The Here After, 2016. Directed by Magnus von Horn. Starring Ulrik Munther, Sven Ahlström, Mats Blomgren, Stefan Cronwall, Felix Göransson and Loa Ek. SYNOPSIS: When John returns home to his father after serving time in prison, he is looking forward to starting his life afresh. However, in the local community his crime is neither forgotten […]
Book Review – Calamity by Brandon Sanderson
Michelle Herbert reviews Calamity by Brandon Sanderson… This is the final novel in the Reckoner’s series, which was preceded by Steelheart, the short story Mitosis and Firefight, due to this there may be some spoilers from the previous novels below. As the Reckoner’s series was my first introduction to Brandon Sanderson’s writing, I found him […]
Daredevil Season 2 Episode 2 Review – ‘Dogs to a Gunfight’
Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Daredevil season 2… With Mexican cartels hanging from meat hooks, Irish mob gangs shredded like sushi and one surviving witness under the wing of Nelson and Murdock we open on episode two. Matt is missing, district attorney Reyes is playing hard ball and we still know nothing about […]
Movie Review – The Witch (2016)
The Witch, 2016. Written and Directed by Robert Eggers. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, and Lucas Dawson. SYNOPSIS: A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession. Writer/Director Robert Eggers’ first feature film The Witch has an intriguing effect for […]
Better Call Saul Season 2 Episode 5 Review – ‘Rebecca’
Eric Bay-Andersen reviews the fifth episode of Better Call Saul season 2… Episode five opens with a flashback to Jimmy’s first week at HHM, when he’s invited over to Chuck’s house one evening for dinner. In this scene we discover that in his pre-electrophobe days, Chuck had a wife, the titular Rebecca (some viewers might […]
Movie Review – Miracles from Heaven (2016)
Miracles from Heaven, 2016. Directed by Patricia Riggen. Starring Jennifer Garner, Kylie Rogers, Eugenio Derbez, Martin Henderson, John Carroll Lynch, Brighton Sharbino, Courtney Fansler, and Queen Latifah. SYNOPSIS: A young girl suffering from a rare digestive disorder finds herself miraculously cured after surviving a terrible accident. As Easter sneaks up on us, studios begin dropping […]
Daredevil Season 2 Episode 1 Review – ‘Bang’
Ricky Church reviews the first episode of Daredevil season 2… The Devil of Hell’s Kitchen is back after a stellar first season. Now that Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin is behind bars and Matt Murdock has fully donned the Daredevil costume, Hell’s Kitchen has never been better protected. However, new forces have come to the city […]
Movie Review – The Witch (2016)
The Witch, 2016. Written and Directed by Robert Eggers. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, and Lucas Dawson. SYNOPSIS: A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession. With “jump scare” horror dominating our screens, The Witch is a refreshingly chilling and […]
Movie Review – The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016)
The Divergent Series: Allegiant, 2016. Directed by Robert Schwentke. Starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Naomi Watts, Jeff Daniels, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Zoe Kravitz, Jonny Weston, Keiynan Lonsdale, Maggie Q, Daniel Dae Kim, Octavia Spencer, Bill Skarsgard, Nadia Hilker, Mekhi Phifer, Ray Stevenson, and Ashley Judd. SYNOPSIS: After the earth-shattering revelations of Insurgent, Tris must […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 Episode 12 Review – ‘The Inside Man’
Danny Hale reviews the twelfth episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3… This week on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. we got more of a glimpse into Lincoln, Talbot returned and the Hive continued to feed. It feels a bit redundant to say this anymore but I feel like a lot happened this week including getting to […]
