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Comic Book Review – Detective Comics #1000

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Ricky Church reviews Detective Comics #1000…After 80 years, Batman has finally reached the milestone issue Detective Comics #1000, only the second publication in history to do so after Superman in last year’s Action Comics #1000. Much like that aforementioned issue, Detective Comics #1000 is a celebration of the Dark Knight and his adventures, examining why he’s remained such a […]

Book Review – Superman: Dawnbreaker by Matt de la Pena

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Ricky Church reviews Superman: Dawnbreaker by Matt de la Pena…After getting books on Wonder Woman, Batman and Catwoman, the DC Icons series has finally gotten to the Man of Steel himself in Superman: Dawnbreaker. Author Matt de la Pena takes on Clark Kent’s days as a teenager in Smallville as he masters his various abilities […]

Movie Review – Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story (2018)

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Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story, 2018.Directed by Steve Sullivan. Starring Chris Sievey, Martin Sievey, Paula Sievey, Jon Ronson, Ross Noble, Johnny Vegas and Bernard Kelly.SYNOPSIS:The story of musician and entertainer Chris Sievey, who eventually achieved fame by wearing a papier-mâché head as the wacky Frank Sidebottom.If you were a child in Britain in the […]

Second Opinion – Pet Graveyard (2019)

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Pet Graveyard. 2019.Directed by Rebecca Matthews. Starring Rita Siddiqui, Andrew Hollingworth, Kate Milner Evans, David Cotter, Hindolo Koroma, Claire-Maria Fox, and Jessica Otoole.SYNOPSIS:A group of teens are tormented by the Grim Reaper and his pet after undergoing an experiment that allows them to revisit the dead.What happens when a mad scientist stitches Flatliners and Final […]

Blu-ray Review – Aquaman (2018)

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Aquaman, 2018.Written and 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:Arthur Curry, the human-born heir to the underwater kingdom of […]

Movie Review – Dumbo (2019)

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Dumbo, 2019.Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Eva Green, Danny DeVito, Nico Parker, Alan Arkin, Finley Hobbins, Joseph Gatt, DeObia Oparei, Roshan Seth, Sharon Rooney,  and Douglas Reith.SYNOPSIS:A struggling circus are aghast to discover that their potential star attraction has been born with oversized ears, but little do they know that young […]

Doom Patrol Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘Doom Patrol Patrol’

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Hasitha Fernando reviews the sixth episode of Doom Patrol…A potential Apocalypse was successfully averted. But our disparate group didn’t survive it completely unscathed. Some are broken within and others without. Dr. Caulder is once again missing, snatched away from them by the devious Mr. Nobody and they were unable to stop him. In a last-ditch […]

Video Review – Dumbo (2019)

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Dumbo, 2019Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Eva Green, Danny DeVito, Nico Parker, Alan Arkin, Finley Hobbins, Joseph Gatt, DeObia Oparei, Roshan Seth, Sharon Rooney,  and Douglas Reith.The latest live-action Disney remake is here, and our critic EJ Moreno has a review for you. Check out EJ’s thoughts on Tim Burton’s take […]