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Comic Book Review – Wonder Woman #23

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Ricky Church reviews Wonder Woman #23… “The Truth” part five! The conclusion to Diana’s search for the truth takes her on a journey into darkness. But the price of understanding may be one sacrifice too many for Wonder Woman… With Wonder Woman #23 comes the conclusion to ‘The Truth’, edging us that much closer to […]

Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 7 Review – ‘The Pyramid At The End Of The World’

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Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 7: The Pyramid At The End Of The World… Directed by: Daniel Nettheim Written by: Peter Harness & Steven Moffat Doctor – “What do you depend on?” Nardole – “Air, Water, Food, Beer.” Following on from last week’s rather excellent Extremis – in which we discovered that not only was virtually the […]

Second Opinion – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, 2017. Directed by Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg Starring Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario, Geoffrey Rush, Kevin McNally, Golshifteh Farahani, Orlando Bloom, Stephen Graham, David Wenham, Keira Knightley, Adam Brown, and Paul McCartney. SYNOPSIS: Captain Jack Sparrow is pursued by an old nemesis, Armando […]

Movie Review – The Hippopotamus (2017)

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The Hippopotamus, 2017. Directed by John Jencks. Starring Tim McInnerny, Roger Allam, Matthew Modine, Emily Berrington, Russell Tovey, and Lyne Renee. SYNOPSIS: Out of luck, out of cash and recently sacked theatre critic Ted Wallace (Roger Allam) has a chance encounter with relative Jane Swann. Creatively bereft and in need of money Wallace agrees to […]

Second Opinion – The Red Turtle (2016)

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The Red Turtle, 2016. Directed by Michael Dudok de Wit. Featuring the voice talents of Emmanuel Garijo, Tom Hudson, Baptiste Goy, Axel Devillers, and Barbara Beretta. SYNOPSIS: A man is shipwrecked on an island, and his attempts to escape are thwarted by a giant red turtle. There were a couple of unusual nominees in the […]

Video Game Review – Farpoint

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Shaun Munro reviews Farpoint… Impulse Gear’s much-anticipated VR shooter Farpoint has been touted as something of a killer app for the PSVR, which though swimming in dozens of titles and “experiences”, has served up few certifiable must-have AAA games so far, the most high-profile being the magnificent Resident Evil 7. Though Capcom’s terrifying VR jaunt remains […]

Fargo Season 3 Episode 6 Review – ‘The Lord of No Mercy’

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Shaun Munro reviews the sixth episode of Fargo season 3… The latter half of Fargo‘s third season hit the ground running this week, building on the previous barn-burner of an episode with perhaps its most shocking and suspenseful instalment yet. From the outset, Ray means business when it comes to avenging Yuri and Meemo’s brutal assault of Nikki, […]