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TV Review: Thirteen

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Thirteen Starring Jodie Comer, Natasha Little, Richard Rankin, Tim Hobson, Valene Kane, Peter MacDonald and Stuart Graham. SYNOPSIS: After thirteen years held captive by her kidnapper, Ivy Moxam escapes. Piecing back together the version of family life that existed before is no easy task. A lot was riding on BBC Three’s new five-part drama Thirteen […]

Second Opinion – 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

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10 Cloverfield Lane, 2016. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg. Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr. and John Goodman. SYNOPSIS: After surviving a car accident, a woman wakes up in an underground cellar. She fears she has been abducted by a survivalist, who tells her he saved her life, and that a worldwide chemical attack has […]

Movie Review – 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

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10 Cloverfield Lane, 2016. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg. Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr. and John Goodman. SYNOPSIS: After surviving a car accident, a woman wakes up in an underground cellar. She fears she has been abducted by a survivalist, who tells her he saved her life, and that a worldwide chemical attack has […]

DVD Review – Frankenstein (2015)

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Frankenstein, 2015 Directed by Bernard Rose. Starring Xavier Samuel, Carrie-Anne Moss, Tony Todd, Danny Huston, Sandra Rosko, Maya Erskine, Dave Pressler. SYNOPSIS: An eccentric pair of scientists create a human monster in modern-day Los Angeles. Another year, another adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel but there is a twist to this one as it sticks […]

Daredevil Season 2 Episode 13 Review – ‘A Cold Day in Hell’s Kitchen’

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Ricky Church reviews the thirteenth episode of Daredevil season 2… Daredevil’s second season finale was, for lack of a better word, lackluster. The series tried to play off some big stakes, but the stakes weren’t explained very clearly, much like everything else The Hand has been involved in. A lot of threads were left loose […]

Movie Review – Green Room (2015)

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Green Room, 2015. Directed By Jeremy Saulnier. Starring Patrick Stewart, Imogen Poots, Anton Yelchin, Alia Shawkat, Callam Turner, Marc Weber, Macon Blair, and Joe Cole. SYNOPSIS: After witnessing a murder at a concert they accepted to play against their better judgement, a young punk band is forced into a fight for survival against a group […]

DVD Review – Riot (2015)

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Riot, 2015. Directed by John Lyde. Starring Dolph Lundgren, Matthew Reese, Danielle Chuchran, Eve Mauro and Chuck Liddell. SYNOPSIS: Copper Jack Stone purposefully orchestrates a bank robbery in order to be thrown into prison with the notorious Russian kingpin Balam. Balam is more than just a mob criminal; he’s a very cunning and dangerous crime […]

Video Game Review – Batman: Arkham Knight – Season of Infamy DLC

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Ricky Church reviews Batman: Arkham Knight – Season of Infamy DLC… After several mediocre to disappointing pieces of story DLC, Batman: Arkham Knight finally delivers meaningful campaigns in ‘Season of Infamy’. Unlike the previous DLC, ‘Season of Infamy’ is actually treated as an expansion to the main game, offering players a few more Most Wanted […]

Blu-ray Review – The Cannonball Run (1981)

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The Cannonball Run, 1981. Directed by Hal Needham. Starring Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dom DeLuise, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Adrienne Barbeau, Jackie Chan, Peter Fonda, Jack Elam and Tara Buckman. SYNOPSIS: An illegal cross-country car race attracts an eclectic bunch of characters with their eyes on the prize, and they’ll do anything […]