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The Flash Season 3 Episode 16 Review – ‘Into the Speed Force’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the sixteenth episode of The Flash season 3… Will the real Flash please stand up? Last season’s second to last episode “The Runaway Dinosaur” was our first look at being “inside” the Speed Force; it’s a nebulous entity really, it’s not time, or space, or a place, but a familiar setting to […]

Movie Review – Logan (2017)

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Logan, 2017. Directed by James Mangold. Starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant, and Richard E. Grant. SYNOPSIS: In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan’s attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are […]

Second Opinion – I Am Not Your Negro (2016)

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I Am Not Your Negro, 2016. Directed by Raoul Peck. Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson. SYNOPSIS:  Piecing together James Baldwin’s unfinished novel, Remember This House about race relations in America. Tells the story of his relationship with Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. “Trailers specifically chosen for this film” comes the voice-over […]

Second Opinion – I.T. (2016)

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I.T., 2016. Directed by John Moore. Starring Pierce Brosnan, James Frecheville, Anna Friel, Stefanie Scott, and Michael Nyqvist. SYNOPSIS: A wealthy tycoon finds his life has been taken over by an IT consultant. He, his family and his home are under attack from all the technology that they take for granted. It’s surprising that “from […]

Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #8

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Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #8… “Metalhead 2.0” Part 2! Donatello realizes that Metalhead is now following a new programing protocol and must make a drastic decision before it’s too late! Will the robot end up as an enemy or ally? Eight issues already. Only feels like yesterday that IDW started their […]

Movie Review – Mad to Be Normal (2017)

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Mad to Be Normal, 2017. Written and Directed by Robert Mullan. Starring David Tennant, Elisabeth Moss, Michael Gambon, Gabriel Byrne, and David Bamber. SYNOPSIS: Mad To Be Normal tells the story of world-renowned Scottish psychiatrist RD Laing and his unique community at Kingsley Hall, East London, during the 1960’s. Robert Mullan’s Mad to Be Normal, […]

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 Episode 18 Review – ‘No Regrets’

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Danny Hale reviews the eighteenth episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4… While ‘Identity and Change’ last week showcased just how ruthless the Framework’s version our Fitz is, ‘No Regrets’ gave us a better idea of just how and why he ventured down this path. In addition, we got to welcome an old face […]

Video Game Review – Yooka-Laylee

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Scott Watson reviews Yooka-Laylee… Is it cool to say this is gloriously retro? Is it far enough back in gaming history, that we can class a game that has its heart, soul and roots in the superb platforming spectacles of the N64 era as retro? You know what, screw the retro, Yooka-Laylee is platforming glory […]