Kris Wall reviews Zombie Army Trilogy… Following last year’s bio-mechanical monstrosities in the excellent Wolfenstein : The New Order, the Nazi’s are back causing trouble again, this time from beyond the grave in Rebellion’s Zombie Army Trilogy. Starting out life as a DLC spin off from the Sniper Elite series on the PC, Rebellion have […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek: New Visions – “A Scent of Ghosts”
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: New Visions – “A Scent of Ghosts”… John Byrne continues his new Star Trek photoplay adventures with “A Scent of Ghosts” and “Memoriam.” Past and Present collide, as the Enterprise takes aboard a special figure from Spock’s past, only to find themselves haunted by an mystery from years before. Plus, a sad […]
Second Opinion – The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, 2014. Directed by Peter Jackson. Starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Evangaline Lilly, Luke Evans, Lee Pace, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, Aidan Turner, Dean O’Gorman, Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Peter Hambleton, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Stephen Hunter, Hugo Weaving, Christopher […]
Comic Book Review – Wicked + Divine #6
Zeb Larson reviews Wicked + Divine #6… THE FAUST ACT is over Welcome to FANDEMONIUM. The second arc of THE WICKED + THE DIVINE begins in its traditional manner (i.e. a ludicrous pun.) We’d say something like “nothing will ever be the same again” but if you think about it, you can say that about […]
Black Mirror: White Christmas Review
Without a shadow of a doubt, Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror is one of the finest pieces of British television is some time. It may not be talked about or hyped as much as a Sherlock or Broadchurch, but Brooker’s delve into the dark recesses of science fiction writing is the sort of show that would […]
Comic Book Review – The Humans #2
Andrew Newton reviews The Humans #2… From out of the smoke of their lost brothers’ funeral pyre comes a ghostly figure from the past. A long-thought-dead member returns to The HUMANS, bringing visions of hell and loss with him and a night of mourning quickly turns into an outta-sight homecoming party! Issue 2 of The […]
Comic Book Review – The Walking Dead #135
Zeb Larson reviews The Walking Dead #135… Face to face. It’s almost a trope for reviews of The Walking Dead to talk about fractures forming in the group. When in the book’s publication history has that not been true? Well, things are back to normal among the survivors after last issue’s attack by Carl on […]
BFI’s Sci-Fi Season: Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1982)
Blade Runner, 1982. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah and Edward James Olmos. SYNOPSIS: A blade runner must pursue and try to terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator. As part of the BFI’s Science Fiction season, […]
Movie Review – Whiplash (2014)
Whiplash, 2014. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist and Austin Stowell. SYNOPSIS: Young, talented jazz drummer Andrew is pushed to boiling point by a ferocious conductor determined to find the next great, leading to confrontations of of both psychological and physical proportions. “There are no two words in the English language more harmful,” […]
American Horror Story: Freak Show – Episode 9 Review
Alice Rush reviews the ninth episode of American Horror Story: Freak Show… This week saw American Horror Story: Freak show actually get a bit exciting. So far the show has been quite slow to take off, focusing on too many different characters and not giving enough time to a central storyline. Tensions within the camp […]