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Comic Book Review – Doomsday Clock #8

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Ricky Church reviews Doomsday Clock #8… In the build-up to the start of Doomsday Clock, DC and Geoff Johns had billed the series as a philosophical battle between Superman and Dr. Manhattan, but while Manhattan was key to the mission of Watchmen‘s characters, Superman has hardly been in the story. That thankfully changes in Doomsday Clock #8 as Superman […]

Blu-ray Review – Smallfoot (2018)

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Smallfoot, 2018. Directed by Karey Kirkpatrick. Featuring the voice talents of Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya, Common, LeBron James, Danny DeVito, Gina Rodriguez, Yara Shahidi, Ely Henry, Jimmy Tatro, Patricia Heaton, Jack Quaid, Sarah Baker, and Justin Roiland. SYNOPSIS: A Yeti is convinced that the elusive creatures known as “humans” really do exist. Out of […]

Movie Review – The House That Jack Built (2018)

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The House That Jack Built, 2018. Directed by Lars von Trier. Starring Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Sofie Gråbøl, Riley Keough, Jeremy Davies and Ed Speleers. SYNOPSIS: The story follows Jack, a highly intelligent serial killer, over the course of twelve years, and depicts the murders that really develop his inner madman. Though the wilful […]

Movie Review – Bumblebee (2018)

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Bumblebee. 2018. Directed by Travis Knight. Starring Hailee Steinfeld, Dylan O’Brien, Justin Theroux, John Cena, Angela Bassett, Pamela Adlon, and John Ortiz. SYNOPSIS: On the run in the year of 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her […]

Movie Review – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, 2018. Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman. Featuring the voice talents of Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Nicolas Cage, John Mulaney, Mahershala Ali, Liev Schreiber, Brian Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin, Kimiko Glenn, Luna Lauren Vélez, Chris Pine, Kathryn Hahn, Zoë Kravitz, Oscar Isaac, and Lake Bell. SYNOPSIS: Spider-Man […]

Second Opinion – Once Upon a Deadpool (2018)

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Once Upon a Deadpool, 2018. Directed by David Leitch. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Fred Savage, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T.J. Miller, Brianna Hildebrand, and Jack Kesy. SYNOPSIS: “To kick off the holiday season audiences of almost all ages will soon be able to enjoy the Merc with the Mouth’s reimagining of Deadpool 2 filtered […]

Second Opinion – Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

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Mary Poppins Returns, 2018. Directed by Rob Marshall. Starring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, and Colin Firth. SYNOPSIS: Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael’s children through a difficult time in their lives. […]

Black Lightning Season 2 Episode 9 Review – ‘The Book of Rebellion: Chapter Two: Gift of the Magi’

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Red Stewart reviews the ninth episode of Black Lightning season 2… Running away from home isn’t all that it’s made out to be. Movies like The Outsiders, American Beauty, and even The Lion King have often portrayed this path as leading to a partially happy outcome, but the truth is, even with money, there are a lot of problems […]

Second Opinion – Aquaman (2018)

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Aquaman, 2018. Directed by James Wan. Starring Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Nicole Kidman, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ludi Lin, Temuera Morrison, Michael Beach, Randall Park, Graham McTavish, Djimon Hounsou, John Rhys-Davies, Leigh Whannell, Sophia Forrest, Natalie Safran, and Julie Andrews. SYNOPSIS: The bastard son of a human fisherman and Atlanna, […]