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DVD Review – He’s Out There (2018)

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He’s Out There, 2018.Directed by Quinn Lasher. Starring Yvonne Strahovski, Anna Pniowsky, Abigail Pniowsky, Julian Bailey, Justin Bruening, and Ryan McDonald.SYNOPSIS:A mother and her two daughters are stalked by a psychopath during a visit to their holiday home.The current home invasion renaissance continues with He’s Out There, the latest movie from The Last House on […]

Review – John Williams: A Life In Music

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Tori Brazier reviews John Williams: A Life in Music…From Decca Records and Classic FM comes a new collection of recordings, celebrating the astonishing career of one of the world’s most successful living composers: John Williams.In January 2018, Williams broke his own record as the recipient of more Oscar nominations than any other living person with […]

Movie Review – The Predator (2018)

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The Predator, 2018.Directed by Shane Black. Starring Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Sterling K. Brown, Thomas Jane, Alfie Allen, Augusto Aguilera, Brian A. Prince, and Yvonne Strahovski.SYNOPSIS:When a young boy accidentally triggers the universe’s most lethal hunters’ return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled scientist […]

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 Cate Blanchett, Jack Black, Owen Vaccaro, Lorenza Izzo, Kyle MacLachlan, Colleen Camp, Sunny Suljic, and Renée Elise Goldsberry.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.Jack […]

Movie Review – Mermaid’s Song (2015)

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Mermaid’s Song, 2015.Directed by Nicholas Humphries. Starring Iwan Rheon, Katelyn Mager, and Brendan Taylor.SYNOPSIS:When Serena decides to give up her life as a mermaid to live on the land, her daughter, Charlotte, is given a choice: continue to live as a human or return to the sea and restore the balance.Originally titled Charlotte’s Song, Mermaid’s Song premiered at […]

Movie Review – The Church (2018)

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The Church, 2018.Directed by Dom Franklin. Starring Bill Moseley, Ashley C. Williams, Lisa Wilcox, and Clint Howard.SYNOPSIS:After a Pastor and select members of his congregation agree to sell his family’s 100-year-old church to a local developer, their sins begin to manifest in front of their eyes and hell breaks loose…inside the church.Trying to capitalize on the trend […]

Movie Review – A Simple Favor (2018)

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A Simple Favor, 2018.Directed by Paul Feig. Starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Ian Ho, Joshua Satine, and Andrew Rannells.SYNOPSIS:A woman seeks to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of her best friend.Marketed as the “darker side of Paul Feig”, A Simple Favor follows the story of widowed mum Stephanie (Kendrick) who’s life gets […]

Second Opinion – The Little Stranger (2018)

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The Little Stranger, 2018.Directed by Lenny Abrahamson. Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Will Poulter, Charlotte Rampling and Liv Hill.SYNOPSIS:After a doctor is called to visit a crumbling manor, strange things begin to occur.How strange for The Little Stranger, Lenny Abrahamson’s follow-up to unexpected Oscar hit Room, to be so quietly dropped amidst festival season. It’s […]

Comic Book Review – Batman: Damned #1

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Grant Vance reviews Batman: Damned #1… Fresh off the press of DC’s new mature-readership-targeting Black Label imprint, the team behind the 2011 Christmas-themed Batman: Noël comes a Batman story a little less jolly.  Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets, Loveless) and Lee Bermejo (Joker, Before Watchmen: Rorschach) are no strangers to the rogue-ridden streets of Gotham. They’ve […]