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24: Legacy Season One Review

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Ricky Church reviews the first season of 24: Legacy… 24: Legacy’s inaugural season ended earlier this week, bringing a close to former Army Ranger Eric Carter’s stressful day to stop a number of terrorist attacks. Legacy was a satisfying follow-up to the original series with some interesting new characters, but it relied way too much […]

24: Legacy Season 1 Episode 9 Review – ‘8:00 PM – 9:00 PM’

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Ricky Church reviews the ninth episode of 24: Legacy… Seriously, CTU has the worst security ever. Not even in 24: Legacy have they stepped their security and background checks up one bit. ‘8:00 PM – 9:00 PM’ was still an enjoyable episode, but my oft complaint that the rebooted series leans too heavily on the […]

Quentin Tarantino’s Star Trek will be R-rated, writer’s room revealed

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A few days ago it was revealed that Quentin Tarantino had pitched an idea for a Star Trek film to J.J. Abrams, the director of the first two rebooted films and producer on Star Trek Beyond. Abrams and Paramount were apparently so taken with the idea that they began putting together a writer’s room for the film’s script. […]

Martin Scorsese casts Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel and Bobby Cannavale in The Irishman

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Martin Scorsese has cast some names that are quite familiar to fans of his movies in his upcoming film The Irishman for Netflix, with Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel and Bobby Cannavale set to join Robert De Niro and Al Pacino (though the latter’s deal is still being finalized). It was reported a couple months ago that Pesci was being […]

Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime #5

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Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #5… NEW CYBERTRON! It’s battleground: Earth once more, as the uneasy peace between Optimus’ forces, the Junkions, and G.I. Joe collapses amidst betrayals and subterfuge. Will Optimus Prime and Pyra Magna be able to put aside their differences—or is war really the only way forward? This week’s Optimus Prime was […]

Comic Book Review – Action Comics #976

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Ricky Church reviews Action Comics #976… “SUPERMAN REBORN” finale! As this epic tale wraps up, Superman’s life is drastically changed…and that’s all we are saying for now—except that you won’t want to miss it! “I’m back. We’re back. And everything is going to be fine” Reading those words brought a large smile to my face. […]

Will Ferrell and Jason Momoa to star in untitled comedy from Paramount

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Deadline is reporting that Paramount Pictures has gained an untitled comedy pitch for Aquaman star Jason Momoa and Saturday Night Live veteran Will Ferrell. The script has been written by Andrew Mogel and Jared Paul (Yes Man, The Grinder) and is described as “Galaxy Quest meets Ocean’s 11“. Though an official logline hasn’t been revealed yet, the film will see Ferrell […]

Why Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs is one of my favourite films

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Ricky Church on Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs… Yesterday we received the sad news that director Jonathan Demme passed away after losing his battle to cancer and heart disease. Demme had a long career in a variety of film, from working with Roger Corman on 70s B-movies to powerful dramas like Philadelphia to […]

Netflix very close to renewing 13 Reasons Why for second season

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Since its release on Netflix, 13 Reasons Why has garnered some significant success for the streaming service, raising the possibility of a second season. There is no official word on a renewal yet, but Deadline has heard that an announcement may soon be forthcoming. 13 Reasons Why has generated a lot of positive buzz, especially over social media and […]