29th Dec2014

‘The Interview’ Review

by Ian Loring

Stars: James Franco, Seth Rogen, Randall Park, Lizzy Caplan, Diana Bang, Timothy Simons, Reese Alexander | Written by Dan Sterling | Directed by Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen The Interview will be the answer to questions in pub quizzes for years to come. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s second directorial feature is headline news all over […]

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26th Dec2014

‘American Horror Story: Freakshow – Episode 10’ Review

by Nicky Johnson

Stars: Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Frances Conroy, Michael Chiklis, Denis O’Hare, Even Peters, Emma Roberts, Minn Wittrock, John Carroll Lunch, Patti Labelle | Created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk This episode is slightly different to the others in that it’s almost entirely centred on a character barely featured in the show […]

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26th Dec2014

‘American Horror Story: Freakshow – Episode 9’ Review

by Nicky Johnson

Stars: Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Frances Conroy, Michael Chiklis, Denis O’Hare, Even Peters, Emma Roberts, Minn Wittrock, John Carroll Lunch, Patti Labelle | Created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk This episode starts with Dandy getting a reading from Maggie, who tells him more or less that everything will be OK. After […]

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25th Dec2014

‘Doctor Who: Christmas Special – Last Christmas’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

If there is one thing I know about myself it is that I am a cynic, so when I saw the teaser to the Christmas Doctor Who featuring Santa Claus it was a moment when I truly dreaded what was to come.  I will always be a hardcore fan of the Doctor though and will […]

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25th Dec2014

‘Haunting of Crestview High’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Cameron Deane Stewart, Judd Nelson, Ben Browder, Amanda Alch, Marc Donato, Augie Duke, Roger Edwards, Ali Faulkner, Jeffrey Schmidt | Written by Matthew Spradlin, Barry Wernick | Directed by Matthew Spradlin Originally conceived some eight years ago by Matthew Spradlin, Bad Kids Go To Hell (the movie’s original title) originally debuted as a four […]

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24th Dec2014

‘Last Inua’ Review (PC)

by Paul Metcalf

Not long ago I reviewed Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) so it only seemed right that when Last Inua was available on the PC I should move onto that game and give it a try.  Described as an “immersive and emotional” platform game like Never Alone it featured platform style gameplay and a two player structure […]

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24th Dec2014

‘Vengeance Road’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Nick Principe, Robin Sydney, Todd Farmer, Trent Haaga, Malice McMunn, John Fallon, Philip Salick, Laban Pheidias, Joshua Lou Friedman | Written by John Fallon | Directed by Ravi Dhar John Falcon is a mountain of a man, hardened by years in the dusty Californian desert. Discovered shot and left for dead in a home […]

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24th Dec2014

‘Grave Halloween’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Kaitlyn Leeb, Cassi Thomson, Graham Wardle, Dejan Loyola, Jeffrey Ballard, Hiro Kanagawa, Jesse Wheeler, Tom Stevens, Kevan Ohtsji, Hyuma Frankowski | Written by Ryan W. Smith, Sheldon Wilson | Directed by Steven R. Monroe Apparently (at least according to the blurb on the front cover) based on a true story, Grave Halloween is the […]

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24th Dec2014

‘Desecrated’ Review

by Richard Axtell

Stars: Haylie Duff, Wilmer Calderon, Michael Ironside, Paul James, Gib Gerard, Gonzalo Menendez, Heather Sossaman, Adam Daniels | Written by Cecil Chambers | Directed by Rob Garcia After finding his family murdered by vagrant squatters, an ex-military operative and survivalist is hired by the man who bought his land to watch over the acreage and […]

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23rd Dec2014

Book Review: ‘NOS4R2’

by Chris Cummings

Written by Joe Hill | Published by Gollancz | Format: Paperback, 704pp I am a fan of Joe Hill. His novels, Horns and Heart Shaped Box, are two books I have read a number of times and always enjoy. His collection of short stories, 20th Century Ghosts, is a great mixture of tales, and his […]

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23rd Dec2014

‘The Fall: Series Two’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

When The Fall ended last year it was inevitable that there would be a second series to at least conclude the story and for the killer to finally be brought to justice.  Carrying on the story The Fall: Series Two is an intellectual battle, a lot like a game of chess, between the serial killer and female detective tasked […]

