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Movie Review – Nina (2018)

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Nina, 2018. Directed by Olga Chajdas. Starring Julia Kijowska, Eliza Rycembel, Andrzej Konopka, Maria Peszek, Katarzyna Gniewkowska, Tatiana Pauhofová. SYNOPSIS: Unable to have children, a teacher and her husband search for a suitable surrogate. Eventually, they meet a young woman who appears to meet their very specific criteria; but feelings soon arise that might complicate […]

Movie Review – On the Basis of Sex (2018)

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On the Basis of Sex, 2018. Directed by Mimi Leder. Starring Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Sam Waterston, Kathy Bates, Cailee Spaeny, Jack Reynor, Stephen Root, Chris Mulkey, Gary Werntz, Francis X. McCarthy and Ben Carlson. SYNOPSIS: The true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and the early cases of […]

King of Thieves – Escape Room Review

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Matthew Lee tries out the King of Thieves Escape Room… Escape rooms have really taken off among millennials and Gen Z’s in the last few years. The concept is generally pretty simple: solve clues, riddles, and puzzles to unlock certain parts of the room to advance to the next stage. Do this within 1 hour […]

Blu-ray Review – Threads (1984)

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Threads, 1984. Directed by Mick Jackson. Starring Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, and David Brierly. SYNOPSIS: Sheffield, England in the 1980s. Several people try to survive post-nuclear devastation, suffering from the effects of nuclear war between Russia and the United States. While the world isn’t exactly the same as it was back when this film was produced, […]

Comic Book Review – Ghostbusters: IDW 20/20

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Calum Petrie reviews Ghostbusters: IDW 20/20… The IDW 20/20 series has some of the most iconic series from the publisher moving either 20 years into the future or past. This week it’s the turn of Ghostbusters, which to be honest is ironic considering the recent news about next year’s return to the main film franchise. This […]

Movie Review – How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, 2019. Directed by Dean DeBlois Featuring the voice talents of Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Kit Harington, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Justin Rupple, Kristen Wiig and F. Murray Abraham. SYNOPSIS: When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn’t the only Night Fury, he must seek “The Hidden […]

Comic Book Review – Millennium: The Girl Who Danced With Death

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Eammon Jacobs reviews Millennium: The Girl Who Danced With Death… Following on from the graphic novel adaptions of the original Millennium trilogy by Stieg Larsson comes The Girl Who Danced With Death. Written by Sylvain Runeberg with artwork by Bélen Ortega, Lisbeth Salander tries to take down a racist government official, but accidentally uncovers a […]

Supergirl Season 4 Episode 10 Review – ‘Suspicious Minds’

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Martin Carr reviews the tenth episode of Supergirl season 4…  Amongst the relationship reconciliations, burgeoning romantic entanglements and Eastern bloc superhero training there sits an ethical debate this week. Interrogation to obtain sensitive information for government purposes has always populated an ethical grey area. Human rights, confidentiality and individual details are more under scrutiny today […]

Movie Review – Glass (2019)

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Glass, 2019. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Starring James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Spencer Treat Clark and Charlayne Woodard. SYNOPSIS: Security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities. It’s been 19 years since the release of Unbreakable […]