Tag Archive: review

Movie Review: Jack & Diane

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Directed by: Bradley Rust Gray Starring: Juno Temple and Riley Keough Plot: After a chance meeting, 2 girls start a summertime love affair. Review:  This has been sold as a werewolf movie which is definitely misleading.… Continue reading →

John Carpenter in Review: The Fog (1980)

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Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Adrienne Barbeau, and Hal Holbrook Plot: A thick fog descends on an old fishing town containing vengeful ghosts. Review:  Antonio Bay, CA is about to celebrate their centennial when a list… Continue reading →

John Carpenter in Review: Halloween (1978)

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Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasance, and PJ Soles Plot: A psychotic killer breaks out of a mental asylum and returns to his hometown to stalk teenagers. Review:  Halloween is a genre defining movie. Every… Continue reading →

John Carpenter in Review: Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

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Starring: Austin Stoker, Darwin Johnson, and Laurie Zimmer Plot: The staff of an abandoned police building finds themselves under attack by the countless members of a local gang. Review:  The movie takes place in a… Continue reading →

John Carpenter in Review: Dark Star (1974)

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Starring: Brian Narelle, Dan O’Bannon, and Dre Pahich Plot: A space-faring crew investigates planets for colonization when things start going wrong. Review:  The title Dark Star refers to a scout ship currently being manned by a… Continue reading →

Comics You Should be Reading: ‘Locke & Key’

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Welcome to the Keyhouse, a place of mystery and magic. The comic industry was built on superhero capes, but that is not the only genre to thrive in this medium. Back in the… Continue reading →

Movie Review: 3, 2, 1…Frankie Goes Boom

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Directed by: Jordan Roberts Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Chris O’Dowd, Lizzy Caplan, and Ron Perlman Plot: Two feuding brothers try to get a sex tape back from a former movie star when they find… Continue reading →

Game Review: ‘FTL: Faster Than Light’

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Genre: Simulation Platform: Steam Everyone likes getting behind the indie game developer…especially when it offer such awesome value for money. Coming in at only $9.99 this strategy based sci-fi game has minimalist presentation… Continue reading →

First Impressions: Elementary

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By the aloof, yet wonderful, Hedge As an English teacher, I’m a huge fan of the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: the intrigue, the clever plot twists, the depth of character – quite… Continue reading →

Movie Review: ‘Looper’ Second Opinion

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Director: Rian Johnson Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Jeff Daniels Plot: Joe is a hitman in the year 2042, employed by a criminal organisation thirty years in the future… Continue reading →