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Supergirl Season 5 Episode 4 Review – ‘In Plain Sight’

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Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Supergirl season 5… Things finally ramp up this week as certain people reveal their true colours, home town reunions bring about some soul searching and alien threats are neutralised. Thankfully there was little time for navel gazing as the Legion came up trumps and supported each other through […]

Watchmen Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship’

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Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Watchmen… Racial insurrection, American arrogance and a determined sense of entitlement permeate this second foray into the reengineered world first created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Iron statues of disgraced Presidents and incinerated servants define Watchmen as designed by Damon Lindelof. Reading between the lines is mandatory […]

Movie Review – The Racer (2019)

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The Racer, 2019. Directed by Kenneth Mercken. Starring Fortunato Cerlino, Niels Willaerts, and Koen De Graeve. SYNOPSIS: The Racer follows the struggles, glory and dreams of a young cyclist who will do whatever it takes to succeed, no matter the consequences for himself and those around him. Sports movies are a genre of their own. […]

October Horrors 2019 Day 28 – Young Frankenstein (1974)

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Young Frankenstein, 1974. Directed by Mel Brooks. Starring Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman, Teri Garr, Kenneth Mars and Madeline Kahn. SYNOPSIS: Fredrick Frankenstein, upon hearing of his grandfather’s experiments, decides to embark upon his own quest to create new life out of the body parts of the dead, with decidedly strange and […]

TV Review – Dickinson

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EJ Moreno reviews Dickinson… Over the first three episodes of Dickinson, the show left me feeling more puzzled than most viewings in recent memory. A show that looks this good, with this strong of a cast and a subject matter that I enjoy? It should feel like a slamdunk, but each episode pushed me further […]

Movie Review – Lying and Stealing (2019)

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Lying and Stealing, 2019. Directed by Matt Aselton. Starring Theo James, Emily Ratajkowski, Fred Melamed, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Isiah Whitlock Jr. and Evan Handler. SYNOPSIS: When aspiring actress Elyse meets mysterious art consultant Ivan, she quickly learns there is more to his work than meets the eye. The Bonnie and Clyde duo embark on a series […]

Movie Review – Black and Blue (2019)

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Black and Blue, 2019. Directed by Deon Taylor. Starring Naomie Harris, Frank Grillo, Mike Colter, Reid Scott, Tyrese Gibson, and Nafessa Williams. SYNOPSIS: A rookie police officer in New Orleans has to balance her identity as a black woman with her role as a police officer when she witnesses other police officers committing murder. The […]

Movie Review – Burning Cane (2019)

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Burning Cane, 2019. Written and Directed by Phillip Youmans. Starring Wendell Pierce, Karen Kaia Livers, Dominique McClellan, Braelyn Kelly, Emyri Crutchfield, and Erika Woods. SYNOPSIS: Amongst the cane fields of rural Louisiana, an aging mother struggles between her religious convictions and the love of her son. It’s been said countless times already, but the weight […]

Batwoman Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘Who Are You?’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the fourth episode of Batwoman… Batwoman starts juggling multiple storylines successfully for the first time tonight and truly enters Arrowverse territory. From our villain of the week (Magpie) to Kate’s personal life to a sinister subplot forming, as well as time for Mary!, Batwoman juggles so many balls, somehow, it still manages […]