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Movie Review – Framing John DeLorean (2019)

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Framing John DeLorean, 2019. Directed by Don Argott and Sheena M. Joyce. Starring Alec Baldwin, Morena Baccarin, Josh Charles, Dean Winters, Michael Rispoli, Jason Jones, Dana Ashbrook, Josh Cooke, and Sean Cullen. SYNOPSIS: John DeLorean had the smarts of a high functioning industrialist combined with the courageous bravado of a flagrant risk taker. Charming, charismatic […]

Movie Review – BOO! (2019)

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BOO!, 2019. Directed by Luke Jaden. Starring Aurora Perrineau, Jaden Piner, Jill Marie Jones, Rob Zabrecky, and Charley Palmer Rothwell. SYNOPSIS: A suburban family refuses to acknowledge the warning of a prank left upon them at Halloween, causing a supernatural force to wreak havoc on them. Luke Jaden’s feature-length debut, BOO! is a sluggish, poorly […]

Comic Book Review – Doomsday Clock #10

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Ricky Church reviews Doomsday Clock #10… With each delay of DC’s Doomsday Clock, I’ve found myself getting less excited for the next issue. Then the next issue comes out and I remember exactly why the lengthy waits are worth it thanks to Geoff Johns’ writing and Gray Frank’s artwork. That happened once again with Doomsday […]

DVD Review – Heretiks (2018)

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Heretiks, 2018. Directed by Paul Hyett. Starring Michael Ironside, Rosie Day, Clare Higgins, Hannah Arterton, Ciarán McMenamin, and Dilan Gwyn. SYNOPSIS: A young woman about to be executed for being a witch is saved by a nun and sent to a convent to repent, only there is a greater evil lurking within the convent walls. […]

Movie Review – Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 2019. Director Michael Dougherty. Starring Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Bradley Whitford, Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Thomas Middleditch, Aisha Hinds, O’Shea Jackson Jr., David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe, and Zhang Ziyi. SYNOPSIS: When ancient super-species, including Godzilla and King Ghidorah —thought to be mere myths—rise again, they all vie […]

Comic Book Review – Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1

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Ricky Church reviews Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1… For nearly 10 years, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo have done some groundbreaking work on Batman. Their run on the main Batman title was a highlight of the New 52 where they consistently churned out some great stories that pushed the boundaries for the character, an aspect […]

Sundance London 2019 Review – Apollo 11

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Apollo 11, 2019. Directed by Todd Douglas Miller. Starring Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. SYNOPSIS: A documentary that brings to life a selection of archive footage, including some that has never been seen before, to explore the 1969 mission to put men on the moon. Coming less than a year after Damien Chazelle’s […]

Good Omens Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘In The Beginning’

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Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Good Omens… Celestial mismanagement, a misplaced baby Beelzebub and friendships between biblical opponents provide the farcical foundations to this Pratchett Gaiman double header. A cult classic amongst fans of both authors capturing the unique tone of Good Omens was always going to prove crucial, alongside nailing those leading […]

Sundance London 2019 Review – Animals

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Animals, 2019. Directed by Sophie Hyde Starring Holliday Grainger, Alia Shawkat, Fra Fee, Dermot Murphy and Amy Molloy. SYNOPSIS: Resisting the building urge to grow up, 30 year old Laura rockets between her old party animal lifestyle and her newly found, more mature, love affair. Laura and her flatmate Tyler live from one night out […]