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Movie Review – A Simple Favor (2018)

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A Simple Favor, 2018. Directed by Paul Feig. Starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Ian Ho, Joshua Satine, and Andrew Rannells. SYNOPSIS: A woman seeks to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of her best friend. Marketed as the “darker side of Paul Feig”, A Simple Favor follows the story of widowed mum Stephanie […]

Second Opinion – The Little Stranger (2018)

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The Little Stranger, 2018. Directed by Lenny Abrahamson. Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Will Poulter, Charlotte Rampling and Liv Hill. SYNOPSIS: After a doctor is called to visit a crumbling manor, strange things begin to occur. How strange for The Little Stranger, Lenny Abrahamson’s follow-up to unexpected Oscar hit Room, to be so quietly dropped […]

Comic Book Review – Batman: Damned #1

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Grant Vance reviews Batman: Damned #1… Fresh off the press of DC’s new mature-readership-targeting Black Label imprint, the team behind the 2011 Christmas-themed Batman: Noël comes a Batman story a little less jolly.  Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets, Loveless) and Lee Bermejo (Joker, Before Watchmen: Rorschach) are no strangers to the rogue-ridden streets of Gotham. They’ve […]

Video Game Review – Transference

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Shaun Munro reviews Transference… Transference is without question one of the year’s most anticipated VR titles, having been first announced back at E3 2017 as the latest project from the Elijah Wood-founded cross-media production company SpectreVision. Though this sinewy psychological thriller may prove both disappointingly brief and overtly obtuse for some headset owners, as an exercise in […]

American Horror Story: Apocalypse Episode 2 Review – ‘The Morning After’

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EJ Moreno reviews the second episode of American Horror Story: Apocalypse… The titular apocalypse of American Horror Story is getting very biblical. With snakes appearing out of nowhere and a possible antichrist roaming around, the show took a very “Book of Revelations” route with this week’s episode. AHS: Apocalypse is only two episodes deep into the […]

Video Game Review – Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse on Nintendo Switch

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Calum Petrie reviews Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse… Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse is the charming and visually stunning ongoing adventure of George Stobbart and Nico Collard. The series’ return to the original point and click adventure was long overdue, while also still showcasing why this style of game is an incredible experience. The […]

Second Opinion – The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)

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The House with a Clock in Its Walls, 2018. Directed by Eli Roth. Starring Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sunny Suljic and Kyle MacLachlan. SYNOPSIS: A young orphan named Lewis Barnavelt aids his magical uncle in locating a clock with the power to bring about the end of the world. Schlock-horror maestro […]

Comic Book Review – WWE: NXT Takeover – Into the Fire #1

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Liam Hoofe reviews WWE: NXT Takeover – Into the Fire #1… After concentrating on in-ring action in their first two issues, Boom! Studios have decided to play around with kayfabe a little bit for their third NXT issue, Into the Fire. The third issue of this series decides to focus on Paige, and more importantly, the […]

Movie Review – The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)

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The House with a Clock in its Walls, 2018. Directed by Eli Roth. Starring Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro, Kyle MacLachlan, Lorenza Izzo, and Colleen Camp. SYNOPSIS: When a young orphaned boy named Lewis (Owen Vaccaro) is sent to live with his eccentric uncle Jonathan (Jack Black), his eyes are opened to a world of […]