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Video Game Review – Spider-Man: The Heist DLC

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Ricky Church reviews Spider-Man: The Heist DLC… Though its been over a month since its release, Insomniac Games isn’t done with Spider-Man and the wall-crawler’s world. The studio has released the first piece of downloadable content for its “City That Never Sleeps’ pack which sees the return of the Black Cat, one of New York’s most renowned car […]

Comic Book Review – Assassin’s Creed: Uprising Vol. 3

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Calum Petrie reviews Assassin’s Creed: Uprising Vol. 3… Assassin’s Creed: Uprising is an impressive series; not only does it tie together a number of AC comic series, but it it also manages to tie up a loose end from the gaming series as well. The AC story line has become somewhat convoluted, and the number of […]

October Horrors 2018 Day 29 – Nightbreed (1990)

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Nightbreed, 1990. Directed Clive Barker. Starring Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg, Charles Haid and Doug Bradley. SYNOPSIS: Mental patient Aaron Boone is haunted by recurring nightmares of a monster-infested town named Midian. Convinced by his psychiatrist that he has committed several grisly murders, Boone goes on the run, seeking refuge in the town from […]

Second Opinion – Halloween (2018)

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Halloween, 2018. Directed by David Gordon Green. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney, Nick Castle, Haluk Bilginer, Will Patton, Rhian Rees, and Jefferson Hall. SYNOPSIS: Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on […]

October Horrors 2018 Day 28 – Threads (1984)

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Threads, 1984. Directed by Mick Jackson. Starring Reece Dinsdale, David Brierley, Rita May, Nicolas Lane, and Jane Hazlegrove. SYNOPSIS: As the Cold War between the superpowers erupts into a full-scale war, the English city of Sheffield finds itself at the centre of a nuclear attack that forever changes the lives of its inhabitants for decades […]

Second Opinion – Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

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Bohemian Rhapsody, 2018. Directed by Bryan Singer. Starring Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Joseph Mazello, Ben Hardy, Gwilym Lee, Tom Hollander, Aiden Gillen, Allen Leech, Aaron McCusker and Mike Myers. SYNOPSIS: A chronicle of the years leading up to Queen’s legendary appearance at the Live Aid (1985) concert. How do you make a biopic of Freddie […]

Comic Book Review – Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader’s Castle #3

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Ricky Church reviews Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader’s Castle #3… The latest Tales from Vader’s Castle focuses on everyone’s favourite scoundrel, Han Solo, as he gets caught up in a smuggling job to a mysterious moon where pilots have gone missing. Cavan Scott writes an entertaining adventure for Han and Chewie that captures their voices fairly […]

John Williams at the Royal Albert Hall: A Celebration

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Sean Wilson was in attendance during the London Symphony Orchestra’s stirring tribute to a soundtrack icon… John Williams may not have been physically present during the Royal Albert Hall’s spectacular Friday concert, hospitalised as he was by a sudden illness. But his presence coursed through every note delivered by the vigorous London Symphony Orchestra, working […]

October Horrors 2018 Day 27 – Annabelle: Creation (2017)

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Annabelle: Creation, 2017. Directed by David F. Sandberg. Starring Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman, Lulu Wilson, Anthony LaPaglia and Miranda Otto. SYNOPSIS: Twelve years after the death of their daughter, Samuel Mullins open up their home as a shelter for Sister Charlotte and several young orphaned girls under her care. As the girls settle into their […]