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Movie Review – To Dust (2018)

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To Dust, 2018. Directed by Shawn Snyder. Starring Geza Rohrig and Matthew Broderick. SYNOPSIS: Grief stricken by the recent loss of his wife hasidic candor Shmuel (Geza Rohrig) is experiencing night terrors and concerns about how her rate of decomposition. Unable to find solace amongst the Jewish community and feeling pressured to move on, Shmuel […]

Movie Review – Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

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Can You Ever Forgive Me?, 2018. Directed by Marielle Heller. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells, Ben Falcone, Gregory Korostishevsky, Jane Curtin, Stephen Spinella, Christian Navarro, Anna Deavere Smith, and Kevin Carolan. SYNOPSIS: Lee Israel (Melissa McCarthy) is a biographer who has fallen on hard times. Cantankerous, talented but defensive she hides behind […]

Supergirl Season 4 Episode 11 Review – ‘Blood Memory’

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Martin Carr reviews the eleventh episode of Supergirl season 4… This might not be Tranamerica but Blood Memory does represent a milestone for television in its inclusion of a transgender character. Nia Nal as portrayed by Nicole Maines is given backstory, dramatic purpose and moments of tangible regret throughout episode eleven, which go some way […]

The Orville Season 2 Episode 5 Review – ‘All The World Is Birthday Cake’

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Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of The Orville season 2… To say that Seth MacFarlane is taking a sideswipe at astrology and more specifically those who hold stock in such predictions is selling him short. This episode is shining a light on not just belief systems but cultural constructs, hive mind dictatorships and intolerance […]

Gotham Season 5 Episode 4 Review – ‘Ruin’

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Martin Carr reviews the fourth of Gotham season 5… There are unforeseen alliances, accusations and aspersions, stand offs and name calling not to mention some unsavoury romantic entanglements this week. Gotham has been suffering from a serious case of exposition overload, banal character moments and transparent narrative progression of late. Apart from last week which […]

Supergirl Season 4 Episode 10 Review – ‘Suspicious Minds’

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Martin Carr reviews the tenth episode of Supergirl season 4…  Amongst the relationship reconciliations, burgeoning romantic entanglements and Eastern bloc superhero training there sits an ethical debate this week. Interrogation to obtain sensitive information for government purposes has always populated an ethical grey area. Human rights, confidentiality and individual details are more under scrutiny today […]

The Orville Season 2 Episode 4 Review – ‘Nothing Left On Earth Excepting Fishes’

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Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of The Orville season 2… If your down and dirty playlist does not include Billy Joel then best you steer clear of The Orville this week. Aside from touchstone movie moments, Krill kidnappings and mock torture MacFarlane has delivered us an old fashioned rom-com. Tolerance, acceptance and understanding might […]

Gotham Season 5 Episode 3 Review – ‘Penguin, Our Hero’

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Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Gotham season 5…   Russian roulette played in derelict swimming pools daisy chain style with forty five calibre hand guns might seem dangerous, edgy, dicey or out there but this too little too late. Characters change alliances here more often than most people change channel, which plays havoc […]