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Movie Review – Hereditary (2018)

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Hereditary, 2018. Written and Directed by Ari Aster. Starring Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Ann Dowd, Milly Shapiro, and Alex Wolff. SYNOPSIS: When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The only sound heard from the audience during Ali Aster’s devastatingly […]

Blu-ray Review – Tomb Raider (2018)

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Tomb Raider, 2018. Directed by Roar Uthaug. Starring Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, Derek Jacobi, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hannah John-Kamen, and Nick Frost. SYNOPSIS: Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared. Lara […]

Movie Review – The Ciambra (2017)

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The Ciambra, 2017. Written and Directed  by Jonas Carpignano. Starring Pio Amato, Koudous Seihon, and Damiano Amato. SYNOPSIS: In a small Romani community in Calabria, Italy, Pio Amato is desperate to grow up fast. Amidst a backdrop of tensions between the local Italians, recent arrivals from African countries and his fellow Romani, Pio must decide […]

Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘First Light’

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Red Stewart reviews the first episode of Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger… I have always been enthralled by the concept of a universal connection – this idea that all or most of humanity have invisible bonds to one another. With social proposals like the six degrees of separation to even scientific theories like quantum mechanics and […]

Blu-ray Review – Vigil (1984)

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Vigil, 1984. Directed by Vincent Ward. Starring Penelope Stewart, Frank Whitten, Bill Kerr, Fiona Kay, and Gordon Shields. SYNOPSIS: A teenage girl living in an isolated house comes to terms with changes in her life after her father dies in an accident. Vigil is not the type of movie to put on if you’re looking […]

Comic Book Review – The Man of Steel #2

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Ricky Church reviews The Man of Steel #2… Brian Michael Bendis’ entry into the DC Universe continues with The Man of Steel #2, but whereas the first issue was a good introduction to Bendis’ Superman story, the second issue falters somewhat by being a bit slow and confusing. The direction the story is taking is not […]

Video Game Review – Unravel Two

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Shaun Munro reviews Unravel Two… Less than 24 hours before I put fingers to keyboard to write this review, the world had no idea that Unravel Two even existed, let alone that it was finished and would be instantly released during EA’s 2018 E3 conference. Don’t let the lack of hype fool you, though; this sequel to […]

Movie Review – A Taste of Phobia (2018)

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A Taste of Phobia, 2017. Directed by Domiziano Cristopharo, Jason Impey, Sunny King, Sam Mason Bell, Tony Newton, Lauand Omar, Rob Ulitski, Sophia Cacciola, Michael J. Epstein, Dustin Ferguson, Alessandro Giordani, Chris Milewski, Alessandro Redaelli, Alessandro Redaelli, and Lorenzo Zanoni. Starring Roberta Gemma, Edwin Garcia, Michael J. Epstein, Mark Thompson-Ashworth, Karen Lynn, and Lianne O’Shea. […]

Video Game Review – Onrush

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Shaun Munro reviews Onrush… With the PS4 suffering through a dearth of quality racing titles for casual gamers, Onrush really couldn’t arrive at a better time. Developed largely by ex-Evolution Studios (Motorstorm, Driveclub) employees, this nifty new car combat offering combines the scuzzy energy of their former title and the neat polish of the latter to deliver […]