Tony Black reviews The X-Files #10… “Contrarians,” Part 1 (of 2): Mulder chances upon evidence that suggests the now-defunct Syndicate’s involvement in the Iran-Contra affair. Guest-starring the Cigarette Smoking Man and President Reagan! Given the powder keg that is United States politics, ‘Contrarians’ is, in time-honoured X-Files fashion, very appropriate right now. You can feel […]
Movie Review – Jackie (2016)
Jackie, 2016. Directed by Pablo Larrain. Starring Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup and John Hurt. SYNOPSIS: The assassination of President Kennedy in 1963, his funeral and the days immediately afterwards are related from the perspective of his wife, Jackie. One of the most shocking moments in 20th century history, one that reverberated around […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Waypoint #3
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Waypoint #3… Star Trek: Deep Space 9 and Star Trek: Voyager return to comics! In Castellucci’s, “Mother’s Walk,” major Kira confronts how she can perform a mandatory, ancient Bajoran pilgrimage when so many family members, needed for the rite, are dead. Who can she turn to? And in Scott’s “The Wildman […]
Sherlock Series 4 Episode 3 Review – ‘The Final Problem’
Tori Brazier reviews the third and final episode of Sherlock series four… Well, after the usual teasing references to it over previous episodes, Sherlock finally pulled on the deerstalker again – but you’d be forgiven for missing this detail in a series finale rammed with tests, puzzles and challenges galore, for the characters and audience […]
Comic Book Review – WWE #1
Luke Owen reviews WWE #1… Seth Rollins. Roman Reigns. Dean Ambrose. Together they formed The Shield, one of the most dominant factions in WWE history—until the ultimate opportunist Seth chose to betray the group at the behest of Triple H, the “King of Kings” who has cemented himself as the authority in control of WWE. Now, […]
Movie Review – La La Land (2016)
La La Land, 2016. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons, and John Legend. SYNOPSIS: Mia is an aspiring actress working as a barista on the Warner Bros. lot. Sebastian is a musician who harbours dreams of opening his own jazz club. The two meet and fall head over heels in […]
Star Wars Rebels Season 3 Episode 13 Review – ‘Warhead’
Chris Cooper reviews Star Wars Rebels – Warhead… Following on from a two-parter that made fairly big connections between Rebels and the movies, Warhead takes things down several notches as we get a self-contained story this week. With the story focusing on Zeb, Chopper, and AP-5, the story makes the most of providing us with […]
DVD Review – Anthropoid (2016)
Anthropoid, 2016. Directed by Sean Ellis Starring Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan, Charlotte Le Bon, Anna Geislerova and Toby Jones. SYNOPSIS: Based on a true story, Anthropoid details the successful assassination of SS General, Reinhard Heydrich during World War II by a small group of Czech resistance fighters deployed by parachute near Prague. In line with […]
Blu-ray Review – Black Society Trilogy
Black Society Trilogy Directed by Takashi Miike. Starring Kippei Shîna, Tomorowo Taguchi, Takeshi Caesar, Shô Aikawa, Li Wei Chang, Shih Chang, Kazuki Kitamura, Dan Li. SYNOPSIS: A collection of three thematically-connected crime stories by cult Japanese director Takashi Miike. Not strictly a trilogy in the common sense of the word, Takashi Miike’s so-called Black Society […]
Blu-ray Review – His Girl Friday (1940)
His Girl Friday, 1940. Directed by Howard Hawks. Starring Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, John Qualen, Helen Mack, and Alma Kruger. SYNOPSIS: A hard-boiled newspaper editor attempts to rekindle his ex-wife’s – and ex-star reporter’s – love for both himself and the world of newspaper journalism. His Girl Friday marks something of a turning […]
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