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Second Opinion – Despicable Me 3 (2017)

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Despicable Me 3, 2017. Directed by Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin, and Eric Guillon. Featuring the voice talents of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Pierre Coffin, Trey Parker, Steve Coogan, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Nev Scharrel, Jenny Slate, Julie Andrews, and Russell Brand. SYNOPSIS: Gru meets his long-lost charming, cheerful, and more successful twin brother Dru who […]

Movie Review – Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

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Spider-Man: Homecoming, 2017. Directed by Jon Watts. Starring Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr., Michael Keaton, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, Bokeem Woodbine, Tyne Daly, Michael Barbieri, Abraham Attah, Hannibal Buress, Kenneth Choi, Angourie Rice, Michael Chernus, Michael Mando, Logan Marshall-Green, Jennifer Connelly, Gwyneth Paltrow, and […]

Comic Book Review – Mother Panic Vol. 1: A Work in Progress

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Ricky Church reviews Mother Panic Vol. 1: A Work in Progress… There’s a new vigilante on the streets of Gotham City, and she’s got her own brand of violent justice. Enter Mother Panic! By day, Violet Paige is a celebutante with a bad attitude and a temper to match, whom no one suspects of having […]

Movie Review – The House (2017)

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The House, 2017. Directed by Andrew Jay Cohen. Starring Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, Ryan Simpkins, Allison Tolman, Rory Scovel, Rob Huebel, Michaela Watkins, Cedric Yarbrough, Lennon Parham, Jesse Ennis, Alexandra Daddario, and Jeremy Renner. SYNOPSIS: A dad and his friend start an illegal casino in his basement after he and his […]

Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 12 Review – ‘The Doctor Falls’

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Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 12: The Doctor Falls… Directed by: Rachel Talalay Written by: Steven Moffat The Doctor – A Pity…No Stars…I’d hoped there would be stars. Following on from last week’s rather fantastic opener “World Enough and Time” the closing chapter of Series 10, sees the bowing out of long time showrunner Steven Moffat […]

Theatre Review – The Quentin Dentin Show

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Thomas Harris reviews The Quentin Dentin Show… The Tristan Bates Theatre, where The Quentin Dentin Show, a broadly glam, charmingly hokey science-fiction come modern morality tale, currently occupies a month residency is not twenty seconds walk from the looming monolith Palace Theatre. So close in fact, that whilst awaiting the performance and during rare moments […]

Movie Review – Logan Lucky (2017)

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Logan Lucky. 2017 Directed by Steven Soderbergh Starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Seth MacFarlane, Sebastian Stan, Farrah Mackenzie, Jack Quaid, Brian Gleeson, Katherine Waterston, Dwight Yoakam, Macon Blair, and Hilary Swank. SYNOPSIS: Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina. By now […]

Comic Book Review – The X-Files #15

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Tony Black reviews The X-Files #15… “Resistance,” Part 2 (of 4): The final piece of the puzzle falls into place, threatening to send Mulder over the line, just as shadowy forces are revealed to have compromised the upper echelons of government. In his interview with The X-Cast podcast recently discussing the final run of The […]

Blu-ray Review – Hell in the Pacific (1968)

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Hell in the Pacific, 1968. Directed by John Boorman. Starring Lee Marvin and Toshiro Mifune. SYNOPSIS: Hell in the Pacific is a curiosity, a movie that stars just two people, Lee Marvin and Toshiro Mifune, who play opposing soldiers stranded on a deserted island during World War II. The ending in the theatrical release was […]