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Blu-ray Review – Fargo (1996)

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Fargo, 1996. Written and Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Starring Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, and Peter Stormare. SYNOPSIS: If you’re into collectible steelbooks, this 20th anniversary release of Fargo from Shout! Factory is a worthwhile pick-up. However, be aware that there’s nothing new in this edition when compared to […]

Cinematic Titanic: The Complete Collection Review

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Brad Cook reviews Cinematic Titanic: The Complete Collection… The end of Mystery Science Theater 3000’s first run didn’t spell the end of riffing on bad movies. Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett continued the tradition with The Film Crew and RiffTrax, and Joel Hodgson, Trace Beaulieu, Frank Coniff, Mary Jo Pehl, and J. Elvis Weinstein […]

Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 4 Review – “The Spoils of War”

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Villordsutch reviews Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 4 – “The Spoils of War”… Written by David Benioff, D.B. Weiss Directed Matt Shakman Daenerys – “Dracarys!” This week’s Game of Thrones “The Spoils of War” is coming in at just under fifty minutes.  Though I’d like to moan about “being short-changed”, I generally don’t have […]

Blu-ray Review – Big Little Lies (2017)

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Big Little Lies, 2017. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Written by David E. Kelley. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Alexander Skarsgard, Adam Scott, Zoe Kravitz, James Tupper, Jeffrey Nordling, Laura Dern, and Iain Armitage. SYNOPSIS: Big Little Lies, which was based on a popular novel by Liane Moriarty, aired on HBO earlier this year, […]

Second Opinion – Atomic Blonde (2017)

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Atomic Blonde, 2017. Directed by David Leitch. Starring Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Eddie Marsan, Toby Jones, and Sofia Boutella. SYNOPSIS:  In the run up to the fall of the Berlin Wall, top MI6 agent Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron) is sent on a solo mission to the city. She’s charged with investigating the death […]

Video Game Review – Tacoma

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Shaun Munro reviews Tacoma… The follow-up to Fullbright’s much-discussed exploration game Gone Home is an effort both ambitious and familiar, a frequently haunting, character-driven sci-fi drama that mostly overcomes its occasional divergences into ennui. Mostly. The year is 2088, and protagonist Amy Ferrier is a technician sent to the titular abandoned space station to retrieve ODIN, a valuable […]

Video Game Review – Redeemer

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Lewy Buck reviews Redeemer… For someone who enjoys twin-stick shooters I admittedly don’t play enough of them, from early titles such as Smash TV to the more recent Blacksea Odyssey I’ve never really had an awful experience with one but at the same time I’ve never thought one should have a place in my yearly […]

Movie Review – England Is Mine (2017)

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England Is Mine, 2017. Directed by Mark Gill. Starring Jack Lowden, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jodie Comer and Laurie Kynaston. SYNOPSIS: The years in the life of one Steven Patrick Morrissey – his writings, the women in his life, his mental health issues – until the moment Johnny Marr turned up.  And The Smiths were born. […]

Second Opinion – The Emoji Movie (2017)

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The Emoji Movie, 2017. Directed by Tony Leondis. Starring T. J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris, Maya Rudolph, Steven Wright, Rob Riggle, Jennifer Coolidge, Christina Aguilera, Sofía Vergara, Sean Hayes and Patrick Stewart. SYNOPSIS: Gene, a multi-expressional emoji, sets out on a journey to become a normal emoji. By the time my viewing experience of […]