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Movie Review – Euthanizer (2017)

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Euthanizer, 2017. Written and Directed by Teemu Nikki. Starring Matti Onnismaa, Jari Virman, and Hannamaija Nikander. SYNOPSIS A man who euthanizes animals as a side job runs afoul of white supremacists. In spite of its name, cover, and synopsis, Euthanizer shares little in common with your average thriller, with only the final act of the […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers: Optimus Prime #20

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Optimus Prime #20… The fight for Cybertron rages on as Shockwave implements his plan while Optimus Prime finds a surprising bot in limbo. As the penultimate issue of ‘The Falling’, John Barber sets a good stage for the finale as Shockwave prepares his final move. It is actually a fairly quiet […]

Movie Review – Hotel Artemis (2018)

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Hotel Artemis, 2018. Directed by Drew Pearce. Starring Jodie Foster, Sterling K. Brown, Sofia Boutella, Jeff Goldblum, Brian Tyree Henry, Jenny Slate, Zachary Quinto, Charlie Day and Dave Bautista. SYNOPSIS: A hotel in near future LA that caters to and heals injured criminals is caught in the middle of riot. In writer Drew Pearce’s directorial […]

DVD Review – Traffik (2018)

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Traffik, 2018. Directed by Deon Taylor. Starring Paula Patton, Omar Epps, Missi Pyle, William Fichtner, Dawn Olivieri, Luke Goss, and Laz Alonso. SYNOPSIS: A couple on a romantic weekend break are terrorised by a biker gang looking to reclaim something that belongs to them. Deon Taylor’s Traffik is essentially a siege/home invasion movie that wants […]

Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘Lotus Eaters’

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Red Stewart reviews the seventh episode of Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger… There’s something about psychoanalytical episodes in superhero television shows that fascinate me. From Smallville’s “Labyrinth,” to Arrow’s “Kapiushon,” to The Flash’s “Into the Speed Force,” I have frequently found myself engaged in each respective plot. Perhaps it is because I grew up enjoying Freudian theories, or maybe it’s because […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers: Lost Light #20

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Lost Light #20… At long last, Rodimus finally gets what he wanted as he comes face-to-face with Getaway, the Autobot who left him and several members of the Lost Light crew for dead and stole his ship. Its been a long time coming especially since Getaway left them back when the […]

Second Opinion – Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)

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Mission: Impossible – Fallout, 2018. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Starring Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Henry Cavill, Sean Harris, Vanessa Kirby, Angela Bassett and Alec Baldwin. SYNOPSIS: Ethan Hunt must deal with a returning terrorist villain, a new group of zealots and an interfering CIA operative in his latest very improbable mission. […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers: Lost Light #19

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Lost Light #19… In Transformers: Lost Light #19, Rodimus and his team have finally caught up with Getaway and the mutineers of the Lost Light, though it seems Getaway’s methods have taken an even darker turn since we saw him last. James Roberts begins this climactic showdown in a tense fashion as […]

Retro Review – 1K Minesweeper for the Sinclair ZX81

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Villordsutch reviews Minesweeper for the Sinclair ZX81… Back in the 1990’s, if you sat behind any computer that ran a version of Microsoft Windows you quite possibly became a wee bit bored and found yourself drawn towards the ‘Games’ folder.  Here lurked (if you were lucky) a cluster of excellent little titles, to waste numerous […]