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Comic Book Review – Batman #49

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Ricky Church reviews Batman #49… The penultimate issue to Batman and Catwoman’s wedding has arrived with the bride-to-be facing off against The Joker in a confrontation that writer Tom King manages to subvert in several ways. Batman #49 is easily one of the best issues in King’s run to date by heavily emphasizing Catwoman and Joker’s character […]

Comic Book Review – Dark Days: The Road to Metal

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Ricky Church reviews Dark Days: The Road to Metal… One of the big events of the DC Universe in the last year was Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s long awaited Dark Nights: Metal, an event that built off their New 52 Batman run. Before the beginning of that story, however, there were some other essential steps for readers […]

Comic Book Review – The Flash: Rebirth Deluxe Edition – Book 2

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Ricky Church reviews The Flash: Rebirth Deluxe Edition – Book 2… The Flash is back and facing some of his toughest and most classic enemies in The Flash: Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 2. Writer Joshua Williamson’s depiction of The Flash and his world is entertaining and cuts to the core of the character as he balances […]

Movie Review – In the Fade (2017)

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In The Fade, 2017. Directed by Fatih Akin. Starring Diane Kruger, Denis Moschitto, Numan Acar, and Samir Muriel Chancrin. SYNOPSIS: Katja married her Turkish born husband, Nuri, while he was in prison for drug offences.  On his release, he sets up his own business and turns his life around, helping the immigrant community.  Life is […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers: Lost Light #18

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Lost Light #18… ‘The Everlasting Voices’ isn’t the only thing to conclude in Transformers: Lost Light #18, but seemingly the journey to find Cyberutopia as well. Roberts delivers an issue filled with answers and exposition while still focusing on some good character moments that reflect their development. Transformers: Lost Light #18 is a […]

Second Opinion – Tag (2018)

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Tag. 2018. Directed by Jeff Tomsic. Starring Ed Helms, Jon Hamm, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Isla Fisher, Hannibal Buress, Jeremy Renner, Leslie Bibb, Rashida Jones, Nora Dunn and LilRel Howery. SYNOPSIS: A small group of former classmates organize an elaborate, annual game of tag that requires some to travel all over the country. Tag. A […]

Blu-ray Review – The Last House on the Left (1972)

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The Last House on the Left, 1972. Directed by Wes Craven. Starring David Hess, Sandra Peabody, Fred J. Lincoln, Lucy Grantham, Richard Towers, Cynthia Carr, Martin Kove, Marc Sheffler, and Jeramie Rain. SYNOPSIS: Two teenage girls are kidnapped and brutalised before the attackers in knowing seek shelter at the home of the parents of one of […]

Movie Review – Hereditary (2018)

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Hereditary, 2018. Directed by Ari Aster. Starring Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, and Ann Dowd. SYNOPSIS: After the family matriarch passes away, a grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences, and begin to unravel dark secrets. Hereditary currently sits on a 92% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and an average […]

Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘Stained Glass’

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Red Stewart reviews the third episode of Cloak & Dagger… Surrealism is a hard genre to breach. While presenting an opportunity to experiment with the typical molds for linear storytelling, too often it is used as an excuse by pretentious directors to create something that stands out in the arthouse market. But when it is […]