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Movie Review – Anthem of a Teenage Prophet (2018)

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Anthem of a Teenage Prophet, 2018. Directed by Robin Hay. Starring Cameron Monaghan, Peyton List, Grayson Gabriel, and Juliette Lewis. SYNOPSIS: After the loss of his best friend following a late night premonition Luke (Cameron Monaghan) finds himself isolated, confused and hounded by local press. Branded by classmates and battling unrequited feelings towards Faith (Peyton […]

The Orville Season 2 Episode 1 Review – ‘Ja’loja’

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Martin Carr reviews the first episode of The Orville season 2… Few writers can imbue the puerile with pathos, make micturition both emotive yet amusing and create forty minutes of engaging drama using bodily functions as their inspiration. Few that is apart from Seth MacFarlane who uses nothing more substantial to give us an opening […]

Gotham Season 5 Episode 1 Review – ‘Year Zero’

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Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Gotham season 5… Post-apocalyptic Gotham is not as was hoped full of odious surprises, cryptic villains and heavy fire power. Instead territories are carved up and ruled by influence, muscle, economics or sheer numbers. Cut off from civilisation and mustering forces in a constant battle for food, medicine, […]

The Orville Season 2 Episode 2 Review – ‘Primal Urges’

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Martin Carr reviews the second episode of The Orville season 2… There is a sensitivity, skill and structural balance at work here which demonstrates what continues to make The Orville so special. Multiple story threads, taboo subjects and same sex unions explored with consideration within a plausibly dramatic set of scenarios. MacFarlane starts from a […]

Daredevil Season 3 Episode 7 Review – ‘Aftermath’

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Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Daredevil season 3… As Fisk continues to tighten his noose there is an emotional circling of wagons, interrogations which cast aspersions and psychological mind games running rampant. Aside from the restricted opulence which Wilson Fisk surrounds himself with this episode allows us a closer look into his methods […]

Movie Review – One Cut of the Dead (2018)

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One Cut of the Dead, 2018. Directed by Shin’ichirô Ueda. Starring Yuzuki Akiyama, Takuya Fujimura, Ayana Gôda, Takayuki Hamatsu and Manabu Hosoi. SYNOPSIS: Things go badly for a hack director and film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility when they are attacked by real zombies. As some of […]

Movie Review – Stan & Ollie (2018)

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Stan & Ollie, 2018. Directed by Jon S. Baird. Starring John C Reilly, Steve Coogan, Shirley Henderson, Danny Huston, Nina Arianda and Rufus Jones. SYNOPSIS: Laurel and Hardy, the world’s most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song – a grueling theatre tour of […]

DVD Review – Backtrace (2018)

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Backtrace, 2018. Directed by Brian A. Miller. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Matthew Modine, Meadow Williams, Ryan Guzman, Jenna Willis, and Christopher McDonald. SYNOPSIS: Seven years after a botched bank robbery the sole surviving robber is given a drug to help him remember where the cash was buried. It is probably fair to say that Sylvester Stallone’s […]

Movie Review – The Favourite (2018)

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The Favourite, 2018. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, James Smith and Mark Gatiss. SYNOPSIS: In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears […]