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Movie Review – Moonlight (2016)

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Moonlight, 2016. Directed by Barry Jenkins. Starring Mahershala Ali, Trevante Rhodes, Naomie Harris, Janelle Monae, Alex R. Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, and Andre Holland. SYNOPSIS: A timeless story of human self-discovery and connection, Moonlight chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world […]

Second Opinion – The Death of Stalin (2017)

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The Death of Stalin, 2017. Directed by Armando Iannucci. Starring Simon Russell Beale, Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Andrea Riseborough, Jason Isaacs, Paddy Considine, Michael Palin, and Paul Whitehouse. SYNOPSIS: Follows the Soviet dictator’s last days and depicts the chaos of the regime after his death. Who knew gulags and mass graves, systematic rape and murder […]

Movie Review – Don’t Kill It (2016)

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Don’t Kill It, 2016. Directed by Mike Mendez. Starring Dolph Lundgren, Kristina Klebe, and Billy Slaughter. SYNOPSIS: An ancient evil is unleashed in a small Alaskan town leaving a trail of death and destruction as it passes from host to host. The only hope of survival lies with a grizzled demon hunter (Dolph Lundgren) who has […]

Movie Review – The Age of Shadows (2016)

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The Age of Shadows, 2016. Directed by Kim Jee-woon. Starring Lee Jung-chool, Um Tae-goo, Yoo Gong, Byung-hun Lee, and Han Ji-min. SYNOPSIS: Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and […]

Comic Book Review – Wonder Woman #17

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Ricky Church reviews Wonder Woman #17… “THE TRUTH” part two! As Wonder Woman picks up the pieces of her shattered psyche, Barbara Ann Minerva walks into the devil’s lair to defend her…or is she being led into Godwatch’s trap? Wonder Woman #17 took some greater strides to make Veronica Cale a villain worthy to go up […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers: Lost Light #3

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Lost Light #3… Orders, kind gestures and pleas for mercy—all things that WHIRL finds it very easy to ignore. Right now, he wishes he could turn a blind eye to the freshly resuscitated monster who—somewhat inconveniently—is determined to beat him to death. Meanwhile—a long way away—one of the Transformers Universe’s longest-running […]

Legion Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘Chapter 3’

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Rachel Bellwoar reviews the third episode of Legion… ‘Chapter Three’ of Legion is the middle ground to ‘Chapter One’s‘ roller coaster and ‘Chapter Two’s‘ backtracking. Waking up from memory work this episode, in a different room from where they went under, the trips are growing more dangerous instead of easy. Dr. Bird holds David to blame for […]

Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime #4

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Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #4… NEW CYBERTRON! Optimus Prime struggles to unite the Junkions, Cybertronians, and humans—but will diplomacy be scuttled when the Junkion’s secret comes out? John Barber continues to examine the political turmoil within Optimus Prime’s ranks as the hero has to keep everything as peaceful as possible between Cybertron, Earth and the […]

Movie Review – The Night of the Virgin (2016)

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The Night of the Virgin, 2016. Directed by Roberto San Sebastián. Starring Javier Bódalo, Miriam Martin, and Victor Amilibia. SYNOPSIS: Dorky young Nico follows an older woman home with the promise of finally losing his virginity once and for all. As grimy and oddly decorated as it is, the stage is set in the woman’s apartment […]