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Marvel’s Runaways Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘Reunion’

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Liam Hoofe reviews the series premiere of Marvel’s Runaways… When the Marvel logo appears on your screen, it comes with a certain weight of expectation. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is an unstoppable juggernaut on the big screen right now, with the studio churning out excellent movie after excellent movie. The company’s success on the small […]

Marvel’s The Gifted Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘threat of eXtinction’

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Rachel Bellwoar reviews the eighth episode of Marvel’s The Gifted… If last week’s episode wasn’t the most edge-of-your-seat, ‘threat of eXtinction’ is the complete package, an episode where all the storylines work together to provide a clearer image of what the Mutant Underground are up against. On a trip to pick up refugees, Thunderbird, Blink and […]

Supergirl Season 3 Episode 7 Review – ‘Wake Up’

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Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Supergirl season 3… As the tagline suggests there are multiple moments of revelation running throughout episode seven, which makes for another rounded entry in a solid season. Relationships are tested, families reconciled and new elements uncovered, that gives our main protagonists their moments of drama before the conclusion. […]

The Punisher Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘Gunner’

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Liam Hoofe reviews the fifth episode Marvel’s The Punisher… Free from the shackles of an overarching storyline, The Punisher has felt like a breath of fresh air for Netflix’s Marvel Universe. The show has been able to explore many different themes and introduce loads of interesting characters, without the worry of having to build up […]

Movie Review – Coco (2017)

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Coco, 2017. Directed by Lee Unkrich. Feature the voice talents of Anthony González, Benjamin Bratt, Gael García Bernal, Alanna Ubach, Renee Victor, Jaime Camil, Gabriel Iglesias, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Edward James Olmos, John Ratzenberger, and Cheech Marin. SYNOPSIS: Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family’s ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead […]

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXIX Review

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Brad Cook reviews Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volume XXXIX… MST3K Volume XXXIX is a bittersweet release because it marks the end of an era. Yes, this is Shout! Factory’s final new volume of Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes. (They’ll keep re-releasing the old Rhino sets, however.) They say on their site that it’s the “almost […]

Video Game Review – Star Wars Battlefront II

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Shaun Munro reviews Star Wars Battlefront II… Though it was easy to be optimistic about EA and DICE’s follow-up to 2015’s enjoyable-yet-malnourished Star Wars Battlefront reboot, the end result is one of the most depressingly, dispiritingly botched sequels to a hit AAA game this generation. From its infuriating, predatory progression system to a campaign that fails […]

Movie Review – Justice League (2017)

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Justice League, 2017. Directed by Zack Snyder. Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Amy Adams, Ciarán Hinds, Diane Lane, Amber Heard, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Billy Crudup, J.K. Simmons, and Jeremy Irons. SYNOPSIS: Inspired by Superman’s heroic sacrifice, Batman and Wonder Woman assemble a team of heroes to […]

TV Review – Netflix’s Dark

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Matt Rodgers reviews the first three episodes of Dark… Dark is the first German Netflix original series, but if you read the synopsis, you might argue over the validity of the word ‘original’. There are a group of bike riding kids, who all go to the same high school in their small woodland community, at […]