Bridge of Spies, 2015. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, Austin Stowell, Jesse Plemons, Sebastian Koch and Alan Alda. SYNOPSIS: During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the […]
Movie Review – The Finest Hours (2016)
The Finest Hours, 2016.Directed by Craig Gillespie. Starring Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz, Kyle Gallner, John Magaro, Graham McTavish, Michael Raymond-James, Beau Knapp, Josh Stewart, Abraham Benrubi, and Eric Bana.SYNOPSIS:The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are […]
The X-Files Season 10 Episode 2 Review – ‘Founder’s Mutation’
Martin Carr reviews the second episode of The X-Files season 10…With The X-Files officially reopened ‘Founder’s Mutation’ hits the ground running. An overly eager genetics researcher pierces his own cranial cavity with a letter opener. Accompanied by a high-pitched screech which invades his brain and spreads whispered messages until his eventual collapse. With high level […]
DVD Review – The House on Pine Street (2015)
The House on Pine Street, 2015. Directed by Aaron Keeling and Austin Keeling. Starring Emily Goss, Taylor Bottles, Cathy Barnett, Natalie Pellegrini, Tisha Swart-Entwistle and Jim Korinke. SYNOPSIS: Parents-to-be Jennifer and Luke move from Chicago to Kansas and begin to experience spooky goings on in their new house. The House on Pine Street is not, […]
Supergirl Season 1 Episode 11 Review – ‘Strange Visitor From Another Planet’
Martin Carr reviews the eleventh episode of Supergirl…Aside from the double-edged sword which is this week’s tagline. Supergirl manages to sneak in something far deeper than Melissa Benoist’s husband Blake Jenner. Not that his contribution fails to bring substance to the episode or Cat Grant’s adopted son Adam Foster.To be honest I had never heard […]
DVD Review – Irrational Man (2015)
Irrational Man, 2015. Directed by Woody Allen. Starring Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix, Jamie Blackley, and Parker Posey. SYNOPSIS: A philosophy professor, in the midst of an existential and a moral crisis, commits an irrevocable act of murder. Nihilistic philosophy professor Abe (Joaquin Phoenix), a newly recruited member of the fictional college campus Braylin, is immediately […]
Blu-ray Review – Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970)
Five Dolls for an August Moon, 1970. Directed by Mario Bava. Starring William Berger, Ira von Fürstenberg, Edwige Fenech, Howard Ross, Teodora Corrá, Edith Meloni, Helena Ronee, Maurice Poli and Justine Gall. SYNOPSIS: A group of people trapped on an island discover there is a killer in their midst. The romantically-titled Five Dolls for an […]
Movie Review – Fifty Shades of Black (2016)
Fifty Shades of Black, 2016.Directed by Michael Tiddes. Starring Marlon Wayans, Kali Hawk, Affion Crockett, Jane Seymour, Florence Henderson, Jenny Zigrino, Fred Willard, and Mike Epps.SYNOPSIS:An inexperienced college student meets a wealthy businessman whose sexual practices put a strain on their relationship.Normally, whenever I’m about to watch a modern-day Marlon Wayans comedy (I use that […]
Comic Book Review – Old Man Logan #1
Anghus Houvouras reviews Old Man Logan #1…Fifty years from now, Logan — the man who no longer calls himself Wolverine — will have endured many atrocities: The Marvel Universe’s villains will have banded together and rid the world of its heroes. Logan’s closest friend, Hawkeye, will have been murdered in cold blood right before his […]
First Impressions – Tom Clancy’s The Division
Mike Mc Grath with some first impressions of Tom Clancy’s The Division… Tom Clancy’s: The Division is Ubisoft’s second attempt at an MMO style game and after playing around with the beta all weekend, I can safely say its their best although it does still have its issues. The video below has the same content […]
