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Movie Review – Out of Blue (2018)

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Out of Blue, 2018. Directed by Carol Morley. Starring Patricia Clarkson, Mamie Gummer, Toby Jones, Jonathan Majors, James Caan, Jacki Weaver, Yolonda Ross, Devyn A. Tyler and Aaron Tveit. SYNOPSIS: A veteran homicide detective is pushed to the verge of a breakdown as she investigates the mysterious murder of a renowned scientist, known for their […]

Movie Review – Dragged Across Concrete (2019)

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Dragged Across Concrete, 2019. Written and Directed by S. Craig Zahler. Starring Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Don Johnson, Jennifer Carpenter, Michael Jai White, Tory Kittles, Laurie Holden, Udo Kier, Liannet Borrego, Trezzo Mahoro, Fred Melamed, Andrew Dunbar, Giacomo Baessato, Primo Allon, Jenn Griffin, Myles Truitt, Justine Warrington, Brett Alexander Davidson, Cardi Wong, Vivian Ng, Alexander […]

Second Opinion – The Wind (2019)

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The Wind. 2019. Directed by Emma Tammi. Starring Caitlin Gerard, Julia Goldani Telles, Dylan McTee, Martin C Patterson, and Ashley Zukerman. SYNOPSIS: A plains-woman faces the harshness and isolation of the untamed land in the Western frontier of the late 1800s. Even if The Wind isn’t a stealth sequel to 90s trashterpiece Demon Wind – […]

American Gods Season 2 Episode 4 Review – ‘The Greatest Story Ever Told’

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Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of American Gods season 2… Rarely do you see a synchronicity of thematic and visual styles so seamlessly fused as in the first ten minutes of episode four. Technological cues used to time stamp particular decades combine effortlessly with classical concertos and ever changing entertainment while a metronome ticks […]

Netflix Review – Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 2

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EJ Moreno on the first five episodes of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 2… Over the first five episodes for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 2, the show dives into so much material that it feels overwhelming. Usually, when screeners for TV shows come out, you get a small sample to review, and you crave […]

Movie Review – The Keeper (2018)

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The Keeper, 2018. Directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller. Starring David Kross, Freya Mavor, John Henshaw, Harry Melling, Michael Socha, Dave Johns, Chloe Harris and Gary Lewis. SYNOPSIS: The story of Manchester City goalkeeping legend Bert Trautmann, who rose from being a German POW to being a hero for British football fans. For some reason, British […]

Video Game Review – Yoshi’s Crafted World

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Shaun Munro reviews Yoshi’s Crafted World… If Yoshi’s Crafted World doesn’t break Nintendo’s streak of releasing solid if fairly routine offerings for its sub-Mario mascots on the Switch, it still delivers a reliably breezy weekend’s worth of spritely fun with just enough push-back to satisfy. As has been the trend in recent years for everyone’s […]

Movie Review – The Sisters Brothers (2018)

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The Sisters Brothers, 2018. Directed by Jacques Audiard. Starring John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Riz Ahmed, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rutger Hauer, Rebecca Root and Carol Kane. SYNOPSIS: A pair of sibling hitmen embark on a lengthy journey across the American West on the tale of a gold prospector who stole from their boss. The year is […]

Video Game Review – The Elder Scrolls: Blades (Early Access)

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Patrick Nolan reviews The Elder Scrolls: Blades… When starting Blades for the first time, you will be surprised to see that your character does not start their story in chains, as is typical of all the main entries in Bethesda’s fantasy franchise. This is not the only change that Blades has made in its attempt […]