The Revenant, 2016. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Domhnall Gleeson, Paul Anderson, Lukas Haas, Brendan Fletcher, Forrest Goodluck, and Grace Dove. SYNOPSIS: In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling. You […]
Movie Review – Creed (2016)
Creed, 2016. Directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashād and Tony Bellew. SYNOPSIS: Adonis Johnson, biological son of Apollo Creed wants to make it in the world of boxing. He seeks out Rocky Balboa to train him. Rocky movies aren’t about how hard they hit, it’s about how many times they get […]
Heroes Reborn Series Finale Review – ‘Project Reborn’
Tai Freligh reviews the thirteenth and final episode of Heroes Reborn, ‘Project Reborn’…So this week’s episode was the finale and to say it completely jumped the shark would be an understatement. I can’t help but feel like the writers didn’t plan out the entire thirteen episode arc because there were a few dragging episodes and then the […]
Movie Review – The 5th Wave (2016)
The 5th Wave, 2016.Directed by J. Blakeson. Starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Liev Schreiber, Nick Robinson, Maria Bello, Ron Livingston, Zackary Arthur, Maggie Siff, Alex Roe and Maika Monroe.SYNOPSIS:In The 5th Wave, set in the present day, four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, 16-year-old […]
Movie Review – The Assassin (2015)
The Assassin, 2015.Directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien. Starring Qi Shu, Chen Chang, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Shao-Huai Chang and Yun Zhou.SYNOPSIS:An assassin accepts a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in seventh-century China.Almost immediately, as the first shots in stark black and white open on-screen, it’s not a stretch to say that The Assassin is one of […]
Video Game Review – Star Wars Pinball: The Force Awakens
Scott Watson reviews Star Wars Pinball: The Force Awakens… You’ve all seen that new Star Wars movie right? It feels like everyone on the planet has or almost everyone has. I certainly have, twice so far. So, with great vigor and much enthusiasm, I attacked Zen Studios release of two new virtual pinball tables in […]
Movie Review – Rams (2015)
Rams, 2015.Directed by Grímur Hákonarson. Starring Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Theodór Júlíusson, Charlotte Bøving, Jon Benonysson, Gunnar Jónsson, Þorleifur Einarsson, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson and Rundur Ragnarsson. SYNOPSIS:In a remote Icelandic farming valley, brothers Gummi and Kiddi, who haven’t spoken to each other in over 40 years, come together to protect their sheep from an outbreak of scrapie.The farming […]
Arrow Season 4 Episode 10 Review – ‘Blood Debts’
Jessie Robertson reviews the tenth episode of Arrow season 4…Nothing cures what ails you except a bunch of men poking around inside you….I want to again remind and advise about this review: SPOILER ALERT! Just in case it wasn’t implied before…..I begin with what could be one of the most important questions as we move […]
Comic Book Review – Man: Plus #1
David Opie reviews Man: Plus #1…Welcome to Olissipo City – a shimmering metropolis where technology rules with a heavy hand, cyborg strike teams are commonplace, and the lines between man and machine grow hazier every day. From artist/writer André Lima Araújo (Avengers AI, Ultimate FF, Age of Apocalypse) comes this high-octane dystopian thriller that whisks […]
Comic Book Review – Batman #48
Ricky Church reviews Batman #48… Mr. Bloom’s seeds have grown into an army that may turn all of Gotham City against its new Batman. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne meets a mysterious stranger who could start a chain of events no one can stop. SEE ALSO: Preview of Batman #48 Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo bring ‘Superheavy’ […]
