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Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 Review – Finding Dory (2016)

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Finding Dory, 2016. Directed by Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane. Featuring the voice talents  of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Eugene Levy, Diane Keaton, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, Bill Hader, Kate McKinnon, Dominic West and Idris Elba. SYNOPSIS: The friendly-but-forgetful blue tang fish reunites with her loved ones, and everyone learns a few things about […]

29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – Black Mass (2015)

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Black Mass, 2015. Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rory Cochrane, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll, Peter Sarsgaard and Dakota Johnson. SYNOPSIS: The true story of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, the notorious gangster who used his status as a FBI informant under John Connolly to take over South Boston. Black Mass is a very strange film. It’s a […]

59th BFI London Film Festival Review – Black Mass (2015)

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Black Mass, 2015 Directed by Scott Cooper Starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rory Cochrane, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll, Peter Sarsgaard and Dakota Johnson. SYNOPSIS: Based on a true story, Black Mass charts the rise in power of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, beginning in Boston in 1975. His relationship with his Mother and Brother, his murderous Winter Hill gang and his connection to […]

Comic Book Review – Green Arrow: Rebirth #1

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Ricky Church reviews Green Arrow: Rebirth #1… Together again for the first time, the Emerald Archer meets Black Canary. Questioning everything Green Arrow believes in, Dinah Lance throws the hero’s world upside down, forcing him to question what he cares about more: his morals or his money? If you’re like me and are fed up […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek #58

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek #58… The stunning conclusion of “Legacy of Spock”! The fate of the Vulcan people hangs in the balance as Spock tries to prevent all-out war with the Romulan Empire! Will the Vulcans find a new homeworld on which to rebuild their civilization… or does this spell the end of their species? […]

Comic Book Review – Detective Comics #934

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Ricky Church reviews Detective Comics #934… “RISE OF THE BATMEN” Chapter One An unknown predator begins outdoing Batman, taking down dangerous threats with military precision. It’s up to the Dark Knight and series costar Batwoman to rally and train the young heroes of Gotham City to end this mysterious threat! WHAT NOW: Batman and Batwoman […]

Movie Review – Holding the Man (2015)

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Holding the Man, 2015. Directed by Neil Armfield. Starring Ryan Corr, Craig Stott, Guy Pearce, Anthony LaPaglia, Sarah Snook, Kerry Fox and Geoffrey Rush. SYNOPSIS: Tim and John fell in love while teenagers at their all-boys high school. John was captain of the football team, Tim an aspiring actor playing a minor part in Romeo […]

Blu-ray Review – Suits Season 5

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Gary McCurry reviews the fifth season of Suits… The past collides with the present in this, the fifth season of Suits. Bigger than even Harvey Specter, the past continues to threaten to rip each “family” member of Pearson Specter Litt apart both professionally and personally. After what I thought was a lull year for Suits […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Manifest Destiny #4

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Manifest Destiny #4… The 50th Anniversary Celebration of the STAR TREK franchise continues in this special event mini-series! The fate of two civilizations comes down to the ultimate face-off between Captain Kirk and the Klingons! As the bulkhead door closes on Star Trek: Manifest Destiny, the comic to celebrate the 50th […]