The Long Goodbye, 1973. Directed by Robert Altman. Starring Elliott Gould, Nina van Pallandt and Sterling Hayden. SYNOPSIS: Private investigator Philip Marlowe (Elliott Gould) is asked by his old pal Terry Lennox (Jim Bouton) for a ride to Mexico. He obliges, and when he returns to Los Angeles is questioned by police about the death of Terry’s wife… The cat. […]
Bloodline Season 1 Episode 5 Review
Gary McCurry reviews the fifth episode of Bloodline… Five episodes into Bloodline and as soon as you meet a new character you know that their importance won’t be revealed to you straight away, that’s not how they work. Tedious at times, sure. I’ve become accustomed to discovering the backstory to a character through flashbacks, long monologues and […]
Movie Review – True Story (2015)
True Story, 2015. Directed by Rupert Goold. Starring James Franco, Jonah Hill, Felicity Jones, and Ethan Suplee. SYNOPSIS: When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo – who has taken on Finkel’s identity – his investigation morphs into a game of cat-and-mouse. For better or worse True Story is a subversive […]
Daredevil Episode 10: “Nelson v Murdock” – Review
Luke Owen reviews the tenth episode of Daredevil… Forget Batman v Superman, this is the comic book moment we’ve been waiting for. Okay that’s a lie, but this is still a really great episode. At the end of the last episode, we got the shocking twist that Foggy Nelson had discovered a beaten and bloody Daredevil […]
Arrow Season 3 Episode 19 Review – ‘Broken Arrow’
Jessie Robertson reviews the nineteenth episode of Arrow season 3… This season has been all about identity. Oliver is the one struggling with this concept more than anyone, and that’s been at the heart of this season. Oliver repeats the mantra told to him by Ra’s earlier this season to Felicity that “a man cannot […]
Daredevil Episode 8: “Shadows in the Glass” – Review
Luke Owen reviews the eighth episode of Daredevil… We’ve seen Matt as a child and we’ve seen how and why he became the Man Without Fear, but now it’s time for us to see just why Wilson Fisk is the way he is. It’s time to visit Fisk’s childhood. There is an argument (a rather solid […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek #44
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek #44… “Eurydice” Part 2 of 3. The Five Year Mission leading up to 2016’s blockbuster STAR TREK movie continues here, as Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise find themselves in the clutches of the Dark Market Syndicate deep in the Delta Quadrant. Don’t miss this all-new story produced in […]
Comic Book Review – Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection – The Heavy Mob
Villordsutch reviews Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection – The Heavy Mob… The Heavy Mob features the stories Holocaust 12, Brit-Cit Brute, Wynter and the Judge Dredd tales Father Earth, Debris and Warzone, featuring the work of John Wagner, Robbie Morrison, John Smith, Jim Murray, Kev Walker, Ron Smith, Michael Carroll, PJ Holden, Nick Percival, and more. […]
Bloodline Season 1 Episode 4 Review
Gary McCurry reviews the fourth episode of Bloodline… Among the kind compliments I received regarding the first Bloodline piece, a couple of people (one being my father so I’m not sure that one counts) text stating that they plan on starting the show based on what they had read. This is one of the most […]
Daredevil Episode 7: “Stick” – Review
Luke Owen reviews the seventh episode of Daredevil… At the end of the last episode, we learned that the Russians are no longer part of Fisk’s plan (on account of them being all dead) which raises the question: who is next on the hitlist for Daredevil? Which arm of Fisk’s reach will he discover next? […]
