Oliver Davis reviews the tenth episode of Game of Thrones Season Three…. Myhsa. Directed by David Nutter. Written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. Few things were going to top last week’s Red Wedding, which featured the murders of Catelyn, Robb and Talisa, but, in a way, the season closer was more enjoyable. Mainly because […]

Oliver Davis reviews Spawn #233… “Jim is at odds with his powers as he and the K7-Leetha fight for control. Can Jim harness the dark powers within? Or will the suit overwhelm his human soul, making him a true Hellspawn?“ Jim Lee, one of the founding fathers of Image Comics, was on Kevin Smith’s Fatman […]

A Field in England, 2013. Directed by Ben Wheatley.Starring Reece Shearsmith, Michael Smiley, Peter Ferdinando, Ryan Pope and Richard Glover. SYNOPSIS: Three Civil War deserters are forced to search for treasure in an English field. A Field in England isn’t really a film, it’s a sensory and nightmarish overload. On the final credits’ roll, you’ll […]

Oliver Davis reviews Prophet #36… “The three-armed Prophet wants Old man Prophet found. NewFather disobeys his superiors to seek out weapons needed to combat a new mysterious foe.“ It’s tough coming into this cold. Having only ever read the first issue of Brandon Graham’s run on Prophet, which he took over from its creator, Rob […]

Oliver Davis reviews Prophet #37… New father must finish the job that his lifebomb brother failed at (in Issue 31) and destroy the dismembered body city of Ixpoliniox.  Clones. Lots and lots of clones. That’s the wraparound cover for the latest issue of Image’s Prophet comic book. And for good reason. This installment follows another […]

The Act of Killing, 2013. Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer.Starring Anwar Congo, Herman Koto and Ibrahim Sinik. SYNOPSIS: Documentary following former Indonesian death squad leaders restaging their acts of killing for the camera. In 1965, the Indonesian government was overthrown by its military. The new leaders hired gangsters to execute any of the country’s remaining ‘Communists’. […]

Oliver Davis reviews East of West #4…“Flashback to the fallout of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Learn what shocking event tore them apart and the secret that has been hidden ever since. The most exciting new book of the year, EAST OF WEST continues in: THE PROMISE.” What could stop the Apocalypse? Humanity working […]

Oliver Davis reviews Batman, Incorporated #12… “Leviathan and the Heretic are on the ropes…could Batman be on the verge of avenging all he’s lost?” THE FINAL BATTLE BEGINS, reads the caption on the front cover. It could just as easily say: FINALLY, THE BATTLE BEGINS. It’s been over two months since the cliffhanger of #10, […]

Oliver Davis reviews Spawn #234… “The violent, soul-shattering struggle between Jim Downing and the increasingly powerful K7-Leetha threatens to overwhelm the world’s new savior. Whoever wins – Jim or the symbiote – will change the world.” Underneath the ‘Spawn’ title on issue #234’s cover is another name, ‘Haunt’, in a similar way to the recent […]

Oliver Davis reviews East of West #5… “Hear the good word, hear the MESSAGE. In this issue of East of West we find out the contents of the apocrypha that predicts the end of the world. Or does it? The most exciting new book of the year, EAST OF WEST continues in THE LOST WORDS.” […]