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FrightFest Presents Review – AfterDeath (2015)

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AfterDeath, 2015. Directed by Gez Medinger & Robin Schmidt. Starring Miranda Raison, Sam Keeley, Daniella Kertesz, Elarica Gallacher and Lorna Nickson Brown. SYNOPSIS: Five strangers wake up on a beach in some sort of netherworld and have to figure out why they are there and what is the mysterious creature that is tormenting them. Another […]

Movie Review – Precious Cargo (2016)

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Precious Cargo, 2016. Directed by Max Adams. Starring Bruce Willis, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Claire Forlani, Jenna B. Kelly and Daniel Bernhardt.   SYNOPSIS: Skilled thief Jack, on the verge of leaving his criminal world behind, is drawn by pregnant ex-lover Karen into a battle against vicious crime boss Eddie, who wants her dead… If there was […]

Comic Book Review – Archangel #2

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Tony Black reviews Archangel #2… A military pilot from a radioactive, alternate future has arrived in Berlin 1945, and the corrupt officials from his world want him stopped. Though he won’t reveal the details of his mission, he’s made one thing clear: our entire reality is at stake. At the back of the second issue […]

Comic Book Review – Archangel #1

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Tony Black reviews Archangel #1… Science Fiction Superstar William Gibson comes to comics! The U.S. political leaders of 2016 abandon the radioactive planet they’ve destroyed and harness the power of humanity’s last hope: The Splitter, a colossal machine designed to manufacture a bright new reality for them to infiltrate and corrupt. It’s always quite exciting […]

Comic Book Review – Green Lanterns #2

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Tony Black reviews Green Lanterns #2… “RAGE PLANET” Chapter Two: In issue #2, the world descends into rage! Crowds are rioting while Simon and Jessica find themselves powerless to stop the carnage. With their backs against the wall and no other options available, Earth’s rookie Green Lanterns take the fight to the Red Lanterns’ Bleez! […]

Comic Book Review – High Noon Rising #1

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Tony Black reviews High Noon Rising #1… A new, completed first issue of independent web comic High Noon Rising from Irish writer James Mulholland, after releasing a page daily online, the collected opening story ‘The Men We Become’ turns out to be an entertaining if fairly run of the mill tale of Old West gunslingers […]

Book Review – The Long Cosmos by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter

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Tony Black reviews The Long Cosmos by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter… The final chapter in The Long Earth series, The Long Cosmos shall resonate in memory for being perhaps the final piece of published writing from the late, great Sir Terry Pratchett, who sadly died in 2015. The series, co-authored with hard science writer Stephen […]

Comic Book Review – Independence Day #1-5

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Tony Black reviews Independence Day #1-5… On the eve of Independence Day: Resurgence, a blockbuster sequel two decades in the making, Titan Comics have jumped on the prequel bandwagon to deliver this limited-run, five issue story set just after the original Independence Day film, from writer Victor Gischler & artist Tazio Bettin. The hook is […]