily Ratajkowski and Tom Hopper. SYNOPSIS: A woman finds that all of her dreams come true after a bump to the head convinces her she has transformed into the most beautiful […]

Second Opinion – Super Troopers 2 (2018)

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Super Troopers 2, 2018. Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar. Starring Erik Stolhanske, Jay Chandrasekhar, Steve Lemme, Paul Sotor, Kevin Heffernan, Brian Cox, Marisa Coughlan, Bruce McCulloch, Lynda Carter, Rob Lowe, Hayes MacArthur, Tyler Labine, and Will Sasso. SYNOPSIS: When a border dispute arises between the U.S. and Canada, the Super Troopers are tasked with establishing a […]

Comic Book Review – Action Comics #1000

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Ricky Church reviews Action Comics #1000… This is it. The big one. In 1938 the world was introduced to Superman in the pages of Action Comics #1 by two young writers and artists from Cleveland, Ohio named Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Flashforward 80 years later and Superman has somehow remained so popular in the public consciousness […]

Chicago Critics Film Festival 2018 Capsule Review – Revenge

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The comically but altogether disgustingly unrealistic amounts of blood dripping from characters both male and female, soaked into the walls of a remote mountainous getaway vacation home and the vast desert landscapes that occupy the surroundings, are absolutely sure to be a major talking point for Revenge (the feature-length debut from French writer and director Coralie Fargeat), but this is rape vengeance with […]

Comic Book Review – Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman

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Ricky Church reviews Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman… Superman is about to reach a milestone 1000th issue of Action Comics, the title which introduced him to the world and irrevocably changed the landscape for the comic book industry and superhero genre forever. To further celebrate the milestone, DC has published Actions Comics: 80 Years of Superman […]

Supergirl Season 3 Episode 14 Review – ‘Schott Through the Heart’

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Martin Carr reviews the fourteenth episode of Supergirl season 3… After the enforced hiatus which saw Supergirl disappear off our screens due to a scheduling clash, it is nice to have things back where they belong. Cheesy karaoke, shrink wrapped superheroes and marauding prehistoric animals run rampant in this return to form. Laurie Metcalf who […]