Jessie Robertson reviews the twelfth episode of Arrow season 3… Oliver Queen returns to Starling City, in dramatic fashion…. Well, so much for Brick being the (fill-in) season baddie; he’s dispatched after taking a beating from Wildcat, an arrow from Arsenal, and another ass-whupping from Merlyn. Honestly, good riddance. This storyline is as nonsensical as […]
Movie Review – The Interview (2014)
The Interview, 2014 Directed by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogan Starring James Franco, Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan, Randall Park, Diana Bang, Timothy Simons, Reese Alexander SYNOPSIS: Dave Skylark and producer Aaron Rapoport run the celebrity tabloid show “Skylark Tonight.” When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are recruited […]
Gotham Season 1 Episode 14 Review – ‘The Fearsome Dr. Crane’
Martin Carr reviews the fourteenth episode of Gotham… Julian Sands has always been a jobbing actor in predominantly risible fare. Warlock with the far superior Richard E Grant anyone? Or perhaps you prefer the less than engaging Boxing Helena with Miss Twin Peaks herself Sherilynn Fenn. Whatever you’re particular brand of vodka it would be […]
Movie Review – Jupiter Ascending (2015)
Jupiter Ascending, 2015 Written and directed by The Wachowskis Starring Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, Douglas Booth, Tuppence Middleton SYNOPSIS: In a bright and colorful future, a young destitute caretaker gets targeted by a ruthless son of a powerful family that live on a planet in need of a new heir, so she […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Harlan Ellison’s City on the Edge of Forever
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Harlan Ellison’s City on the Edge of Forever… For the first time ever, a visual presentation of the much-discussed, unrevised, unadulterated version of Harlan Ellison’s award-winning Star Trek teleplay script, “The City on the Edge of Forever!” See the story as Mr. Ellison originally intended! Harlan Ellison’s Star Trek episode The City on the Edge […]
Movie Review – Son of a Gun (2014)
Son of a Gun, 2014. Directed by Julius Avery. Starring Ewan McGregor, Brenton Thwaites, Alicia Vikander, Jacek Koman, Matt Nable, Tom Budge and Nash Edgerton. SYNOPSIS: JR busts out of prison with Brendan Lynch, Australia’s most notorious criminal, and joins Lynch’s gang for a gold heist that soon pits the two men against one another. […]
Blu-ray Review – Thief (1981)
Thief, 1981. Written and Directed by Michael Mann. Starring James Caan, Tuesday Weld, James Belushi, Willie Nelson, Dennis Farina, William Petersen and Robert Prosky. SYNOPSIS: A professional safecracker’s plan for going straight spirals out-of-control when he becomes indebted to a crime boss. The limited Blu-ray slipcase edition of Michael Mann’s theatrical film début Thief (1981) comprises a […]
Video Game Review – Life is Strange Episode 1
Alan Heath reviews Life is Strange Episode 1… For those of you out there that have played any of Telltale’s episodic adventures like The Walking Dead, have you ever thought “I wish I could go back and change that last decision”? Well, it seems developer Dontnod Entertainment were thinking just that when creating their new […]
Constantine Season 1 Episode 11 Review – “A Whole World Out There”
Martin Carr reviews the eleventh episode of Constantine… “The God who created this universe, if it was created by God, is quite clearly a maniac. We have to spend our life on our knees thanking him?! What kind of god would do that?” Stephen Fry I never aim to be inflammatory. Offence is never intended. […]
Agent Carter Season 1 Episode 5 Review – “The Iron Ceiling”
Amy Richau reviews the fifth episode of Agent Carter… Agent Carter’s fifth episode of eight, “The Iron Ceiling”, starts with a flashback of a Russian boarding school for girls which is, shall we say, a bit intense. And by intense what I mean is that the girls are shackled to their beds at night, and […]
