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Book Review – Marvel Studios: The First 10 Years

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Liam Hoofe reviews Marvel Studios: The First 10 Years… In the last 10 years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has established itself as the biggest Hollywood franchise of the 21st century. The release of MCU movies has become a massive event in and of itself, and the characters have established themselves as lynchpins of 21st-century popular […]

Doctor Who Series 11 Episode 6 Review – ‘Demons of the Punjab’

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Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who Series 11 Episode 6 – ‘Demons of the Punjab’… Written by – Jamie Childs Directed by – Vinay Patel Doctor – “I love biscuits!” If we’re being totally honesty, the past couple of weeks of Doctor Who haven’t really been too great.  If we were being really honest we would probably […]

Movie Review – Widows (2018)

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Widows, 2018. Directed by Steve McQueen Starring Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo, Carrie Coon, Daniel Kaluuya, Brian Tyree Henry, Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall, Jacki Weaver, Jon Bernthal and Liam Neeson. SYNOPSIS: Set in contemporary Chicago, amidst a time of turmoil, four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers: Lost Light #25

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Lost Light #25… After a long journey, Transformers: Lost Light, and by extension, Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye, has come to an end. Transformers: Lost Light #25 marks the grand finale to IDW and James Robert’s series that blended together great character development, deep emotions, an engrossing story and new elements to the Transformers mythology. All […]

Video Game Review – Steel Rats

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Red Stewart reviews Steel Rats… After Battletoads debuted in the 90s, I thought I had seen everything. I mean honestly, what could possibly top putting anthropomorphized amphibians in a fantasy, beat-em-up setting? But as the indie market has continued to show well into 2018, creativity seeps everywhere the imagination dares to explore. Steel Rats, developed and published […]

Movie Review – Mirai (2018)

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Mirai, 2018. Directed by Mamoru Hasoda Featuring the voice talents of Haru Koroki, Moka Kamishiraishi, Gen Hoshino, Kōji Yakusho, Kumiko Asou SYNOPSIS: The birth of a sibling is a joyous time for many, but not for Kun. Four years old and spoilt rotten, he sees the arrival of baby sister Mirai as competition for his […]

FrightFest Presents Review – Secret Santa (2018)

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Secret Santa, 2018. Directed by Adam Marcus. Starring A Leslie Kies, Michael Rady, Drew Lynch, Debra Sullivan, John Gilbert, and Pat Destro. SYNOPSIS: A dysfunctional family turn on each other at Christmas after somebody spikes the punch. Adam Marcus is a filmmaker known primarily to horror fans for contributing to two franchise turkeys, namely Texas […]

Movie Review – Elves (2018)

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Elves, 2018. Directed by Jamaal Burden. Starring Deanna Grace Congo, Lisa May, Amy Jo Guthrie, Stephanie Marie Baggett, and Lily Martinez. SYNOPSIS: The Holiday Reaper, a ruthless killer that terrorized a small Texas town, has been caught. While celebrating, a group of friends find an elf inside a magical toy box.  When a freak accident kills one of […]