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The Punisher Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘Resupply’

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Liam Hoofe reviews the fourth episode of Marvel’s The Punisher… After the excellent ‘Kandahar‘, The Punisher continued to pick up the pace with its fourth episode, ‘Resupply’, an episode which saw two of the season’s key players meet for the first time and also continued to develop the show’s excellent, and intriguing characters. One of the […]

Movie Review – Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)

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Roman J. Israel, Esq., 2017. Written and Directed by Dan Gilroy. Starring Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo, Shelley Hennig, Amanda Warren, Niles Fitch, Nazneen Contractor, James Paxton, DeRon Horton, Brittany Ishibashi, and Tony Plana. SYNOPSIS: Denzel Washington stars as Roman Israel, a driven, idealistic defense attorney who, through a tumultuous series of events, finds […]

Movie Review – Hi-Lo Joe (2017)

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Hi-Lo Joe, 2017. Written and Directed by James Kermack. Starring Matthew Stathers, Lizzie Philips, Tom Bateman, Gethin Anthony, and Joe Dixon. SYNOPSIS: Everyone loves Joe Ridley, except Joe. Dark, crushing depression envelops him and a childhood trauma haunts him. Elly loves him but he is pushing her away. Can he save himself before he loses everything? […]

Does Eko’s interactive comedy That Moment When represent the future of television?

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Alex Moreland on the interactive comedy That Moment When… Ever since watching television on the internet became mainstream, there’s been a question of just how far you can push the format. Not so long ago I spoke to the minds behind Otis, a crime thriller where audiences can switch perspectives as the drama unfolds; meanwhile, […]

The Punisher Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘Kandahar’

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Liam Hoofe reviews the third episode of Marvel’s The Punisher… Marvel’s The Punisher has gotten off to a flying start, with the show’s opening two episodes both delivering stellar outings for Frank Castle and his buddies. The show’s third episode ‘Kandahar’ is another step up for the series, delivering the show’s most complex and brutal […]

Video Game Review – LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2

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Thomas Roach reviews LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2… LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 is the latest game in from LEGO and Travellers Tales. The story here revolves around Kang the Conqueror travelling though time and dimensions stealing parts of cities to make a super city – Chronopolis. The plot introduces a new range of Marvel […]

Movie Review – Canaries (2017)

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Canaries, 2017. Written and Directed by Peter Stray. Starring Craig Russell, Sheena Bhattessa, Robert Pugh, Kai Owen, Richard Mylan, and Hannah Danie. SYNOPSIS: The first wave of an alien invasion coincides with a New Year’s Eve party in the Welsh Valleys. Canaries opens with of montage that spans over several decades, wherein we see partial […]

Movie Review – The Divine Order (2017)

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The Divine Order, 2017. Written and Directed by Petra Volpe. Starring Marie Leuenberger, Maximilian Simonischek, Rachel Braunschweig, Sibylle Brunner, Marta Zoffoli, Bettina Stucky, Ella Rumpf, Sofia Helm, and Nicholas Ofczarek. SYNOPSIS: With the vote over granting women’s suffrage fast approaching, one woman raises her voice in support in a small, Swiss town. It’s easy to […]

TV Review – The Sinner

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Liam Hoofe reviews The Sinner… American audiences will already be very acquainted with The Sinner. The show, adapted from the novel of the same name by Petra Hammesfahr, was a ratings success on the USA Network, and as a result has been streamed internationally by Netflix, with the full season hitting our shores last week. And, […]