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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 5 Episode 19 Review – ‘Option 2’

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Danny Hale reviews the nineteenth episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 5… ‘Option 2’ sees the consequences of Yo-Yo’s actions last week start to spill out as the team becomes even more divided and Qovas arrives at Earth seeking the gravitonium. To see our team start to turn on one another felt weighted, earned […]

Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime #17

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Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #17… Its safe to say not only did Optimus Prime #17 raise the stake’s of Cybertron’s survival, but delivered one of the most shocking twists in Transformers history. John Barber crafts an intriguing tale that places readers in the place of the characters as things go from bad to worse in a chaotic manner […]

WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Review

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Liam Hoofe reviews WWE’s The Greatest Royal Rumble event… The Greatest Royal Rumble, the WWE’s first ever PPV event held in Saudi Arabia, took place this Friday evening. The event saw seven of the company’s title defended and their first ever 50 man Royal Rumble match. The WWE has pulled out all of the stops […]

Video Game Review – God of War

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Shaun Munro reviews God of War… Some eight years removed from the release of the last core God of War game, the blood-soaked hack n’ slash franchise has been effectively rejuvenated by series veteran Cory Barlog with this staggeringly creative – if decidedly tamer – soft-reboot. Though perhaps not quite the radical, Resident Evil 4-esque reinvention some […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two – Vol. 7

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two – Volume 7… Throughout the history of Transformers, there are several tropes which are often repeated no matter the interpretation of the franchise: Optimus Prime dies and returns at least once, Unicron plays a role of some kind and the Decepticons, in almost every case, start the […]

Riverdale Season 2 Episode 19 Review – ‘Passengers’

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Liam Hoofe reviews the nineteenth episode of Riverdale season 2… After last week’s excellent Carrie the Musical inspired episode, this week’s Riverdale had plenty of surprises in store as it races towards its season finale later next month. The crux of this episode was the drama surrounding the Hooper family and the aftermath of Mitch’s […]

ZZap! 64 Annual 2019 Kickstarter now underway

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Following the success of last year’s Crash Annual publisher Fusion Retro Books have started a Kickstarter campaign for an annual celebrating the ZZap! 64 magazine.  If you were a Commodore 64 owner then ZZap! 64 was the magazine to go for, not just for reviews and previews but also for the humour and the excellent […]

Blu-ray Review – Paddington 2 (2017)

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Paddington 2, 2017. Directed by Paul King. Starring Ben Whishaw, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Grant, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, Julie Walters, Imelda Staunton, Michael Gambon, Marie-France Alvarez, Jim Broadbent, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Miller, Jessica Hynes, Robbie Gee, Richard Ayoade, Sanjeev Bhaskar, and Peter Capaldi. SYNOPSIS: Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and […]

Supergirl Season 3 Episode 15 Review – ‘In Search of Lost Time’

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Martin Carr reviews the fifteenth episode of Supergirl season 3… Time seems to be an overarching theme as well as an important tag line this week. Time for reconciliation, time for regret and time together. Retention of memories both detrimental and inspiring are all examined, which allow these character to realise and react accordingly. Harewood […]