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TV Review – Jean-Claude Van Johnson – Pilot Episode

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Tom Jolliffe reviews the pilot episode of Jean-Claude Van Johnson… For The Muscles From Brussels, Mr Jean-Claude Van Damme, the notion of sending himself up is nothing new. Many stars may find the idea of mocking themselves as too much for their ego to handle, but Jean-Claude (despite often being accused of having no small […]

DVD Review – The Killings of Tony Blair (2016)

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The Killings of Tony Blair, 2016. Directed by Sanne van den Bergh and Greg Ward. Featuring George Galloway, Stephen Fry, Noam Chomsky, Clare Short, Lauren Booth, Ken Livingstone and Will Self. SYNOPSIS: George Galloway presents a feature documentary examining the prime-ministerial career of Tony Blair and his business activities since leaving office. For many people […]

Black Mirror Season 3 Episode 1 – ‘Nosedive’

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Tony Black reviews Black Mirror – ‘Nosedive’… We can all pretty much stop now and agree that Charlie Brooker is a genius, right? Love him or not as a personality presenting the Wipe program on the BBC or his Guardian articles/books, but Black Mirror has within two painfully short seasons on Channel 4 become The […]

Movie Review – She Who Must Burn (2015)

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She Who Must Burn, 2015. Directed by Larry Kent. Starring Sarah Smyth, Shane Twerdun, Missy Cross, James Wilson and Jim Francis. SYNOPSIS: Angela (Sarah Smyth) sets up her own home medical clinic, after her previous Planned Parenthood doctor colleague was shot to death by anti-abortion protester Abraham Baarker (James Wilson). This puts her directly in […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek #60

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek #60… A Five Year Mission = five years of STAR TREK comics! Celebrate the end of the latest chapter in the Enterprise’s epic adventures with this all-new story that brings Captains and crews from two different timelines together! After last month’s mind-swapping Original and NuTrek crossover opening issue of Connection, we left […]

Movie Review – Cosmos (2015)

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Cosmos, 2015. Directed by Andrzej Zulawski. Starring: Sabine Azéma, Jean-Francois Balmer, Jonathan Genet and Johan Libéreau. SYNOPSIS: Cosmos follows two young men who arrive at a family-run guesthouse in rural France. Their anticipation of a few days peace and quiet is undermined by a variety of sinister occurrences. Do all these signs comprise a portent […]

Comic Book Review – Supergirl: Rebirth #1

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Ricky Church reviews Supergirl: Rebirth #1… Supergirl turns to the shadowy organization known as the D.E.O. (Department of Extranormal Operations) to restore her lost powers once and for all! But as a fateful experiment sends Kara Zor-El rocketing toward the sun, disaster strikes at home in the form of the lost Kryptonian werewolf Lar-On! All […]

Blu-ray Review – The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension: Collector’s Edition (1984)

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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension, 1984. Directed by W.D. Richter. Starring Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Goldblum, Lewis Smith and Ronald Lacey. SYNOPSIS: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai arrives in a new Blu-ray edition that’s been highly anticipated by fans of this 80s cult classic. With an […]

Movie Review – Sausage Party (2016)

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Sausage Party, 2016. Directed by Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon Featuring the voice talents of Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Edward Norton, Nick Kroll, David Krumholtz, Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, Anders Holm, Bill Hader, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride, Salma Hayek, Sugar Lyn Beard, James Franco, and Paul Rudd SYNOPSIS: A sausage strives to discover the truth […]