Martin Carr reviews Whispering Willows… I am a fan of haunted mansions. Whether exploring a dilapidated annexe or traversing creaky stairwells, there is much to be said for anything which provides that type of locale. Whispering Willows may not have the heavy artillery, and perpetual moaning of the undead outside like Resident Evil. Yet there […]
29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – Brooklyn (2015)
Brooklyn, 2015. Directed by John Crowley. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent and Julie Walters. SYNOPSIS: An Irish immigrant lands in 1950’s Brooklyn for a fresh start and falls in love. But when tragedy forces her to return home, she must choose between the two countries and the lives and loves within them. Being […]
Movie Review – The Hallow (2015)
The Hallow,2015. Directed by Corin Hardy. Starring Joseph Mawle, Bojana Novakovic, Michael McElhatton and Michael Smiley. SYNOPSIS: Ignoring the Irish local’s warnings, a British conservationist’s family are attacked by demonic creatures that lurk in the darkened forest. Corin Hardy’s debut looks to strongly subvert the current modern horror trend. The familiar narrative tropes of scientific […]
Movie Review – Spectre (2015)
Spectre, 2015. Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Monica Bellucci, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear, Dave Bautista and Andrew Scott. SYNOPSIS: A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service […]
The Apprentice Series 11 Episode 5 Review – ‘Children’s Book’
Tom Beasley reviews the latest episode of The Apprentice. This week, the world of children’s literature floors the teams as they try to separate their onomatopoeia from their alliteration… Candidates on The Apprentice are seldom short for words. This week, however, that proved to be a good thing as the teams were tasked with producing […]
Countdown to Spectre – Skyfall Review
Ricky Church completes his countdown to Spectre with a review of Skyfall… 2012 marked the 50th anniversary of the James Bond franchise and the world’s greatest secret agent. Amid MGM’s financial troubles, they had to push the next Bond film back a bit, but this served to help them really celebrate Bond’s milestone. Skyfall is a […]
Fargo Season 2 Episode 4 Review – ‘Fear and Trembling’
James Garcia reviews the fourth episode of Fargo season 2… It’s hard to believe that, despite everything that happened in this week’s episode of Fargo, titled “Fear and Trembling,” there are still six episodes left in the anthology series’ second season. After the first three episodes introduced us to Fargo‘s new colorful band of characters and did some table […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 Episode 6 Review – ‘Among Us Hide…’
Danny Hale reviews the sixth episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3… After last week’s powerful detour Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is back with our full team and picks up directly where we left a possible Andrew dead a few weeks ago. I was surprised to see Dr. Garner alive and even more surprised he was […]
Star Wars Rebels Season 2 Episode 5 Review – ‘Brothers of the Broken Horn’
Chris Cooper reviews the fifth episode of Star Wars Rebels season 2… Last week’s episode was pretty heavy, full of lightsabers and force use. It ended on quite the downer too. Brothers of the Broken Horn is a pretty great response; entertaining, funny, and shows the improvement Ezra is making in his skills. Once again […]
Arrow Season 4 Episode 5 Review – ‘Haunted’
Jessie Robertson reviews the fifth episode of Arrow season 4… John Constantine, It’s been a Dog’s Age, mate… Bloodlust; it’s real – Sara is back; she’s only speaking in tongues and has murder in her eyes but she is back. The introduction of Bloodlust is an interesting concept and that, coupled with the mysticism surrounding […]
