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Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘A Brisket, Voodoo, and Cannonball Run’

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Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Young Sheldon… This series continues to defy description in its construction, execution and pure optimism. Each episode hinges on minor character moments which gel together and feel so familiar it’s ridiculous. This pint-sized vignette of scenarios held in place by common elements makes everything look so easy. Plotlines […]

The Orville Season 1 Finale Review – ‘Mad Idolatry’

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Martin Carr reviews the season one finale of The Orville… Unlike most season finales The Orville asks you to work harder, pay attention and ask questions as it tackles some serious issues. Penned by show creator Seth MacFarlane, Mad Idolatry begins lightly enough by blindsiding you with comic character moments and romantic red herrings before […]

Gotham Season 4 Episode 11 Review – ‘Queen Takes Knight’

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Martin Carr reviews the eleventh episode of Gotham season 4… Tensions are running high, medieval memory recall methods ae implemented and others get their marching orders in Gotham’s midseason finale. Directed by show runner Danny Cannon and pulling all the threads together in a perfectly paced piece of television, there is something here for everyone. […]

Supergirl Season 3 Episode 9 Review – ‘Reign’

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Martin Carr reviews the ninth episode of Supergirl season 3… Prostrate under searchlights, beaten, battered, bleeding and bruised, this week Supergirl delivers a leftfield sucker punch to the gut which creeps up on you. Rarely does a television show let alone a comic book one reach the authentic emotional heights of Greek tragedy. Weighed down […]

DVD Review – Annabelle: Creation (2017)

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Annabelle: Creation, 2017. Directed by David F. Sandberg. Starring Anthony LaPaglia, Samara Lee, Miranda Otto, Stephanie Sigman, Mark Bramhall, Brad Greenquist, and Lulu Wilson. SYNOPSIS: Yet another prequel from The Conjuring universe detailing how the creepy Annabelle doll came to be. Having now established that there is a ‘universe’ based around James Wan’s 2013 hit […]

The Orville Season 1 Episode 11 Review – ‘New Dimensions’

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Martin Carr reviews the eleventh episode of The Orville… This could be the episode season one is remembered for. Discussions about quantum physics, landmark publications from the 1880s and dramatic tension mixed with measured humour define episode eleven. Bridge side banter and sight gags are present and correct but New Dimensions deals with more intellectual […]

Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘A Patch, a Modem and a Zantac’

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Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Young Sheldon… Young Sheldon continues to bring in the audiences, rack up the ratings and combine with Big Bang to destroy all comers. Touchstones for this week are numerous, endearing, funny and in line with content to date. Armitage, Perry and Barber do the heavy lifting while Potts […]

Supergirl Season 3 Episode 8 Review – ‘Crisis on Earth-X – Part 1’

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Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of Supergirl season 3… As a rule the crossover episodes are worth watching. Everyone comes together for a preordained event which conveniently ties each show into a singular location then away we go. Needless to say the same thing happens this time round but for some reason it failed […]

Blu-ray Review – Animal Factory (2000)

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Animal Factory, 2000. Directed by Steve Buscemi. Starring Willem Dafoe, Edward Furlong, Danny Trejo, Mickey Rourke, Tom Arnold, Mark Boone Junior, Edward Bunker, John Heard, and Steve Buscemi. SYNOPSIS: A privileged young man is sent to prison for drug dealing and falls under the wing of a lifer who takes a shine to him. Sometimes […]