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Blu-ray Review – Body Double (1984)

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Body Double, 1984. Directed by Brian De Palma. Starring Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Barbara Crampton, Gregg Henry, Dennis Franz, Deborah Shelton, Guy Boyd. SYNOPSIS: An out-of-work actor becomes obsessed with a beautiful woman after spying on her through a telescope, leading to a series of nasty events. After beginning the 1980s with the triple-whammy of […]

American Horror Story Season 6 Episode 6 Review

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Helen Murdoch review the sixth episode of American Horror Story season 6… After shaking up the traditional AHS format with the mockumentary style “My Roanoake Nightmare”, the big twist for season 6 has now been revealed. Below are SPOILERS for episode 6 so please don’t read further if you haven’t caught up on the latest […]

Class Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo’

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Alex Moreland reviews the second episode of the Doctor Who spinoff Class… “When did you know when you were ready to talk?” One of the advantages that Class has over Doctor Who is its ability to explore consequences. Following ‘For Tonight We Might Die’, Class continues the story of Coal Hill – where Doctor Who […]

Movie Review – La La Land (2016)

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La La Land, 2016. Directed by Damien Chazelle Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt, Finn Whitrock, and J.K. Simmons. SYNOPSIS: Dreams are chased and love is found in Damien Chazelle’s ode to Hollywood musicals and celluloid magic. On paper, La La Land, reads like it’s going to be my favourite movie of […]

October Horrors Day 22 – The Shining (1980)

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The Shining, 1980. Directed by Stanley Kubrick Starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers and Danny Lloyd. SYNOPSIS: Jack Torrance is a struggling writer who takes a job as the winter caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, located deep in the mountains and often snowed in during the winter months, bringing along his wife Wendy and […]

The Flash Season 3 Episode 4 Review – ‘The New Rogues’

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Jessie Robertson reviews episode four of The Flash season three, ‘The New Rogues’… Please tell me #Hell’sWells is now trending… Not all the story stuff is back in line, but tone-wise, this episode re-captured the vibrance and silly fun of The Flash; I found myself laughing out loud several times. And Mirror Master! It’s a […]

Movie Review – Fist 2 Fist 2: Weapon of Choice (2014)

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Fist 2 Fist 2: Weapon of Choice, 2014. Directed by Jino Kang and Tony Urgo. Starring Jino Kang, Douglas Olsson, Katherine Celio, Artem Mishin and Kelly Lou Dennis. SYNOPSIS: Retired Assassin, Jack Lee (Jino Kang), has long since disappeared from the criminal world to peacefully raise his dead brother’s daughter, Jamie (Kelly Lou Dennis) but […]

Book Review – The Fantasy Art of Oliver Frey (Extended Edition)

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Villordsutch reviews The Fantasy Art of Oliver Frey (Extended Edition)… For anyone who enjoyed gaming during the 1980’s and 90’s then the work of Oliver Frey is quite possibly something you’ve looked at and studied for a fair amount of time, and in this latest book – from Fusion Retro Books – The Fantasy Art of Oliver […]