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Comic Book Review – Big Trouble in Little China/Escape From New York #2

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Tony Black reviews Big Trouble in Little China/Escape From New York #2… Forced to share the wheel, Jack Burton and Snake Plissken must make the best of their unwanted companionship on the dystopian road trip of a lifetime. The mystery behind their meeting is revealed, with the return of some old enemies, and the unearthing […]

Comic Book Review – Doctor Who: Supremacy of the Cybermen #4

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Tony Black reviews Doctor Who: Supremacy of the Cybermen #4… Things get worse for the Doctor – across four separate time zones! The Ninth Doctor gets too close to the enemy. The Tenth Doctor’s companions offer a terrifying sacrifice. The Eleventh Doctor digs deep and gives back with interest… and the Twelfth Doctor is faced […]

Movie Review – Nocturnal Animals (2016)

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Nocturnal Animals, 2016. Directed by Tom Ford. Starring Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer, and Laura Linney. SYNOPSIS: An art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband’s novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a veiled threat and a symbolic revenge tale. Watching Nocturnal Animals is an enthralling, horrifying […]

Class Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart’

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Alex Moreland reviews the fourth episode of Class, ‘Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart’… “You remember what I told you, about being at war with myself? I’m losing.” Once again, Doctor Who forms a useful counterpart to contrast Class against, as we have our first two-part story of the series – interestingly, it’s exactly halfway through […]

Movie Review – Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

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Hacksaw Ridge. 2016. Directed by Mel Gibson. Starring Andrew Garfield, Hugo Weaving, Vince Vaughn, Teresa Palmer, and Sam Worthington. SYNOPSIS: WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to be awarded the Medal of Honor. No […]

DVD Review – Dr. Strange (1978)

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Dr. Strange, 1978. Directed by Philip DeGuere Starring Peter Hooten, Jessica Walter, Clyde Kusatsu and John Mills. SYNOPSIS: When evil being The Ancient One sends sinister sorceress Morgan LeFay to Earth to destroy the Sorcerer Supreme, the long held sorcerer must train brilliant surgeon Stephen Strange as his successor to fight the darkness… Almost as […]

DVD Review – The Neighbour (2016)

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The Neighbour, 2016. Directed by Marcus Dunstan. Starring Josh Stewart, Jaqueline Fleming, Alex Essoe, Bill Engvall, Luke Edwards, Melissa Bolona, Skipp Sudduth. SYNOPSIS: A married couple of low-level criminals looking to escape to a new life discover their next door neighbour is also up to no good. From the creative team that brought you torture […]

DVD Review – The Neon Demon (2016)

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The Neon Demon, 2016. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Jena Malone, Karl Glusman and Desmond Harrington. SYNOPSIS: A naïve but ambitious young model moves to L.A. and is immediately ‘consumed’ by her jealous rivals who will stop at nothing to break her down. Nicolas Winding Refn is a […]

Comic Book Review – Wonder Woman #9

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Ricky Church reviews Wonder Woman #9… “THE LIES” part five! Diana takes another step closer to discovering the truth…and the mysterious Godwatch responds! Now that her adventure through the jungle is over, Diana had a much quieter chapter in Wonder Woman #9, one which focused more on re-establishing relationships between Diana and some of her […]