Villordsutch reviews River… River is the latest in the line of Nordic Noir to arrive on our television sets. This BBC offering – set in London – brings a “Nordic” element to the shores of Blighty in the form of the rather excellent Stellan Skarsgård. Unfortunately thanks to the Marvel movies most people will possibly recognise […]
Blu-ray Review – Back in Time (2015)
Back in Time, 2015. Directed by Jason Aron. SYNOPSIS: Cast, crew, and fans explore the classic time-travel trilogy’s resonance throughout our culture 30 years after Marty went Back in Time. You may think that Back to the Future’s many home video releases contain enough bonus features to cover everything related to the trilogy, but Back […]
Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #52
Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #52… “A new faction within the Foot colludes against Splinter and the Turtles as they struggle to deal with new threats to New York City. And where’s Michelangelo?” Last week I received my copy of TMNT #52 and dove straight in. On first pass I came away pretty […]
Book Review – The Promise of the Child by Tom Toner
Michelle Herbert reviews The Promise of the Child by Tom Toner… The Promise of the Child is a sci-fi novel that is set thousands of years into the future as well as delving into the past. The novel has multiple character storylines and structurally is split into four main parts that move the story along. […]
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXIV Review
Brad Cook reviews Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXIV… Shout! Factory’s previous MST3K set, Volume XXXIII, was a solid release with a nice complement of bonus features. This new one, Volume XXXIV, seems to take a step back with a more sparse set of extras, like Volume XXXII, but upon taking a closer look, I […]
Movie Review – Victoria (2015)
Victoria, 2015. Directed by Sebastian Schipper. Starring Laia Costa, Frederick Lau, Franz Rogowski, Burak Yigit, and Max Mauff. SYNOPSIS: A young Spanish woman who has newly moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret. Victoria may be a 138 […]
Star Wars Rebels Season 2 Episode 7 Review – ‘Stealth Strike’
Chris Cooper reviews the seventh episode of Star Wars Rebels season 2… Stealth Strike goes all in on nostalgia and uses it to brilliantly bring together characters from two very different Star Wars time frames. Focusing on Kanan and Rex, the episode uses their different pasts and abilities to the forefront. Sure, the ending is […]
Blu-ray Review – Cannonball Run II (1984)
Cannonball Run II, 1984. Directed by Hal Needham. Starring Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Jamie Farr, Telly Savalas, Ricardo Montalban, Shirley MacLaine, Richard Kiel, Sid Caesar, Jackie Chan, Tony Danza, Henry Silva, Alex Rocco, Abe Vigoda, Michael V. Gazzo. SYNOPSIS: The majority of the drivers from the first film […]
Blu-ray Review – The Cannonball Run (1981)
The Cannonball Run, 1981. Directed by Hal Needham. Starring Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dom DeLuise, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Adrienne Barbeau, Jackie Chan, Peter Fonda, Jack Elam and Tara Buckman. SYNOPSIS: An illegal cross-country car race attracts an eclectic bunch of characters with their eyes on the prize, and they’ll do anything […]
Doctor Who Series 9 Episode 11 Review – ‘Heaven Sent’
Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who Series 9 Episode 11 – ‘Heaven Sent’… Doctor – It’s funny, the day you lose someone isn’t the worst. At least you’ve got something to do. It’s all the days they stay dead. After last week’s rather brilliant but shocking episode “Face the Raven”, we were left with the Doctor being teleported […]
