Kirsty Capes reviews the fourth episode of Versailles…Last week I said BBC Two’s megabudget Anglo-Franco sexy period drama Versailles might be able to redeem itself after a rather lackluster performance over the past three episodes. A lot was riding on episode four, and France seems to be dominating the news this week, what with the […]
Movie Review – The Neon Demon (2016)
The Neon Demon 2016Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn Starring Elle Fanning, Karl Glusman, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee, Bella Heathcoate, Desmond Harrington, Christina Hendricks, and Keanu ReevesSYNOPSIS:When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she […]
Second Opinion – Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016). Directed by Roland Emmerich. Starring Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, William Fichtner, Jessie T. Usher, Bill Pullman, Maika Monroe, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Brent Spiner, Judd Hirsch and Deobia Oparei. SYNOPSIS: Twenty years after launching a devastating attack on Earth, alien invaders return to destroy the planet and only survivors from the War of […]
Second Opinion – Adult Life Skills (2016)
Adult Life Skills, 2016.Directed by Rachel Tunnard. Starring Jodie Whittaker, Rachael Deering, Brett Goldstein, Ozzy Myers and Lorraine Ashbourne.SYNOPSIS:With her 30th birthday fast approaching, Anna’s (Jodie Whittaker) life has hit a brick wall. Unable to cope with the death of her twin brother, she lives in her mother’s shed, making videos starring her two thumbs with faces […]
Book Review – The Fireman by Joe Hill
Michelle Herbert reviews The Fireman by Joe Hill… This is Joe Hill’s take on an end of the world scenario, in this case, the apocalypse doesn’t come with a bang, rather the whole world will burn. Slowly a virus commonly known as Dragonscale starts infecting people first they get the scale on their bodies and […]
Video Game Review – Deep Core Raider on the ZX Spectrum
Villordsutch reviews Deep Core Raider on the ZX Spectrum…One of my favourite all time computer games of old was Thrust created by the late Jeremy Smith. I spent many a wet break time at school on a massive BBC Micro battling both inertia and gravity to steal the orbs from numerous caves. So when I caught a […]
Movie Review – Misconduct (2016)
Misconduct, 2016. Directed by Shintaro Shimosawa. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Al Pacino, Josh Duhamel, Malin Akerman, Julia Stiles and Alice Eve. SYNOPSIS: A hotshot lawyer takes on a corrupt pharmaceutical kingpin and winds up neck deep in a murky world of dodgy dealings and double crosses. Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins starring in a late-night […]
Comic Book Review – TMNT: Bebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything! #4
Chris Cooper reviews TMNT: Bebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything! #4…After a fight, Bebop and Rocksteady split up and travel separately to different time periods. The Dark Ages, WWI, the Future… no time period is safe!SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of TMNT: Bebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything! #4We’re in the home stretch now which would not […]
Comic Book Review – Independence Day #1-5
Tony Black reviews Independence Day #1-5… On the eve of Independence Day: Resurgence, a blockbuster sequel two decades in the making, Titan Comics have jumped on the prequel bandwagon to deliver this limited-run, five issue story set just after the original Independence Day film, from writer Victor Gischler & artist Tazio Bettin. The hook is […]
Edinburgh International Film Festival Review – Yoga Hosers (2016)
Yoga Hosers (2016) Directed By Kevin Smith Starring Johnny Depp, Lily-Rose Depp, Harley Quinn Smith, Adam Brody, Justin Long, Natasha Lyonne, Haley Joel Osment, Genesis Rodriguez, Kevin Smith, Tony Hale, Ralph Garman, Tony Hale, Harley Morenstein, Tyler Posey, Austin Butler, Jason Mewes and Vanessa Paradis. SYNOPSIS: Two teenage yoga enthusiasts team up with a legendary man-hunter to […]
