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Movie Review – Triangle of Sadness (2022)

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Triangle of Sadness, 2022. Written and Directed by Ruben Östlund. Starring Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Dolly De Leon, Zlatko Burić, Woody Harrelson, Vicki Berlin, Iris Berben. SYNOPSIS: Celebrity model couple Carl (Harris Dickinson) and Yaya (Charlbi Dean) are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged boat captain (Woody Harrelson). What […]

Video Game Review – Disney Speedstorm

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Harrison Abbott reviews Disney Speedstorm… Monetisation can be a touchy subject for gamers. Ever since the birth of this medium, shrewd businesspeople have been devising craftier and craftier ways to make our wallets that little bit lighter. In the late ‘70s, many arcade machines had their difficulty levels artificially inflated — so that they could […]

Succession Season 4 Episode 5 Review – ‘Kill List’

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Chris Connor reviews the fifth episode of Succession’s fourth and final season… After the previous couple of episodes focused on the shock reaction to Logan Roy’s death, episode five of Succession’s final season is built around the deal to sell Waystar Royco to Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) who summons the board and siblings to Norway […]

Movie Review – Ghosted (2023)

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Ghosted, 2023. Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, Adrien Brody, Mike Moh, Amy Sedaris, Tim Blake Nelson, Tate Donovan, Lizze Broadway, Marwan Kenzari, Anna Deavere Smith, Mustafa Shakir, and Tiya Sircar. SYNOPSIS: Cole falls head over heels for enigmatic Sadie, but then makes the shocking discovery that she’s a secret agent. […]

Movie Review – Sick of Myself (2022)

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Sick of Myself, 2022. Written & Directed by Kristoffer Borgli. Starring Kristine Kujath Thorp, Eirik Sæther, Fanny Vaager, and Fredrik Stenberg Ditlev-Simonsen. SYNOPSIS: Increasingly overshadowed by her boyfriend’s recent rise to fame as a contemporary artist creating sculptures from stolen furniture, Signe hatches a vicious plan to reclaim her rightfully deserved attention within the milieu […]

Movie Review – Evil Dead Rise (2023)

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Evil Dead Rise, 2023. Written and Directed by Lee Cronin. Starring Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies, Nell Fisher, Gabrielle Echols, Mia Challis, Jayden Daniels, Tai Wano, Billy Reynolds-McCarthy, and Nedim Jahić. SYNOPSIS: A twisted tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a […]

The Mandalorian Season 3 Finale Review – ‘The Return’

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Ricky Church reviews the season 3 finale of The Mandalorian…. Season three of The Mandalorian has now ended with an action-packed episode as the combined Mandalorian forces fought against Moff Gideon and his new Dark Troopers for control of Mandalore. It was a suspenseful finale with plenty of moments to wow the audience during the numerous fight […]

Movie Review – Somewhere in Queens (2023)

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Somewhere in Queens, 2023. Directed by Ray Romano. Starring Ray Romano, Laurie Metcalf, Jacob Ward, Sadie Stanley, Jennifer Esposito, Deirdre Friel, Jon Manfrellotti, Danny Garcia, Erik Griffin, June Gable, Sebastian Maniscalco, Tony Lo Bianco, Adam Kaplan, Katie Kreisler, Franco Maicas, Karen Lynn Gorney, P.J. Byrne, J.C. MacKenzie, Geoffrey Owens, Lauren Biazzo, Caryn Richman, James Ciccone, […]

Video Game Review – Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly

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Shaun Munro reviews Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly… Coffee Talk is a game that arrived at just the right time back in 2020. Released mere weeks before the pandemic shut down coffee shops around the world, the charming visual novel’s cosy aesthetic, witty banter, and sneaky supernatural flavour made it just the diversion […]