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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 Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, […]

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 formation of […]

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 enchantment and magic, one […]

Second Opinion – A Simple Favor (2018)

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A Simple Favor, 2018.Directed by Paul Feig. Starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Linda Cardellini, Andrew Rannells, Jean Smart, Ian Ho, Joshua Satine, Kelly McCormack. Andrew Moodie, Eric Johnson, Sarah Baker, Zach Smadu, and Rupert Friend.SYNOPSIS:A woman seeks to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of her best friend.A Simple Favor plays like a […]

Movie Review – Mile 22 (2018)

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Mile 22, 2018.Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, Iko Uwais, John Malkovich and Ronda Rousey.SYNOPSIS:A top CIA operative and his unit are transporting a “package”, ie a double agent, who can provide access to life-threatening information to safety.  But there are numerous enemies out there standing in their way.The Wahlberg/Berg combo has […]

Comic Book Review – WWE: NXT Takeover – Proving Ground #1

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Liam Hoofe reviews WWE: NXT Takeover – Proving Ground #1…Following on from their impressive NXT debut last month, Boom! Studios released their second NXT issue recently, Proving Ground.After introducing us to a whole roster in the first comic, the story narrowed down in the second edition, documenting the story of Samoa Joe and his early […]

TV Review – American Vandal Season 2

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Liam Hoofe reviews American Vandal season 2…Netflix struck gold last year with their mockumentary series, American Vandal. The show documented the fallout of an elaborate prank at a school, and had fans all over the internet asking the question ‘who drew the dicks?’. It was a clever piece of television that turned out to have […]

Movie Review – Mile 22 (2018)

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Mile 22, 2018.Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohen, Iko Uwais, John Malkovich, Ronda Rousey, and Carlo Alban.SYNOPSIS:James Silva (Mark Wahlberg) is an elite American intelligence officer working with a top secret tactical unit. When he’s tasked with smuggling a high value asset (Iko Uwais) out of foreign territory, he must use his […]

Comic Book Review – WWE: NXT Takeover – The Blueprint #1

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Liam Hoofe reviews WWE: NXT Takeover #1…Boom! Studios have done an excellent job at bringing the weird and wonderful of the WWE to life in their comic books, and their latest spin-off, focusing on WWE developmental brand, NXT, shows plenty of promise in its first issue.The first comic is set in the early days of […]