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Black Lightning Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘The Resurrection’

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Red Stewart reviews the first episode of Black Lightning… Since Marvel’s reinvention of the genre in the 1960s, superhero comics have extended past the two-dimensional good vs. bad dynamic and delved into some tragically deep themes. Though this has been downplayed in the current renaissance of superhero movies and television shows, we still get bursts […]

Second Opinion – The Fate of the Furious (2017)

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The Fate of the Furious, 2017. Directed by F. Gary Gray. Starring Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Helen Mirren, Nathalie Emmanuel, Elsa Pataky, Scott Eastwood, Kurt Russell, Luke Evans, and Charlize Theron. SYNOPSIS: When a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of terrorism and a betrayal […]

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 15 Review – “The Fellowship of the Spear”

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Jessie Robertson reviews the fifteenth episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow… So, Mick’s supposed to be Boromir? There seemed to be a lot to unpack as we head toward the end of this season’s finale; in the large scope, the Legends retrieved the rest of the Spear of Destiny from Thawne right off the top […]

The Flash Season 3 Episode 17 Review – ‘Duet’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the seventeenth episode of The Flash season 3… Music Meister….or Cupid? Tonight was the “musical” episode and while it had its flashes of pomp, circumstance and oh yes, the stars of our weekly superhero show belting out the tunes, it was more plot than musical. I believe most people thought (like myself) […]

Arrow Season 5 Episode 19 Review – ‘Dangerous Liaisons’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the nineteenth episode of Arrow season 5… Part Cyber Crime Thriller, Part Heartwarming Family Drama, Arrow does it all! Opening scene tonight was pretty fun albeit feeling a bit Scooby-Doo-ish; Chase was cornered in an arcade but he turned the games against Team Arrow (where was Toymaster from Supergirl’s Earth?) The “chase” […]

Movie Review – Raw (2016)

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Raw, 2016. Written and Directed by Julia Ducournau. Starring Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella, Laurent Lucas, Joana Preiss, Bouli Lanners, Marion Vernoux, and Jean-Louis Sbille. SYNOPSIS: When a young vegetarian undergoes a carnivorous hazing ritual at vet school, an unbidden taste for meat begins to grow in her. A coming-of-age cannibal movie could […]

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 Episode 16 Review – ‘What If…’

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Danny Hale reviews the sixteenth episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4… It’s back, it’s finally back! With the incredible ending to the LMD arc that we witnessed in ‘Self Control’ followed by a six week hiatus the Agents of HYDRA pod had a very tough act to follow with ‘What if… ‘ Was […]

Blu-ray Review – Moana (2016)

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Moana, 2016. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. Featuring the voice talents of Auli’I Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger, and Alan Tudyk. SYNOPSIS: Moana arrives on Blu-ray, as well as on DVD (there’s a code for a digital copy too). It’s an enjoyable movie, and the bonus features […]

Movie Review – Free Fire (2017)

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Free Fire, 2017. Directed by Ben Wheatley. Starring Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, Cillian Murphy, Sharlto Copley, Babou Ceesay, Enzo Cilenti, Jack Reynor, Sam Riley, Noah Taylor and Michael Smiley. SYNOPSIS: 1978, Boston, Massachusetts. Justine has brokered a meeting between two Irishmen and a gang selling them a stash of guns. But when shots are fired, […]