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Movie Review – Early Man (2018)

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Early Man, 2018. Directed by Nick Park. Featuring the voice talents of Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Timothy Spall, Rob Brydon, Miriam Margolyes, Richard Ayoade, Mark Williams, and Johnny Vegas. SYNOPSIS: Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, Early Man tells the story of Dug, along […]

Movie Review – Last Flag Flying (2017)

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Last Flag Flying, 2017. Directed by Richard Linklater. Starring Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne, J. Quinton Johnson, Deanna Reed-Foster, Yul Vasquez, Graham Wolfe, Jeff Monahan, and Cicely Tyson. SYNOPSIS: Thirty years after they served together in Vietnam, a former Navy Corpsman Larry “Doc” Shepherd re-unites with his old buddies, former Marines Sal Nealon and […]

Second Opinion – Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)

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Maze Runner: The Death Cure, 2018. Directed by Wes Ball. Starring Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Aidan Gillen, Will Poulter, Rosa Salazar, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Giancarlo Esposito, Ki Hong Lee, Katherine McNamara, Walton Goggins, Nathalie Emmanuel, Barry Pepper, Jacob Lofland, Dexter Darden, Paul Lazenby, and Patricia Clarkson. SYNOPSIS: Young hero Thomas embarks on a mission to find […]

Supergirl Season 3 Episode 11 Review – ‘Fort Rozz’

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Martin Carr reviews the eleventh episode of Supergirl season 3… Superhero team ups where hordes of powerful people join forces to vanquish a common enemy remain the staple behind many lucrative franchises. This summer the mother of all team ups is coming with Avengers: Infinity War with bloodshed, heroic carnage and fan favourite fatalities guaranteed. […]

Blu-ray Review – Hounds of Love (2016)

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Hounds of Love, 2016. Directed by Ben Young. Starring Emma Booth, Ashleigh Cummings, Stephen Curry, Susie Porter, Damian de Montemas, and Harrison Gilbertson. SYNOPSIS: A teenage girl is kidnapped by a depraved couple and tries to play one off against the other in order to escape. Set in 1987 and based on true events, Hounds […]

Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 12 Review – ‘A Computer, a Plastic Pony, and a Case of Beer’

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Martin Carr reviews the twelfth episode of Young Sheldon… Marital unrest, late Eighties technology and vast amounts of alcohol form the backbone of this week’s dip into Young Sheldon. With word that The Big Bang Theory might only be airing for another year due to financial wrangling, this seems a perfect opportunity for this miniseries […]

Movie Review – Surviving the Wild (2018)

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Surviving the Wild, 2018. Directed by Patrick Alessandrin. Starring Jon Voight, Jamie Kennedy, Vail Bloom, and Aidan Cullen. SYNOPSIS: After the death of his grandfather Shaun (Aidan Cullen) hikes into the mountains to escape his bickering parents followed by a benevolent guardian angel. With only a black Labrador for company Shaun soon discovers there are […]

Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 11 Review – ‘Demons, Sunday School, and Prime Numbers’

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Martin Carr reviews the eleventh episode of Young Sheldon… Having a sideswipe at organised religion is always going to make good television. Using an oblivious child genius as your mouthpiece takes that conceit and adds another string to its bow. Working that in alongside dice based role-playing games and outstanding character moments takes the original […]