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Blu-ray Review – Heat: Director’s Definitive Edition (1995)

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Heat: Director’s Definitive Edition, 1995. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore, Ashley Judd, Mykelti Willliamson, Natalie Portman, Amy Brenneman, and Hank Azaria. SYNOPSIS: Heat has been released on Blu-ray before in a pretty definitive edition, but this new one features remastered video from a 4K […]

Blu-ray Review – Brain Damage (1988)

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Brain Damage, 1988. Directed by Frank Henenlotter. Starring Rick Hearst, Gordon MacDonald, Jennifer Lowry, Kevin Van Hentenryck, Lucille Saint-Peter, Theo Barnes, and John Zacherle. SYNOPSIS: A young man unwittingly enters into a bargain with a parasite that feeds on human brains to provide victims in exchange for having his own brain injected with an addictive […]

Second Opinion – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2, 2017. Directed by James Gunn. Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan, and Sean Gunn. SYNOPSIS: Set to the backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ continues the team’s […]

Blu-ray Review – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, 2017.Written and Directed by James Gunn. Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan, Sean Gunn, Sylvester Stallone, and Kurt Russell.SYNOPSIS:Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the adventures of the intergalactic team that was introduced […]

Movie Review – The Mummy (2017)

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The Mummy, 2017.Directed by Alex Kurtzman. Starring Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance, Marwan Kenzari, and Russell Crowe.SYNOPSIS:An ancient princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension.“Where’s your sense of adventure” asks military soldier/treasure hunter Nick […]

Movie Review – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2, 2017.Directed by James Gunn. Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan, Tommy Flanagan, Ving Rhames, Laura Haddock, Seth Green, Michelle Yeoh, David Hasselhoff, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Rosenbaum, and Sean Gunn.SYNOPSIS:Set to the backdrop […]

Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 4 Review – ‘Knock, Knock’

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Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 4: Knock, Knock…Directed by: Bill AndersonWritten by: Mike BartlettBill – “He’s My Grandad”Doctor – “Ahhh, come on! Father at least”Bill – “Alright, Grandfather!”When Doctor Who aims to frighten you, it really knows where those dark corners are in your mind, where you keep those little things you don’t like in […]

Movie Review – I Am Heath Ledger (2017)

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I Am Heath Ledger, 2017. Directed by Adrian Buitenhuis & Derik Murray. Featuring Heath Ledger, Naomi Watts, Ben Mendelsohn, and Djimon Hounsou. SYNOPSIS: Using home video footage and artwork from across his life, this documentary charts the life and career of Heath Ledger, all the way to his untimely death… Almost a decade on, the […]

Comic Book Review – Wonder Woman #22

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Ricky Church reviews Wonder Woman #22… “Godwatch” part four! Veronica Cale will do anything to save her daughter. If that means destroying the Amazing Amazon, it’s a small price to pay. SEE ALSO: Check out a review of Wonder Woman #22 here Wonder Woman #22 depicts the first meeting between Diana and her nemesis Veronica […]

Sci-Fi London 2017 Review – The Rizen (2017)

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The Rizen, 2017. Directed by Matt Mitchell. Starring Laura Swift, Sally Phillips, Tom Goodman-Hill, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Bruce Payne, Lee Latchford-Evans, Jayson Dickens, Christopher Tajah, and Laurence Kennedy. SYNOPSIS: In the 1950s, a woman awakens in an underground tunnel with no memory of how she got there. She discovers that the military has been conducting occult experiments […]