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Comic Book Review – Transformers: Lost Light #5

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Lost Light #5… It’s TEAM RODIMUS versus a universe gone wrong! An alternate Cybertron is being torn apart as the malevolent Functionist Council implement a plan that’s been millions of years in the making. But with victory within their reach, they find themselves up against someone who really shouldn’t exist: MEGATRON. […]

Chicago Critics Film Festival 2017 – Take Me (2017)

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Take Me, 2017.Directed by Pat Healy. Starring Taylor Schilling, Pat Healy, Alycia Delmore, and Jim O’Heir.SYNOPSIS:Ray is a fledgling entrepreneur who specializes in high-end simulated abductions. He jumps at the chance when a mysterious client contracts him for a weekend kidnapping with a handsome payday at the end. But the job isn’t all that it […]

Comic Book Review – The X-Files #13

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Tony Black reviews The X-Files #13… “Skinner,” Part 2 (of 2): Assistant Director Walter Skinner finally gets the spotlight! When a face from the past resurfaces, Skinner must confront painful memories of the Vietnam War in his effort to keep a dark secret from being exposed. The second part of ‘Skinner’, this two-part exploration of […]

Arrow Season 5 Episode 22 Review – ‘Missing’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the twenty-second episode of Arrow season 5… Wait a minute….Chase was playing Team Arrow….again?….. Adrian Chase is quite the enigma this season; he’s constantly been one step ahead of Team Arrow at every turn, which has made for a deliciously fun cat and mouse game; this week , those stakes were upped […]

Movie Review – mother! (2017)

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mother!, 2017.Directed by Darren Aronofsky Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson, Brian Gleeson, Kristen WiigSYNOPSIS: A wife and husband must deal with the introduction of  two strangers into their seemingly normal life.mother! is certainly deserving of its exclamation point, and could have several more as well as some question marks thrown […]

Movie Review – mother! (2017)

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mother!, 2017.Written and Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson, and Brian Gleeson.SYNOPSIS:A couple’s relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.An isolated home surrounded by nature may seem like an ideal paradise and not the most efficient way of wide […]

Movie Review – Alien: Covenant (2017)

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Alien: Covenant, 2017. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Carmen Ejogo, Demian Bichir, Jussie Smollet, Cassie Hernandez, Amy Seimetz, Nathaniel Dean, Alexander England, Benjamin Rigby, Uli Latukefu and Tess Haubrich. SYNOPSIS: The crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a […]

Second Opinion – King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, 2017.Directed by Guy Ritchie. Starring Charlie Hunnam, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Djimon Hounsou, Aidan Gillen, Jude Law, Eric Bana, Annabelle Wallis, David Beckham and Poppy Delevingne.SYNOPSIS:Robbed of his birthright, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to […]

Movie Review – Miss Sloane (2016)

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Miss Sloane, 2016.Directed by John Madden. Starring Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, John Lithgow, Jake Lacy and Sam Waterston.SYNOPSIS:Elizabeth Sloane (Jessica Chastain) is the most in-demand political lobbyist in Washington DC.  Famous for her ruthless cunning, she’s poached from a large agency by a smaller one, headed Rodolfo Schmidt (Mark Strong) to oppose an initiative […]