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DVD Review – The Salesman (2016)

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The Salesman, 2016.Directed by Asghar Farhadi. Starring Taraneh Alidoost, Shahab Hosseini, Farid Sajjadi Hosseini, and Babak Karimi.SYNOPSIS:In modern-day Iran, a teacher and his wife are preparing for the opening night of their amateur production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman.  But work on an adjacent building makes their own apartment block dangerous, so they’re […]

Movie Review – The Shepherd (El Pastor) (2016)

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The Shepherd (El Pastor), 2016.Written and directed by Jonathan Cenzual Burley. Starring Miguel Martín, Juan Luis Sara, Alfonso Mendiguchia, Maribel Iglesias, and Carlos San Jorge.SYNOPSIS:A self-sufficient shepherd’s home and way of life is threatened when property developers take an interest in his land. With The Shepherd – or El Pastor in Spanish – Jonathan Cenzual Burley (El […]

Comic Book Review – Wonder Woman #23

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Ricky Church reviews Wonder Woman #23… “The Truth” part five! The conclusion to Diana’s search for the truth takes her on a journey into darkness. But the price of understanding may be one sacrifice too many for Wonder Woman… With Wonder Woman #23 comes the conclusion to ‘The Truth’, edging us that much closer to […]

Video Game Review – Victor Vran Overkill Edition

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Scott Watson reviews Victor Vran Overkill Edition… It has been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Then again, there’s the flipside too that familiarity breeds contempt. Victor Vran, by Haemimont Games (of Tropico fame), straddles that ever so thin line between both splendidly. An action RPG with a storyline steeped in Grimm’s […]

Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 7 Review – ‘The Pyramid At The End Of The World’

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Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 7: The Pyramid At The End Of The World…Directed by: Daniel NettheimWritten by: Peter Harness & Steven MoffatDoctor – “What do you depend on?”Nardole – “Air, Water, Food, Beer.”Following on from last week’s rather excellent Extremis – in which we discovered that not only was virtually the entire episode a simulation for […]

Second Opinion – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, 2017.Directed by Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg Starring Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario, Geoffrey Rush, Kevin McNally, Golshifteh Farahani, Orlando Bloom, Stephen Graham, David Wenham, Keira Knightley, Adam Brown, and Paul McCartney.SYNOPSIS:Captain Jack Sparrow is pursued by an old nemesis, Armando Salazar, who along […]

DVD Review – The Hippopotamus (2017)

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The Hippopotamus, 2017 Directed by John Jencks. Starring Roger Allam, Fiona Shaw, Tim McInnerny, Emily Berrington, Geraldine Somerville, and Matthew Modine.   SYNOPSIS: Ted Wallace, a washed up, alcoholic theatre critic, is recruited by his estranged god-daughter to establish if a miracle has occurred at the ancestral home of his oldest friend, leading him on […]

70th Cannes Film Festival Review – The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)

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The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), 2017.Directed by Noah Baumbach. Starring: Adam Sandler, Dustin Hoffman, Ben Stiller, Emma Thompson, Elizabeth Marvel, and Grace Van Patten.SYNOPSIS:The estranged, middle-aged children of a New York artist reconnect with each other in the wake of their father’s illness.After a spate of juvenile comedies, Adam Sandler has found a nurturing guide […]

Movie Review – Detour (2016)

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Detour, 2016.Directed by Christopher Smith. Starring Tye Sheridan, Bel Powley, Emory Cohen, John Lynch and Stephen Moyer.SYNOPSIS:Law student Harper’s mother is in hospital in a coma and he blames his stepfather, Vincent.  He’s not coping well with the situation, seeking consolation in drink.  After one especially heavy night, he awakes to find local bad boy, […]