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The Punisher Season 1 Episode 9 Review – ‘Front Towards Enemy’

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Liam Hoofe reviews the ninth episode of Marvel’s The Punisher…‘Front Towards Enemy’ the ninth episode of Marvel’s The Punisher, took the focus away from the Punisher’s battles, instead focusing on one of the other storylines that have been brewing throughout the season.The episode opened with a terrorist attack hitting New York City, and instantly, it […]

Arrow Season 6 Episode 7 Review – ‘Thanksgiving’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the seventh episode of Arrow season 6…There isn’t a whole lot to be thankful about this week on Arrow, in an episode titled “Thanksgiving.” I like them building a new, state of the art CCPD station since week one (where that money came from I’m not sure.) And besides just having Michael Emerson […]

Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘A Solar Calculator, a Game Ball and a Cheerleader’s Bosom’

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Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Young Sheldon…With the added bonus of a welcome cameo this week Young Sheldon ticks all the boxes which have so far made it a stand out addition to Big Bang mythology. Spanning just twenty minutes this show does more with these nostalgic vignettes than most manage in twice […]

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 3 Episode 7 Review – ‘Welcome to the Jungle’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the seventh episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow season 3…In my opinion, any episode with Grodd in it is a win and a good episode – and make no mistake, this episode was ambitious as hell and I have to sort of applaud just on the sheer audacity of all the issues […]

Marvel’s Runaways Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Rewind’

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Liam Hoofe reviews the second episode of Marvel’s Runaways…Marvel’s Runaways premiered on Hulu earlier this week, and after an enjoyable opening episode, the show continued its strong start with its second episode, ‘Rewind’.In the show’s opening episode, we were introduced to the all of the titular group, and we watched them reunite after two years […]

Movie Review – Love and Saucers (2017)

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Love and Saucers, 2017.Directed by Brad Abrahams.SYNOPSIS:The story of David Huggins, an unassuming 72 year-old who claims to have had a lifetime of encounters with otherworldly beings – including an inter-species romance with an E.T. woman (with whom he lost his virginity to), and chronicled it all in surreal impressionist paintings. Are his experiences dream, hallucination, […]

The Punisher Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘Cold Steel’

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Liam Hoofe reviews the eighth episode of Marvel’s The Punisher…One of the main ingredients for The Punisher’s success is its ability to juggle several plot points at one time, while also continuing to give us complex, and interesting characters. One of these characters, is Billy Russo, Frank’s former best friend from the Marines, who in […]

Movie Review – Suburbicon (2017)

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Suburbicon, 2017.Directed by George Clooney. Starring Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Noah Jupe, Glenn Fleshler, Gary Basaraba, Karimah Westbrook, Tony Espinosa, Megan Ferguson, and Oscar Isaac.SYNOPSIS:A home invasion rattles a quiet family town.It’s all too easy to discuss the rather meat-headed prescience of George Clooney’s Suburbicon, a film unable to shift a lingering sense of falsity […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two – Volume 6

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two – Volume 6…While the Transformers film franchise has struggled in the way of audience and critical reception and treating its characters like actual characters, IDW has had plenty of success over the years with its handling of the franchise in the comic medium. For the last few years, […]

Movie Review – I Love You, Daddy (2017)

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I Love You, Daddy, 2017.Written and Directed by Louis C.K. Starring Louis C.K., Chloe Grace Moretz, John Malkovich, Rose Byrne, Charlie Day, Pamela Adlon, Edie Falco, Helen Hunt, Ebonee Noel, Dan Puck, and Albert Brooks.SYNOPSIS:When a successful television writer’s daughter becomes the interest of an aging filmmaker with an appalling past, he becomes worried about […]