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Movie Review – The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017)

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The Hitman’s Bodyguard, 2017. Directed by Patrick Hughes. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L Jackson, Elodie Yung, Salma Hayek, and Gary Oldman. SYNOPSIS: The world’s top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to […]

Movie Review – The Dark Tower (2017)

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The Dark Tower, 2017. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel. Starring Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Dennis Haysbert, Claudia Kimm, Jackie Earle Haley, Fran Kranz, and Katheryn Winnick. SYNOPSIS: The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as the Man in Black, determined to prevent him from […]

Marvel’s The Defenders Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘Worst Behavior’

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Ricky Church reviews the third episode of Marvel’s The Defenders… The third episode of The Defenders takes it biggest leap yet in assembling the team as all four of them come together for the climactic fight scene. It was an entertaining episode that highlighted each hero’s differences in their personalities and how they operate. There […]

Movie Review – A Ghost Story (2017)

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A Ghost Story, 2017. Directed by David Lowery. Starring Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara. SYNOPSIS: In this singular exploration of legacy, love, loss, and the enormity of existence, a recently deceased, white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to try to reconnect with his bereft wife. On paper A Ghost Story shouldn’t work. A slow […]

Marvel’s The Defenders Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Mean Right Hook’

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Ricky Church reviews the second episode of Marvel’s The Defenders… I said in my review for ‘ The H Word’ that a lot of it was playing catch up with where the heroes were in their lives and setting up how they would be brought together. While they still spent most of ‘Mean Right Hook’ […]

Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Dimension X #3

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Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Dimension X #3… Journey to Stump Asteroid, where the biggest no-hold barred brawls in Dimension X can be found! The newest warriors to enter the ring? The TMNT! It’s been a long time since I’ve followed wrestling to any degree. I remember a simpler time, when I thought […]

Movie Review – Logan Lucky (2017)

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Logan Lucky. 2017 Directed by Steven Soderbergh Starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Seth MacFarlane, Sebastian Stan, Farrah Mackenzie, Jack Quaid, Brian Gleeson, Katherine Waterston, Dwight Yoakam, Macon Blair, and Hilary Swank. SYNOPSIS: Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina. By now […]

Comic Book Review – WWE SummerSlam Special 2017

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Liam Hoofe reviews Boom! Studios’ WWE SummerSlam Special 2017… WWE SummerSlam is one of the company’s biggest PPV’s and it has a long and storied history spanning back 29 years. The latest WWE special, SummerSlam 2017, from Boom! Studios gives us four stories based on historical moments and matches from the show, lovingly recreating them […]

Marvel’s The Defenders Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘The H Word’

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Ricky Church reviews the first episode of Marvel’s The Defenders… It’s been a long time coming, but Netflix’s crossover between its four Marvel shows is finally here with The Defenders. The gang is all here, from Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and, yes, even Iron Fist, as they join together to save New York. So […]