The Ninja Immovable Heart, 2014. Directed by Rob Baard and John Balazs. Starring Danny Glover, Rob Baard, Roger Neave, John Balazs, Cassandra Gava. SYNOPSIS: Reeve is a member of an elite covert group thought not to exist anymore, he is captured, beaten and brutally tortured, by the very Governments he used to work for. With […]
Video Game Review – Resident Evil Revelations 2 Episode 2
Alan Heath reviews Resident Evil: Revelations 2 Episode 2 on PC… Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is an episodic sequel to the 3DS title that took the franchise back towards its survival horror roots after a couple of action packed entries into the franchise. Set between the events of Resident Evil 5 and 6, Revelations 2 […]
Comic Book Review – Descender #1
Zeb Larson reviews Descender #1… One young robot’s struggle to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet. A rip-roaring and heart-felt cosmic odyssey that pits humanity against machine, and world against world, to create a sprawling space opera from the creators of Trillium, Sweet […]
Movie Review – The Burning Dead (2015)
The Burning Dead, 2015. Directed by Rene Perez. Starring Danny Trejo, Thomas Downey, Moniqua Plante, Nicole Cummins, Kevin Norman and Julia Lehman. SYNOPSIS: A discordant family and a local sheriff must do battle with bloodthirsty zombies belched from an erupting volcano. Accompanying the many trepidations of watching a film about lava zombies attacking a small mountain town with Danny […]
Gotham Season 1 Episode 17 Review – ‘Red Hood’
Martin Carr reviews the seventeenth episode of Gotham… David O’Hara has a face you recognise, even if the name leaves a lesser impression. Character actor familiar from Braveheart, Wanted and Scorsese’s The Departed he brings a lot of acting luggage with him. This man has spent time in good company and it shows. His part […]
Constantine Season 1 Episode 13 Review – ‘Waiting for the Man’
Martin Carr reviews the season finale of Constantine… A purveyor and peddler of sensory drugs for those into a little action, Constantine represents the bad boy in all of us. Inherently cool, ultimately flawed and perpetually alone amongst friends. Waiting for a salvation which will never come and trapped into a thankless cycle without end, […]
VOD Review – Playing It Cool (2014)
Playing It Cool, 2015 Directed by Justin Reardon Starring Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, Michelle Monaghan, Topher Grace, Ioan Gruffudd, Martin Starr, Luke Wilson, Anthony Mackie and Ashley Tisdale SYNOPSIS: Unrequited love motivates a guy to write about his experiences. First time director Justin Reardon clearly has a lot of friends in high places. Along with first […]
Gotham Season 1 Episode 16 Review – ‘The Blind Fortune Teller’
Martin Carr reviews the sixteenth episode of Gotham… Any time somebody brings circuses into the equation things turn sinister. Tempered by the needs of a mainstream audience and being firmly pre-watershed, this circus is not quite the denizen of freaks you would expect. There is a hint of lecherous behaviour, fist fights and family feuds […]
DVD Review – Dying of the Light (2014)
Dying of the Light, 2014. Written and Directed by Paul Schrader. Starring Nicolas Cage, Anton Yelchin, Irene Jacob, Victor Webster and Alexander Karim. SYNOPSIS: Burned out CIA operative Evan Lake (Nicolas Cage) is forced into early retirement due to a degenerative medical diagnosis. Aided by an up and coming field agent Milton Schultz (Anton Yelchin) […]
DVD Review – Nightcrawler (2014)
Nightcrawler, 2014 Written and directed by Dan Gilroy Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Riz Ahmed SYNOPSIS: When Lou Bloom, a driven man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort […]
