American Hustle, 2013 Directed by David O. RussellStarring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Jennifer Lawrence and Louis C.K. SYNOPSIS: A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive British partner, Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers […]

Luke Owen reviews Hide #1 from El MacFearsome Comic Squares… After a typical happy day with his typical happy family, a young boy named Kevin wakes up to a world where everyone over the age of 18 wants to kill everyone UNDER the age of 18.With the tongue-in-cheek opening line of “this actually happened”, it’s quite […]

Last Vegas, 2013 Directed by Jon TurteltaubStarring Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline and Mary Steenburgen SYNOPSIS: Three sixty-something friends take a break from their day-to-day lives to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal. Imagine The Hangover with older, likeable characters and actual jokes and […]

Luke Owen reviews The Twilight Zone #1 from Dynamite Entertainment… Trevor Richmond is a Wall Street investor who embezzled millions and is about to tank the economy. Again. Desperate to avoid the consequences for his actions, he goes to Expedited Services, Inc., which offers to help him disappear and enjoy a life of leisure in […]

Sick of Christmas cheer? Then how about some Christmas FEAR! Luke Owen’s look back at the killer Santa franchise closes a review of the final installment before the remake – Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker… What a difference a few years will make eh? When Silent Night, Deadly Night sent the hibbie-jibbies […]

Luke Owen reviews Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #7… Who… or what, is Jet Jaguar? The size-changing robot has appeared mysteriously, but is he friend or foe? As the alien attack on earth ramps up, Jet Jaguar holds the balance of power in his hands! PUNCH! PUNCH! PUNCH! In the last issue of Godzilla: Rulers of […]

Sick of Christmas cheer? Then how about some Christmas FEAR! Luke Owen’s look back at the killer Santa franchise continues with a review of Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4… In a similar vein to Halloween III: The Season of the Witch, Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 (or Bugs as it’s also known) is a […]

Sick of Christmas cheer? Then how about some Christmas FEAR! Luke Owen’s look back at the killer Santa franchise continues with a review of Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!… With Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 not really making any waves among horror fans (until the Garbage Day clip became a Youtube […]

Luke Owen looks at independent comic Super Mario Bros. 2… In 1993 Lightmotive Pictures released Super Mario Bros. The Movie, a live-action adaptation of the popular video game series. The film ended with a sequel hook which went unexplored — until now. Following discussions with original writer Parker Bennett, Steven Applebaum and Ryan Hoss have […]

Luke Owen reviews Sonic Universe #59 from Archie Comics… Brand New Story Arc! Jump aboard the action as we begin the ‘Shadow Fall’ saga! Team Dark is sent into the deep, dark depths of space to stop the approach of the Black Comet! It hasn’t even been fifty years! The Black Comet is home to […]