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TV Review – Catch-22 Episode 3

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Matt Smith reviews the third episode of Catch-22… The war is growing more intense and Catch-22 shows this in a variety of ways. The episode starts with, and continues to show, Yossarian, exposed, in his underwear as he is reduced to extreme measures and emotional frailty. His plans to keep himself safe and on the […]

Movie Review – Ophelia (2019)

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Ophelia, 2019. Directed by Claire McCarthy. Starring Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts, George MacKay, Clive Owen, Tom Felton, Sebastian de Souza, Devon Terrell, Daisy Head, Dominic Mafham, Anna Rust, Mia Quiney, and Martin Angerbauer. SYNOPSIS: A female-friendly adaptation of Hamlet imagining what would happen if Ophelia lived and was more actively involved in the story – […]

Movie Review – Trespassers (2018)

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Trespassers, 2018. Directed by Orson Oblowitz Starring Angela Trimbur, Zach Avery, Janel Parrish, Jonathan Howard, Fairuza Balk, Carlo Rota. SYNOPSIS: Two couples, each attempting to work through their  troubled relationships, rent out a beautiful home in the Mojave desert for a drug and sex fuelled escape from reality. Things quickly turn strange when an unnexpected […]

Krypton Season 2 Episode 4 Review – ‘Danger Close’

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Ricky Church reviews the fourth episode of Krypton season 2… With Krypton‘s ‘Danger Close’, it’s safe to say the season’s first act has come to close as several aspects of the story were accelerated now that Seg-El has returned to a very different Kandor. ‘Danger Close’ offered some nice character development, surprising answers and exciting sequences […]

Movie Review – Midsommar (2019)

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Midsommar, 2019 Written and directed by Ari Aster. Starring Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgren, Archie Madekwe, Ellora Torchia, and Will Poulter. SYNOPSIS: A couple travels to Sweden to visit a rural hometown’s fabled mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at […]

Movie Review – Escape Plan 3 (2019)

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Escape Plan 3, 2019. Directed by John Herzfeld. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Dave Bautista, Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, Jin Zhang, Harry Shum Jr., Jaime King, and Devon Sawa. SYNOPSIS: Security expert Ray Breslin and his cohorts have to break into a prison to rescue a billionaire’s daughter from the clutches of a former colleague’s son out […]

Movie Review – Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

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Spider-Man: Far From Home, 2019. Directed by Jon Watts. Starring Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Jacob Batalon, Angourie Rice, Jon Favreau, Tony Revolori, Martin Starr, J.B. Smoove, Remy Hil, Numan Acar, Hemky Madera, Toni Garrn, and Marisa Tomei. SYNOPSIS: Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man must step up to take […]

Movie Review – For Love or Money (2019)

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For Love or Money, 2019. Directed by Mark Murphy. Starring Robert Kazinsky, Samantha Barks, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Ed Speleers, Anna Chancellor, Tony Way, Ivan Kaye and David Hargreaves. SYNOPSIS: A fairy tale romance takes an unexpected turn when Mark (Robert Kazinsky) discovers his beautiful bride-to-be, Connie (Samantha Barks), has actually been plotting against him. For Love […]

Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘Drive All Night’

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Hasitha Fernando reviews the fifth episode of Swamp Thing… Liz’s investigations in to the disappearances of Dr. Alec Holland and loan officer Gordon Hass is making Avery Sunderland very nervous. After a botched attempt at intimidating her, Avery resorts to more extreme measures. In the heart of Marais’ marshlands Swamp Thing is struggling to master […]