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Movie Review – mother! (2017)

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mother!, 2017. Written and Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson, and Brian Gleeson. SYNOPSIS: A couple’s relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence. An isolated home surrounded by nature may seem like an ideal paradise and not the most […]

Toronto International Film Festival Review – Breathe (2017)

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Breathe, 2017. Directed by Andy Serkis. Starring Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Tom Hollander,and Hugh Bonneville. SYNOPSIS: The inspiring true love story of Robin and Diana Cavendish, an adventurous couple who refuse to give up in the face of a devastating disease. Their heartwarming celebration of human possibility marks the directorial debut of Andy Serkis. Andy […]

BoJack Horseman Season 4 Episode 5 Review – ‘Thoughts and Prayers’

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Liam Hoofe reviews the fifth episode of BoJack Horseman Season 4… As I discussed in yesterday’s review, the theme of Motherhood has been prominent so far this season and that came to the forefront, even more, in this episode, with BoJack being forced to face his own Mother. BoJack’s relationship with his mother and the […]

Video Game Review – Radial-G: Racing Revolved

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Shaun Munro reviews Radial-G: Racing Revolved… Futuristic racer Radial-G: Racing Revolved will certainly be a tantalising proposition for many PSVR owners, given that the closest they’ve gotten to a VR future-racer to date is playing WipEout: Omega Collection in cinematic mode with the largest possible screen size and the game’s cockpit view selected. Though one would […]

Movie Review – Victoria and Abdul (2017)

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Victoria And Abdul, 2017. Directed by Stephen Frears Starring Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Tim Piggott-Smith, Michael Gambon, and Olivia Williams. SYNOPSIS: Queen Victoria is in her declining years when she forms a close friendship with Abdul Karim, a clerk from Agra in India.  As well as being her confidante, he becomes her advisor, […]

Blu-ray Review – E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

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E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, 1982. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote, Henry Thomas, Robert MacNaughton, and Drew Barrymore. SYNOPSIS: Anniversaries divisible by five remain popular with the Hollywood studios’ home theater divisions, so of course E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial needed (not really) that treatment for its 35th anniversary. If you have the Blu-ray issued […]

Toronto International Film Festival Review – Battle of the Sexes (2017)

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Battle of the Sexes, 2017. Directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton. Starring Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Alan Cumming, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Stowell, and Natalie Morales. SYNOPSIS: The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs. […]

The Strain Season 4 Episode 9 Review – ‘The Traitor’

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Martin Carr reviews the penultimate episode of The Strain season 4… As we near the end of a four-year odyssey there are layered dialogue scenes, moral questions on both sides about bearing the blame and slicing and dicing aplenty. As we watch ‘The Master’s final trump card being played, disciples being interrogated and megaton bombs […]

The Orville Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘Old Wounds’

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Martin Carr reviews the first episode of The Orville… This looks and feels like a flagship network show. Seth MacFarlane stands front and centre taking on full creative responsibility for The Orville. An affectionate and none to subtle pastiche of The Next Generation, J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek and of course Star Trek: The Original Series. High […]