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22nd Dec2014

‘Dumb and Dumber To’ Review

by Ian Loring

Stars: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Rob Riggle, Laurie Holden, Rachel Melvin, Steve Tom, Don Lake, Patricia French, Kathleen Turner, Tembi Locke, Paul Blackthorne | Written by Sean Anders, Mike Cerrone, Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, John Morris, Bennett Yellin | Directed by Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly The comedy landscape may have monumentally shifted in the time […]

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21st Dec2014

‘The Haunting of Black Wood’ Review

by Richard Axtell

Stars: Katherine Waterston, Scott Eastwood, Sara Paxton, Shaun Sipos, Christopher Denham, Jesse Perez, Leigh Lezark, Vic Finalborgo | Written by Shawn Christensen, Jason Dolan | Directed by Jack Heller Three strangers find themselves lost in a strange forest. Stuck together in the same cabin with supplies and heat scarce, they try to figure a way out of their […]

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21st Dec2014

‘The Missing’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

However depressing the nature of Nordic Noir is, you cannot argue that it has had a positive influence on the crime drama we see on television.  The Missing is a new series recently show on the BBC in the UK (and now heading to DVD and Blu-ray) and the influence of Nordic Noir can be […]

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20th Dec2014

‘An American Terror’ Review

by Richard Axtell

Stars: Jennifer Wilde, Graham Emmons, Kathryn Gould, Joe Abplanalp, Troy Alan, Michael Haskins, Taylor Hulett, Louise Macdonald, Patrick Sheridan | Written and Directed by Haylar Garcia A group of friends, bullied and tormented at high school on a daily basis, form a plan to get back at the people who have made their life a […]

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19th Dec2014

‘Sick: Survive the Night’ Review

by Richard Axtell

Stars: Debbie Rochon, Christina Aceto, Richard Roy Sutton, Jennifer Polansky, Robert Nolan, Sandra DaCosta, Devin Upham, Ry Barrett, Neil Green | Written by Ryan M. Andrews, Chris Cull | Directed by Ryan M.Andrews Dr. Leigh Rozetta is a young, maverick scientist, who’s been living in a secret underground Government facility since the outbreak began two […]

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19th Dec2014

‘Arrow 3×08: The Brave and the Bold’ Review

by ApolloXL5

Written by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg | Directed by Jesse Warn PLOT: As team Arrow finally catches up to the boomerang-wielding Villain, they find that he is more than a match for them. Luckily for Oliver and friends though, they have unexpected help from the Flash, which brings the two heroes into another team-up to stop […]

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18th Dec2014

‘American Horror Story: Freakshow – Episode 8’ Review

by Nicky Johnson

Stars: Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Frances Conroy, Michael Chiklis, Denis O’Hare, Even Peters, Emma Roberts, Minn Wittrock, John Carroll Lunch, Patti Labelle | Created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk This episode turns American Horror Story into American Murder Mystery Story, but in a brilliant way. After noticing the disappearance of Ma […]

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18th Dec2014

‘Metrocide’ Review (PC)

by Paul Metcalf

Some games are created to punish the gamer, they often require patience and just a little luck but can still be the most annoying experiences put into game form. These games, such as Dark Souls, are sometimes lauded as some of the best games ever made, but to gamers who don’t have the patience to […]

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17th Dec2014

‘Cap Stone #1’ Review

by Nicky Johnson

Written by Christina McCormack & Liam Sharp | Art by Liam Sharp | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp In this issue, we’re introduced to Charlie Chance, also known by her vampire fiction pen name Vincent Van Goth. She’s also the daughter of Lord Charles Chance, also known as the ‘Craven Panther’ for […]

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17th Dec2014

‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2×08: The Things We Bury’ Review

by ApolloXL5

Written by DJ Doyle | Directed by Milan Chelov PLOT: As Coulson takes a team to high-jack a military network in Australia and use it to find the hidden Alien City, Ward kidnaps his Senator Brother with the intentions of getting the truth out of him about the well. VERDICT: This episode of Agents of Shield was […]

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17th Dec2014

‘Mono #1’ Review

by Nicky Johnson

Written by Liam Sharp | Art by Ben Wolstenholme | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp Mono is an ape-human hybrid secret agent through the Boer, Cold, and First and Second World Ward, with a ‘deadly prehensile tail and the strength of twelve men’. That’s how the pulp fiction books showed him to […]

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