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October Horrors Day 7 – The Bay (2012)

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The Bay, 2012 Directed by Barry Levinson Starring Will Rogers, Kristen Connolly, Kether Donahue and Frank Deal SYNOPSIS: Presented in the style of a documentary, the film follows the events of a Fourth of July celebration gone wrong in the small fishing town of Claridge, Maryland, as the inhabitants, thanks to contaminated water, find their […]

Movie Review – Arrival (2016)

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Arrival, 2016. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark O’Brien and Tzi Ma.   SYNOPSIS: A linguist is recruited by the military to assist in translating alien communications If aliens landed on earth, how would we react and how would we try to communicate with them? This is […]

Comic Book Review – Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #5

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Tony Black reviews Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #5… “Sinestro’s Law” part 5! Sinestro’s Fear Engine powers up as the Green Lantern Corps streaks across the universe to find Guy Gardner, but instead come face to face with a battle-ready armada standing in their way. We are now well and truly racing toward a conclusion […]

Comic Book Review – Archangel #3

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Tony Black reviews Archangel #3… Mr. Baby–a bizarre looking, dangerous man–is the sole survivor of Berlin’s prewar nightlife. Play by his rules, and he can get you anything, but he’s not one to be crossed. A hard lesson for our inter-dimensional pilot… and the corrupt officials from his world who want him dead. It’s taken […]

Movie Review – The Girl on the Train (2016)

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The Girl on the Train, 2016. Directed by Tate Taylor Starring Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett, Luke Evans, Justin Theroux, Allison Janney. Edgar Ramirez, Laura Prepon, and Lisa Kudrow SYNOPSIS: A divorcee becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life. The Girl on the Train begins quite […]

Video Game Review – XCOM 2

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Andy Naylor reviews XCOM 2… XCOM 2 is the successor to the impressive XCOM: Enemy Unknown (and XCOM: Enemy Within, which was essentially an expansion pack). Set 20 years after the original, Earth has since been conquered by the aliens, known as Elders, and the planet is run by a government of alien collaborators called […]

Comic Book Review – Snotgirl #3

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Mark Allen reviews Snotgirl #3… From bestselling BRYAN LEE O’MALLEY (Scott Pilgrim) and 2016’s hottest new artist LESLIE HUNG, it’s SNOTGIRL! This issue: Lottie meets a mysterious man, and her conflict with Charlene intensifies. Normgirl throws a party, and Cutegirl does something cute! Don’t miss the new ongoing series 9 out of 10 allergy sufferers […]

Second Opinion – The Girl on the Train (2016)

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The Girl on the Train, 2016. Directed by Tate Taylor Starring Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett, Luke Evans, Justin Theroux and Allison Janney. SYNOPSIS: A divorcee becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life. “A drunk, a whore and a mother walk into a bar,” seems to […]