The Daughter 2015Directed by Simon StoneStarring Geoffrey Rush, Sam Neill, Odessa Young, Ewen Leslie, Paul Schneider, Miranda OttoSYNOPSIS:Christian (Paul Schneider) arrives home after a long absence for his father Henry’s (Geoffrey Rush) wedding. Theirs is a difficult relationship, but he’s made to feel more at home by bumping into his one-time best friend, Oliver (Ewen […]
Comic Book Review – Joyride #2
Zeb Larson reviews Joyride #2… Now an ongoing series! When Uma and the rest of the crew discover treasure on the ship, they head for the nearest place they can spend it: a planet-sized mall! One of the themes of Rick & Morty could be summed up as “the universe is a crazy and chaotic […]
DVD Review – Battle for Sevastopol (2015)
Battle for Sevastopol, 2015.Directed by Sergey Mokritskiy. Starring: Yuliya Peresild, Evgeniy Tsyganov, Joan Blackham, Oleg Vasilkov and Anatoliy Kot.SYNOPSIS :A biographical film charting the story of Soviet Ukrainian Lyudmila Pavlichenko, one of the deadliest snipers in World War II. The joint Russian and Ukrainian production of The Battle of Sevastopol (Bitva za Sevastopol) is an engaging […]
Person of Interest Season 5 Episode 6 Review – ‘A More Perfect Union’
Ricky Church reviews the sixth episode of Person of Interest season 5…While not much really happened in Person of Interest’s ‘A More Perfect Union’, it definitely served as a calm before the storm, giving both the characters and audience a bit of a breather before the endgame truly begins.The case-of-the-week wasn’t too interesting, but did […]
DVD Review – The Big Short (2015)
The Big Short, 2015. Directed by Adam McKay. Starring Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Brad Pitt, Finn Wittrock, Max Greenfield, Melissa Leo, Rafe Spall, Hamish Linklater, Tracy Letts, John Magaro, Jeremy Strong, Marissa Tomei, Karen Gillan, Stanley Wong, Byron Mann, Margot Robbie, and Selena Gomez. SYNOPSIS: Four denizens of the world of high-finance predict […]
Movie Review – Money Monster (2016)
Money Monster 2016Directed by Jodie FosterStarring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West, Caitriona Balfe, Giancarlo EspositoSYNOPSIS:Flamboyant TV host Lee Gates (George Clooney) is fronting his daily show about the financial markets when he’s taken hostage by a distraught investor (Jack O’Connell), who bursts into the studio armed to the teeth. He’s lost all […]
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume 2 Review
Brad Cook reviews Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume 2…It’s been about eight months since Shout! Factory released Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volume 1, but they’ve finally revisited Rhino’s old sets with a re-release of the second volume in the series. Unfortunately, the bonus features only consist of MST Hour wraps for the Cave Dwellers and […]
Game of Thrones Season 6 – Episode 5 Review – The Door
The DoorDirected by Jack BenderWritten by David Benioff & D.B. WeissBranIf there’s one thing I love in any fiction, it’s time travel. If there’s one thing I love even more, it’s when time travel is used to deliver a payoff you’ve spent years waiting for, and boy does Game of Thrones deliver on that front […]
Movie Review – Kindergarten Cop 2 (2016)
Kindergarten Cop 2, 2016. Directed by Don Michael Paul. Starring Dolph Lundgren, Fiona Vroom, Aleks Paunovic, Andre Tricoteux, Bill Bellamy and Sarah Strange. SYNOPSIS: Assigned to recover sensitive stolen data, a gruff FBI agent goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher, but the school’s liberal, politically correct environment is more than he bargained for. “It’s not […]
Banshee Season 4 Episode 8 Review – ‘Requiem’
Kris Wall reviews the series finale of Banshee…I have to hand it to Banshee’s creators, after a shaky and uneven final season, they knew exactly what needed to happen to course correct and send the show out on a high in its final hour, the ‘good’ guys won and the bad guys lost. Requiem perfectly […]
