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Blu-ray Review – The Running Man (1987)

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The Running Man, 1987. Directed by Paul Michael Glaser. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jesse Ventura, Mick Fleetwood, Richard Dawson, Jim Brown, Dweezil Zappa. SYNOPSIS: In 2017 a TV show host seems to hold sway over what happens in America – yeah right! Viewing The Running Man in 2019 is a very […]

Movie Review – Child’s Play (2019)

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Child’s Play, 2019. Directed by Lars Klevberg. Starring Mark Hamill, Gabriel Bateman, Aubrey Plaza, Brian Tyree Henry, Beatrice Kitsos, Ty Consiglio, David Lewis, Marlon Kazadi and Tim Matheson. SYNOPSIS: A mother gives her 13-year-old son a toy doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature. With Hollywood listlessly remaking just about every classic […]

Krypton Season 2 Episode 2 Review – ‘Ghost in The Fire’

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Ricky Church reviews the second episode of Krypton season two… After Krypton‘s premiere delivered an intriguing direction for its sophomore season, ‘Ghost in The Fire’ continued to capitalize on Generald Zod’s rule over Krypton as well as Seg-El and Adam Strange’s introduction to the galaxy’s toughest and most foul-mouthed bounty hunter, Lobo. It was an entertaining […]

Movie Review – Shaft (2019)

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Shaft, 2019. Directed by Tim Story. Staring Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Richard Roundtree, Alexandra Shipp, Regina Hall, Matt Lauria, Avan Jogia, Lauren Vélez, Method Man, Almeera Jiwa, Ian Casselberry, Aaron Dominguez, and Isaach De Bankolé. SYNOPSIS: Detective John Shaft, estranged from his son, an FBI agent, joins him as he tries to solve […]

Movie Review – Toy Story 4 (2019)

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Toy Story 4, 2019. Directed by Josh Cooley. Featuring the voice talents of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Madeleine McGraw, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Ally Maki, Jay Hernandez, Lori Alan, Joan Cusack. SYNOPSIS: When a new toy called “Forky” joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek vs. Transformers

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Ricky Church reviews Star Trek vs. Transformers… IDW’s latest crossover features something that is actually fairly easy to imagine as Captain Kirk and the rest of the crew of the USS Enterprise encounter a new lifeform in the galaxy: Cybertronians, or better know as the Transformers. Veteran Transformers writer John Barber and Star Trek author Mike Johnson […]

Movie Review – The Captor (2018)

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The Captor, 2018. Directed by Robert Budreau. Starring Ethan Hawke, Noomi Rapace, Mark Strong, Christopher Heyerdahl, Bea Santos, Mark Rendall and Thorbjørn Harr. SYNOPSIS: A slightly bumbling bank robber forms an intimate bond with one of his hostages. The term ‘Stockholm syndrome’ is a famous one, referring to the phenomenon in which a hostage or […]

Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Worlds Apart’

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Hasitha Fernando reviews the second episode of Swamp Thing… An investigation into Alec Holland’s mysterious death is launched by the local law enforcement, but to no avail. Abby however is convinced that Alec survived and decides to follow her hunch with the assistance of Mathew Cable (Henderson Wade) her friend in the police force. A […]

Movie Review – Brightburn (2019)

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Brightburn, 2019. Directed By David Yarovesky. Starring Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Matt Jones, and Meredith Hagner. SYNOPSIS: What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister? As much as folk might want to wring their […]