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Comic Book Review – Batman: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book One

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Ricky Church reviews Batman: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book One… Since the start of DC Rebirth, writer Tom King has been at the helm of Batman, crafting some entertaining and insightful stories into the Dark Knight. In keeping with their Rebirth deluxe editions, DC has released Batman: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book One, combining the […]

Movie Review – Shortwave (2016)

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Shortwave, 2016. Directed by Ryan Gregory Phillips. Starring Juanita Ringeling, Cristobal Tapia Montt, and Kyle Davis. SYNOPSIS: Isabel and Josh, a young couple dealing with the recent loss of their child, move to a remote home that Josh’s work has can study mysterious radio signals. As Josh hones in on the origin of the signals, […]

October Horrors 2017 Day 3 – The Hitcher (1986)

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The Hitcher, 1986. Directed by Robert Harmon. Starring Rutger Hauer, C Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Jeffrey DeMunn. SYNOPSIS: Jim is delivering a car from Chicago to San Diego when he stops to pick up a hitchhiker named John Ryder who quickly reveals himself as a serial killer who kills anyone foolish enough to […]

Movie Review – The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)

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The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), 2017. Written and Directed by Noah Baumbach. Starring Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Elizabeth Marvel, Grace Van Patten, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Adam Driver, Judd Hirsch, Candice Bergen, Rebecca Miller, Danny Flaherty, Adam David Thompson, Ronald Peet, Matthew Shear, Michael Chernus, and Sigourney Weaver. SYNOPSIS: An estranged family gathers together in […]

Movie Review – The Glass Castle (2017)

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The Glass Castle, 2017. Directed by Destin Daniel Crettin. Starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts, Max Greenfield, Sarah Snook, Robin Bartlett, Ella Anderson, Sadie Sink, and Chandler Head. SYNOPSIS: A successful New York gossip columnist believes she has left her impoverished and difficult childhood behind her – until one night she encounters her now […]

Movie Review – Gerald’s Game (2017)

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Gerald’s Game, 2017. Directed by Mike Flanagan. Starring Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Chiara Aurelia, Henry Thomas, Kate Siegel, and Carel Struycken. SYNOPSIS:  A middle-aged couple’s weekend away to solve their marital issues is brought to a startling halt when, during a sex game, the husband has a heart attack, leaving his wife handcuffed to a bed […]

Celebrating David Hasselhoff with Hoff-toberfest

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Thomas Harris celebrates all things Hasselhoff at Hoff-toberfest… At this point, David Hasslehoff is more caricature than person. He is Knight Rider, he is Baywatch, and he is the man that –somehow – brought down the Berlin Wall. So it’s of some surprise that, in 2017, he’s having a certain resurgence, appearing in Baywatch and Guardians of the […]

Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘Context is for Kings’

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Alex Moreland reviews the third episode of Star Trek: Discovery… The real world doesn’t always adhere to logic. Sometimes down is up. Sometimes up is down. Sometimes when you’re lost, you’re found It’s not a unique observation, of course, but in a manner of speaking ‘Context is for Kings’ is actually the first episode of […]