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Movie Review – Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot (2018)

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Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot, 2018. Written and Directed by Gus Van Sant. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, Jack Black, Tony Greenhand, Beth Ditto, Carrie Brownstein, Mark Webber, Ronnie Adrian, Kim Gordon, and Udo Kier. SYNOPSIS: On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the […]

Black Lightning Season 2 Episode 3 Review – ‘The Book of Consequences: Chapter Three: Master Lowry’

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Red Stewart reviews the third episode of Black Lightning season 2… To my surprise, the third episode of this season of Black Lightning was much more focused than previous entries. Perhaps this is attributable to its writer, Jan Nash, who scribed two episodes in the first season that I gave positive reviews to. Or perhaps it is […]

Comic Book Review – Wonder Woman: Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 2

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Ricky Church reviews Wonder Woman: Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 2… When DC Rebirth began, one of the best series to come out of the reboot was Wonder Woman with Greg Rucka returning to the character after his prominent run in the early-mid 2000s. The first volume collection focused on a pair of alternating stories that tied […]

2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Blaze

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Blaze, 2018. Directed by Ethan Hawke. Starring Ben Dickey, Alia Shawkat, Charlie Sexton, David Kallaway, Richard Linklater, Jenn Lyon, Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Ritchie Montgomery, Wyatt Russell, D. Taylor Loeb, and Kris Kristofferson. SYNOPSIS: A biopic of the largely unknown country musician Blaze Foley, charting his tumultuous life, from his early marriage to his short but […]

October Horrors 2018 Day 24 – Perfect Blue (1997)

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Perfect Blue, 1997. Directed by Satoshi Kon. Featuring the voice talents of Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shinpachi Tsuji, Masaaki Ôkura, Yôsuke Akimoto, Yoku Shioya, and Hideyuki Hori. SYNOPSIS: Pop star Mima decides to retire from her days as a member of the girl-band CHAM! to pursue an acting career, a decision that is met with hostility from her devoted […]

Movie Review – Clyde Cooper (2018)

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Clyde Cooper, 2018. Directed by Peter Daskaloff. Starring Jordi Vilasuso, Abigail Titmuss, Richard Neil, Aria Sirvaitis, Isabella Racco, Joanna Fyllidou. SYNOPSIS:  A California private detective is hired to investigate the disappearance of a missing lover. But as the mystery escalates, strange people and a Silicon Valley organisation get involved. From the man behind eternal classics […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: The Next Generation: Terra Incognita #4

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: The Next Generation: Terra Incognita #4… With the ongoing web being woven within Star Trek: TNG “Terra Incognita” from Scott & David Tipton, we’ve so far seen: suspicious engine failings of Federation vessels, peace treaties between the Cardassians barely holding, the loss of a Vulcan Ambassador, the ongoing fallout of the devastating […]

October Horrors 2018 Day 23 – Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)

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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, 1986. Directed by John McNaughton. Starring Michael Rooker, Tom Towles, and Tracy Arnold. SYNOPSIS: Henry and Otis are a pair of former convicts trying to make a living in Chicago when they are joined by Otis’s sister Becky. Unbeknownst to his room-mates, Henry also moonlights as a serial killer, […]

2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Wild Rose

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Wild Rose, 2018. Directed by Tom Harper. Starring Jessie Buckley, Julie Walters, Sophie Okonedo, Jamie Sives, James Harkness and Janey Godley. SYNOPSIS: A young woman and ex-offender from Glasgow dreams of becoming a Nashville country star. Wild Rose is a sweet and sincere but light-hearted film about a young single mum from Glasgow, with a […]