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Comic Book Review – Superman: Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 1

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Ricky Church reviews Superman: Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 1… Its an easy argument to say Superman has had a tough time in comics in the last few years. DC’s New 52 reboot was, many fans felt, contrary to many of the core characteristics and ideals of Superman in his line of comics. Gone was his […]

Marvel’s Runaways Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘Kingdom’

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Liam Hoofe reviews the fifth episode of Marvel’s Runaways… Now halfway through its first season, Marvel’s Runaways has spent the majority of its time so far developing the characters in the show and adding more layers to the initial mysteries established in its opening episode. The fifth episode ‘Kingdom’ finally gives us a few moments […]

Movie Review – Stronger (2017)

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Stronger, 2017. Directed by David Gordon Green. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson, Clancy Brown, and Carlos Sanz. SYNOPSIS: Jeff Bauman is just an average guy who works on the deli counter in Costco.  On the day of the Boston Marathon in 2013, he joins the crowds to cheer on his ex-girlfriend, Erin, in […]

Marvel’s The Gifted Season 1 Episode 9 Review – ‘outfoX’

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Rachel Bellwoar reviews the ninth episode of Marvel’s The Gifted… Maybe The Gifted thought it owed viewers time to digest everything that came out during “threat of eXtinction,” but “outfoX” is an episode that feels like it’s missing plot to fill the hour. Stuck in an unfortunate seat filler point in the season anyway, what with the events […]

Movie Review – Brigsby Bear (2017)

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Brigsby Bear, 2017. Directed by Dave McCary. Starring Kyle Mooney, Mark Hamill, Jane Adams, Beck Bennett, Claire Danes, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Greg Kinnear, Kate Lyn Sheil, Ryan Simpkins, Matt Walsh, Michaela Watkins, and Andy Samberg. SYNOPSIS: James (Kyle Mooney) adores the TV show Brigsby Bear, a ramshackle slice of 80s children’s entertainment about which he has created […]

Movie Review – Spent (2017)

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Spent, 2017. Written and Directed by Lisa Mikitarian. Starring Darren Barzegar, Connie Lamothe, Nick Nerangis, Madeline Mikitarian, and Tony Villa. SYNOPSIS: Mother and son duo Evelyn and Lonnie Schumacher (Connie Lamothe and Darren Barzegar) have been on a wild spending spree. However, the money is not theirs; it is Evelyn’s husband and Lonnie’s father Herbert’s […]

Video Game Review – The End is Nigh on Nintendo Switch

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Shaun Munro reviews The End is Nigh on Nintendo Switch… The End is Nigh is the latest brutally difficult 2D platformer co-developed by Super Meat Boy‘s Edmund McMillen, and while at first it might give off the whiff of a hastily churned-out rehash, this deliriously challenging game is a fiendishly, infuriatingly addictive romp on its own merits, […]

Movie Review – Darkest Hour (2017)

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Darkest Hour, 2017. Directed by Joe Wright. Starring Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas, Stephen Dillane, Samuel West, Jordan Waller, Ronald Pickup, and Ben Mendelsohn. SYNOPSIS: During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate […]

DVD Review – Annabelle: Creation (2017)

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Annabelle: Creation, 2017. Directed by David F. Sandberg. Starring Anthony LaPaglia, Samara Lee, Miranda Otto, Stephanie Sigman, Mark Bramhall, Brad Greenquist, and Lulu Wilson. SYNOPSIS: Yet another prequel from The Conjuring universe detailing how the creepy Annabelle doll came to be. Having now established that there is a ‘universe’ based around James Wan’s 2013 hit […]