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Movie Review – Geostorm (2017)

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Geostorm, 2017. Directed by Dean Devlin. Starring Gerard Butler, Katheryn Winnick, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Andy Garcia, Zazie Beetz, and Ed Harris. SYNOPSIS: When the network of satellites designed to control the global climate start to attack Earth, it’s a race against the clock to uncover the real threat before a worldwide geostorm wipes out […]

Toronto After Dark Film Festival Review – Tragedy Girls (2017)

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Tragedy Girls, 2017. Directed by Tyler MacIntyre. Starring Brianna Hildebrand, Alexandra Shipp, Jack Quaid, Kevin Durand, Josh Hutcherson, Rosalind Chao, Timothy V. Murphy, and Craig Robinson. SYNOPSIS: Tragedy Girls, a twist on the slasher genre following two death-obsessed teenage girls who use their online show about real-life tragedies to send their small mid-western town into […]

October Horrors 2017 Day 20 – The Loved Ones (2009)

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The Loved Ones, 2009. Directed by Sean Byrne. Starring Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, Richard Wilson, and John Brumpton. SYNOPSIS: Brent is still struggling with the grief of having lost his father in a tragic car accident, an accident in which Brent was the driver. With prom rapidly approaching, Brent is asked to the dance by […]

South Park Season 21 Episode 5 Review – ‘Hummels and Heroin’

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Liam Hoofe reviews the fifth episode of South Park Season 21… South Park has been on fine form in recent weeks, with the show having delivered some excellent episodes so far this season and the franchise’s latest video game ‘Fractured But Whole’ also receiving some very positive reviews. The show’s latest episode ‘Hummels and Heroin‘, […]

53rd Chicago International Film Festival Review – Breathe (2017)

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Breathe, 2017. Directed by Andy Serkis. Starring Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Tom Hollander, Ed Speleers, Diana Rigg, Dean-Charles Chapman, and Hugh Bonneville. SYNOPSIS: The inspiring true love story of Robin and Diana Cavendish, an adventurous couple who refuse to give up in the face of a devastating disease. Their heartwarming celebration of human possibility marks the […]

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 3 Episode 2 Review – ‘Freak Show’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the second episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow season 3… This week’s Legends opens with a particularly hot scene between Amaya and Nate when they were together and is the highlight of another wacky adventure as they track down time anachronisms (they are really pushing to bring that word back into modern […]

53rd Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – I, Tonya (2017)

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Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street gave Margot Robbie a huge opportunity that she fearlessly seized, dressing up as Harley Quinn broke her into the mainstream as a Hollywood star, and now  I, Tonya should net her a first-time Oscar nomination. Directed by Craig Gillespie (last year’s The Finest Hours), the biopic depicts the figure skating career of the infamous […]

Movie Review – Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

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Thor: Ragnarok, 2017 Directed by Taika Waititi Starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Hopkins, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel House, Taika Waititi SYNOPSIS: Imprisoned, the mighty Thor finds himself in a lethal gladiatorial contest against the Hulk, his former ally. Thor must fight for survival and race […]

Comic Book Review – Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Captain Phasma #4

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Ricky Church reviews Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Captain Phasma #4… The tie-in story to Star Wars: The Last Jedi concludes as the First Order’s feared captain catches up with her target in Captain Phasma #4. Its a quieter issue than the last one, but offers a bit more insight into Phasma’s mindset and her survivalist attitude […]