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Comic Book Review – Blade Runner 2019 #1

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Matt Rodgers reviews Blade Runner 2019 #1… Blade Runner 2019 tells the story of detective Aahna Ashina of the Los Angeles Police Department, who was one of the first to qualify for the assignment, and is largely considered the best. Blade Runner has always presented a world of endless possibilities: the labyrinthine neon-lit concrete jungle, […]

Movie Review – Stuber (2019)

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Stuber, 2019. Directed by Michael Dowse. Starring Dave Bautista, Kumail Nanjiani, Mira Sorvino, Natalie Morales, Betty Gilpen, Jimmy Tatro, Karen Gillen, and Iko Uwais. SYNOPSIS: Short on time and heavily visually impaired, a police detective recruits an Uber driver to escort him across town on the hottest day of the year, following clues to lead […]

Movie Review – Blood Paradise (2018)

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Blood Paradise, 2018. Directed by Patrick von Barkenberg. Starring Andréa Winter, Patrick von Barkenberg, Bauer, Christer Cavallius, Martina Novak, and Rolf Brunnström. SYNOPSIS: A pampered writer goes to a rural retreat for inspiration and falls foul of a few oddball characters. There are already more fish-out-of-water horror movies than you can shake a rusty chainsaw […]

TV Review – Catch-22 Episode 4

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Matt Smith reviews the fourth episode of Catch-22… After the intensity of the previous episode, Catch-22 returns to our screens with episode four and a chance to relax in the sun and bask in the gentle waves. An altogether different episode comes along and shows that, with the power of a smile and a can-do […]

Krypton Season 2 Episode 5 Review – ‘A Better Yesterday’

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Ricky Church reviews the fifth episode of Krypton season 2… Now that we have reached the halfway point of Krypton‘s second season, the show really ramped things up in a number of exciting developments. Between Seg’s confrontation with Zod and the rebellion’s crisis on Wegthor, ‘A Better Yesterday’ marked a nice nice change for the season […]

Video Game Review – Defector

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Shaun Munro reviews Defector… With hit VR spy romp Blood & Truth seemingly being a PSVR exclusive for the foreseeable future – if not forever – PC VR owners will undoubtedly have their interest piqued by Twisted Pixel Games’ (Wilson’s Heart) attempt to follow in its footsteps. But an underwhelming execution ensures that Defector falls short […]

Movie Review – Stuber (2019)

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Stuber, 2019. Directed by Michael Dowse. Starring Kumail Nanjiani, Dave Bautista, Iko Uwais, Natalie Morales, Karen Gillan, Jimmy Tatro, Amin Joseph, Betty Gilpin, Joshua Mikel, Julia Vasi, and Mira Sorvino. SYNOPSIS: A detective recruits his Uber driver into an unexpected night of adventure. The weirdo step-son of Collateral and Planes, Trains and Automobiles nobody asked for has arrived, […]

Movie Review – The Lion King (2019)

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The Lion King, 2019. Directed by John Favreau Starring Donald Glover, Beyonce Knowles, James Earl Jones, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Chewetel Ejiofor, John Oliver, Alfre Woodard, JD McCrary, Shahadi Wright Joseph SYNOPSIS: When the heir to the throne of the Pride lands believes he’s responsible for the death of his father, he flees his destiny […]

DVD Review – Chernobyl

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Rachel Bellwoar reviews the miniseries Chernobyl… From the fire, which first caught people’s attention, because of its strange coloring, to the burn victims who would die from radiation exposure, “seeing is believing” shouldn’t be a phrase that is needed when discussing the Chernobyl disaster yet it’s one that takes on terrible significance in the Sky […]