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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 […]

Twin Peaks Season 3 Episode 8 Review

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Rachel Bellwoar reviews the eighth episode of Twin Peaks season 3… Who in the world is Ray Monroe (George Griffith) and where did he come from? Bad Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) might not be dead, like episode eight originally suggests, but that doesn’t make Ray’s actions less impressive. He tricked Bob! The gun in the glove […]

Second Opinion – Baby Driver (2017)

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Baby Driver, 2017. Written and Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring Ansel Elgort, Lily James, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, Jon Bernthal, and Eiza González. SYNOPSIS: After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail. Not too long ago as I […]

Movie Review – Atomic Blonde (2017)

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Atomic Blonde, 2017. Directed by David Leitch. Starring Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, Eddie Marsan, John Goodman, Toby Jones, Bill Skarsgard, and Sofia Boutella. SYNOPSIS: An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents. Following on from […]

Second Opinion – War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

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War for the Planet of the Apes, 2017. Directed by Matt Reeves. Starring Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Judy Greer, Karin Konoval, Terry Notary, Michael Adamthwaite, Gabriel Chavarria, Max Lloyd-Jones, Sara Canning, Aleks Paunovic, and Chad Rook. SYNOPSIS: After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his […]

Movie Review – War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

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War for the Planet of the Apes, 2017. Directed by Matt Reeves. Starring Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Judy Greer, Karin Konoval, Terry Notary, Michael Adamthwaite, Gabriel Chavarria, Max Lloyd-Jones, Sara Canning, Aleks Paunovic, and Chad Rook. SYNOPSIS: After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his […]

DVD Review – Patriots Day (2016)

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Patriots Day, 2016. Directed by Peter Berg Starring Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon, John Goodman, J.K. Simmons, Michelle Monaghan, Christopher O’Shea, Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Wolff, Themo Melikidze, Jimmy O. Yang, Jake Picking, and Melissa Benoist. SYNOPSIS: Recounting the events of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings and the subsequent investigation and manhunt to find those responsible. When […]