Son of Saul, 2015. Directed by László Nemes. Starring Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn and Jerzy Walczak. SYNOPSIS: Surrounded by the horror of living in Auschwitz, Saul, a Sonderkommando, attempts to bury the body of a boy who he claims as his son. Based on the same source material as Tim Blake Nelson’s film […]
Arrow Season 4 Episode 19 Review – ‘Canary Cry’
Jessie Robertson reviews the nineteenth episode of Arrow season 4… For tonight’s game, let’s play……Who’s More Guilty!! Don’t hide that self-loathing! Unleash that huge mound of guilt you feel bogging you down! You could win fabulous prizes galore on …..Who’s More Guilty! When you watch Arrow, you definitely feel the dour. It is all over […]
Comic Book Review – Bill and Ted Go to Hell #3
Emma Withington reviews Bill & Ted Go to Hell #3… ‘Bill & Ted will have to team up with Satan to take down the Easter Bunny and his master-who are heading straight for the holy of all holies: Heaven! It’s time for Joan of Arc to live up to her calling and kick some evil […]
BFI Review – Contact (1985) and Elephant (1989)
Contact, 1985 and Elephant, 1989. Directed by Alan Clarke. SYNOPSIS: Two films reflecting on the 1980’s in Northern Ireland. Alan Clarke, director of Scum and The Firm, is a director of men. These could be men in prisons or aggressive, violent offenders keen to tattoo swastikas on their foreheads, as he did in Made in […]
Comic Book Review – Street Fighter X G.I. Joe #3
Gary Collinson reviews Street Fighter X G.I. Joe #3… With the first round of duels settled, the World Warrior Tournament enters the quarterfinals! But can the forces of G.I. Joe and their Street Fighter allies remain in the fight long enough to take down M. Bison himself? The time for titanic tussles has arrived! SEE […]
Comic Book Review – Batman #51
Ricky Church reviews Batman #51… Batman has battled everything from the Court of Owls to Mr. Bloom to the Joker, but how does he handle a quiet night in Gotham City…? An era has ended. Since The New 52 began in 2011, it underwent a lot of changes over its five years with a constant […]
Movie Review – Hard Tide (2016)
Hard Tide, 2016. Directed by Robert Osman and Nathanael Wiseman. Starring Nathanael Wiseman, Mem Ferda, Alexandra Newick, Oliver Stark, Ralph Brown, Katarina Gellin, Beverly Hills, Sean Cronin and Grant Davis. SYNOPSIS: A small-time drug dealer forges an unlikely bond with a neglected nine-year-old girl. Jake (Nathanael Wiseman) may be a drug peddler on the streets of […]
Comic Book Review – Assassins Creed: Templars #2
Calum Petrie reviews Assassins Creed: Templars #2… In the bustling streets of Shanghai, Darius Gift has come unstuck, his head turned by a pretty girl and a stunning smile. His tenuous position as a newly initiated member of the Templar Order is under threat, until he is rescued by the mysterious figure that is Black Cross… […]
Comic Book Review – Mars Attacks: Occupation #2
Emma Withington reviews Mars Attacks: Occupation #2 ‘When we last left off, the humans had succeeded in a last-ditch effort to prevent total martian victory. But, that only delayed the inevitable, and the martian empire eventually conquered earth, subjugating its people.’ Ding ding! Ready…FIGHT! After beating down Willis Thompson, a willing human servant in the […]
Movie Review – Golden Years (2016)
Golden Years, 2016. Directed by John Miller. starring Phillip David, Bernard Hill, Simon Callow, Alun Armstrong, Una Stubbs, Virginia McKenna, Sue Johnston, Brad Moore. SYNOPSIS: Retired couple Arthur (Bernard Hill) and Martha (Virginia McKenna) Goode refuse to fade into old age and take the loss of their pension lying down. Instead they slip unseen into […]
