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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 to […]

The Twilight Zone Premiere Review – ‘The Comedian / Nightmare at 30,000 Feet’

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Hasitha Fernando reviews the series premiere of The Twilight Zone…The original anthology series created by Rod Sterling set a dizzyingly high benchmark for others to follow. Making its debut in the late 1950’s it proved to be a wild success, thrilling audiences with the macabre and unexpected. Often these phantasmagoric tales were imbued with an […]

Movie Review – The Haunting of Sharon Tate (2019)

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The Haunting of Sharon Tate, 2019.Directed by Daniel Farrands. Starring Hilary Duff, Jonathan Bennett, Lydia Hearst, Pawel Szajda, Ryan Cargill, Bella Popa, Fivel Stewart, Tyler Johnson, and Ben Mellish.SYNOPSIS:Pregnant with director Roman Polanski’s child and awaiting his return from Europe, 26-year-old Hollywood actress Sharon Tate becomes plagued by visions of her imminent death.1969’s Benedict Canyon […]

Movie Review – Look Away (2019)

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Look Away, 2019.Directed by Assaf Bernstein Starring India Eisley, Jason Isaacs, Mira Sorvino, Penelope Mitchell, Harrison Gilbertson, John C. MacDonald, Kristen Harris, Kiera Johnson, Michal Bernstein, Ernie Pitts, Adam Hurtig, and Connor Peterson.SYNOPSIS:LOOK AWAY is a psychological thriller that tells the story of Maria, an alienated high-school student whose life is turned upside down when […]

Movie Review – Pet Sematary (2019)

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Pet Sematary, 2019.Directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer. Starring Jason Clarke, John Lithgow, Jeté Laurence, Amy Seimetz, Obssa Ahmed, Hugo Lavoie and Lucas Lavoie.SYNOPSIS:A doctor and his family move to a secluded small town in Maine, home to a burial ground for deceased pets which boasts a strange, supernatural power.Pet Sematary is the Stephen […]

Movie Review – Mercy Black (2019)

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Mercy Black, 2019.Directed by Owen Egerton. Starring Janeane Garofalo, Daniella Pineda, Elle LaMont, Miles Emmons, Dylan Gage, Austin Amelio, Lee Eddy, Rochelle Robinson, and Jessie Tilton.SYNOPSIS:Marina is haunted by what she has done and the phantom she imagined. Though she would rather leave the past buried, her nephew becomes increasingly obsessed with Mercy Black. To […]

Movie Review – Last Breath (2019)

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Last Breath, 2019.Directed by Richard da Costa and Alex Parkinson.SYNOPSIS:On a deep sea diving expedition in 2012, Chris Lemons was a member of the dozen strong crew who’d descend beneath the crashing waves of the North Sea to repair a seabed structure. However, on this particular night, years of meticulous training are tested when he […]

Movie Review – Active Measures (2018)

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Active Measures, 2018.Directed by Jack Bryan. Starring Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, John Podesta, Heather Conley and Mikhail Saakashvili.SYNOPSIS:An exhaustive look at the alleged links between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, both before and after the former made his move for the White House.There’s something more than a little wearying about Donald […]

Doom Patrol Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘Therapy Patrol’

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Hasitha Fernando reviews the seventh episode of Doom Patrol…Our titular team is in complete disarray. Each reflecting on their painful pasts, which in turn mirror their current predicament. Cliff Steele suffers a mental breakdown in the process. After recovering from it, he suggests they all gather to have a self-led ‘group therapy session’ to get […]