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Movie Review – Slice (2018)

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Slice, 2018.Directed by Austin Vesely. Starring Zazie Beetz, Chance Bennett, Joe Keery, Chris Parnell, and Paul Scheer.SYNOPSIS:In a spooky small town of Kingfisher, the residents attempt to deal with the murder of a pizza delivery boy. Is it one of the ghosts they share the area with or is it another one of many grave evils that lurk? […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: The Next Generation: Terra Incognita #3

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: The Next Generation: Terra Incognita #3…After last month’s slice of Star Trek: The Next Generation: Terra Incognita we discovered that the Federation, after the Borg encounter at Wolf-359, is at a desperate time and is currently placing a lot of hope on the upcoming ‘Peace Talks’ with the Cardassians – the key […]

Movie Review – King of Thieves (2018)

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King of Thieves, 2018.Directed by James Marsh. Starring Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Tom Courtenay, Ray Winstone, Charlie Cox, Paul Whitehouse and Michael Gambon.SYNOPSIS:A gang of ageing crooks decide to crack a job they’ve all been wanting to carry out for years – an Easter weekend burglary of the Hatton Garden safe deposit facility.“The problem with […]

Movie Review – Blood Child (2018)

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Blood Child, 2018.Directed by Jennifer Phillips. Starring Alyx Melon, Cynthia Lee MacQuarrie,Biden Hall, Charlotte Cattell, Coco Uiga, Tara Chitaroni, and Lisa Kovack.SYNOPSIS:A grief-stricken woman raises a ghost child after suffering a miscarriage. When she finds out she’s pregnant again; her first child goes on a jealous and haunting rampage.Motherhood can feel like a nightmarish thing. The […]

Toronto International Film Festival 2018 Review – First Man

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First Man, 2018.Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Patrick Fugit, Olivia Hamilton, Ciaran Hinds, Ethan Embry, Shea Whigham, Corey Stoll, and Pablo Schreiber.SYNOPSIS:The riveting story of NASA’s mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the years 1961-1969.The first moon landing is such […]

Toronto International Film Festival 2018 Review – A Star Is Born

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A Star is Born, 2018.Directed by Bradley Cooper.0 Starring Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliot, Anthony Ramos, Dave Chapelle, Andrew Dice Clay, Rafi Gavron and Rebecca Field.SYNOPSISSeasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers—and falls in love with—struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer until Jack coaxes […]

Movie Review – Mandy (2018)

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Mandy, 2018.Directed by Panos Cosmatos. Starring Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache, Bill Duke, Ned Dennehy, Clément Baronnet, Line Pillet, Olwen Fouéré, and Richard Brake.SYNOPSIS:Mandy is set in the primal wilderness of 1983 where Red Miller, a broken and haunted man hunts an unhinged religious sect who slaughtered the love of his life.If there isn’t a […]

Video Game Review – Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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Shaun Munro reviews Shadow of the Tomb Raider….Shadow of the Tomb Raider sees revered developer Crystal Dynamics largely handing over the reins to Eidos Montréal (Thief, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided) for this climactic bookend to the franchise’s reboot trilogy. Though the threequel doesn’t bring much new or particularly creative to the table, it’s nothing if not a consistent, […]

Movie Review – The Krays: Dead Man Walking (2018)

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The Krays: Dead Man Walking, 2018.Directed by Richard John Taylor. Starring Marc Pickering, Nathanjohn Carter, Guy Henry, Josh Myers, Leslie Grantham, Janine Nerissa, Darren Day, Rita Simons, Linda Lusardi and Chris Ellison.SYNOPSIS:The Krays have sprung Frank ‘The Mad Axeman’ Mitchell from prison but his temper is causing problems, forcing drastic action to keep the convict […]