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Blu-ray Review – The Grifters (1990)

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The Grifters, 1990. Directed by Stephen Frears. Starring John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening, Henry Jones, Sandy Baron, Michael Laskin, Pat Hingle, and Xander Berkeley. SYNOPSIS: A small-time con man is caught between his professional criminal mother and conniving girlfriend. Released as the first in 101 Films’ new Black Label range, highlighting cult movies from different […]

Blu-ray Review – Space Truckers (1996)

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Space Truckers, 1996. Directed by Stuart Gordon. Starring Dennis Hopper, Tim Loane, Ian Beattie, Charles Dance, Shane Rimmer, Sandra Dickinson, George Wendt, Stephen Dorff, and Debi Mazar. SYNOPSIS: A space trucker takes on a job to deliver a cargo to Earth, unaware that it is a consignment of killer robots. Even back in the dark […]

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 5 Episode 22 Review – ‘The End’

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Danny Hale reviews the season 5 finale of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D…. With Graviton seeking out the Earth’s deepest reserves of gravitonium, Coulson at death’s door and an impossible decision facing our team ‘The End’ truly allowed for some amazing moments and admirably wrapped up a thrilling season. This week began exactly where last week […]

Video Game Review – Immortal Redneck

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Shaun Munro reviews Immortal Redneck… Though it doesn’t reinvent the wheel, this kooky collision of classic FPS mayhem and roguelite survival proves just nimble enough to largely please fans of both. While it lacks a distinct sense of personality, Immortal Redneck nevertheless serves up breezy shooting and a fiendishly addictive progression system, both of which make […]

Movie Review – The Jurassic Games (2018)

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The Jurassic Games, 2018. Directed by Ryan Bellgardt. Starring Adam Hampton, Katie Burgess, Ryan Merriman, Cate Jones, Erika Daly, Perrey Reeves, Tiger Sheu and Luke Wyckoff. SYNOPSIS: In an alternate future, the proliferation of reality TV has finally reached its logical conclusion; total global domination! It’s at that point where even our legal proceedings- and […]

Movie Review – Deadpool 2 (2018)

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Deadpool 2, 2018. Directed by David Leitch. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, Morena Baccarin, Brianna Hildebrand, T.J. Miller, Karan Soni, Leslie Uggams, Eddie Marsan, Stefan Kapicic, Bill Skarsgård, Terry Crews, Shioli Kutsuna, Lewis Tan, Jack Kesy, Hayley Sales, and Rob Delaney. SYNOPSIS: After surviving a near fatal bovine attack, a disfigured […]

Riverdale Season 2 Finale Review – ‘Brave New World’

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Liam Hoofe reviews the season finale of Riverdale season 2… After eight months, Riverdale season 2 finally came to an end this past Wednesday night, with a finale that suggested the show still has plenty of fuel left in the tank going forward. Following last week’s explosive episode, the season 2 finale wrapped up several loose […]

Comic Book Review – WWE #17

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Liam Hoofe reviews WWE #17… The story of the Four Horsewomen was seemingly brought to an end in the most recent edition of Boom! Studios’ WWE comic series, with Bayley finally making her arrival on the main roster in a tag team match with Sasha Banks. Once again, having the female centred story at the […]