Category: Reviews

HouseOfGucciReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – House of Gucci

Directed by Ridley Scott and based on true events, House of Gucci follows the ambitious Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga) as she romances Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) and marries her way into the dynastic Italian luxury label. The family business holds little allure for bookish Maurizio, and the real power is held by his father Rodolfo

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Reviews
Leland Pierce

Review: Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a direct sequel to the 1984 classic Ghostbusters, directed by Jason Reitman, son of OG Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman. Staring Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard and newcomer Logan Kim, it’s set thirty-two years after the events of the second film: a single mother and her two children move to

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TheHarderTheyFallReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Harder They Fall

Directed by Jeymes Samuel, The Harder They Fall follows outlaw Nat Love (Jonathan Majors) who reassembles his former gang to seek revenge against another outlaw who has escaped prison, Rufus Buck (Idris Elba), who murdered his parents.  I’ve always had a huge fondness for westerns and it’s great to see a new one come out

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EternalsReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Eternals

Directed by Chloé Zhao, Eternals follows a race of immortals who have secretly lived on Earth for over 7,000 years and have sworn to never interfere in any war or cataclysmic event that occurred on Earth. But the return of half the population as a result of Avengers Endgame ignites an event called “the emergence”,

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TheMagicOrderVolume2issue1Review
Comic Books
llyzabeth

Review – The Magic Order Volume 2, #1

“Once upon a time our people ruled the earth, but the Magic Order took us down, and what a boring shit hole they paved the way for.” …the next arc has started and I only found out about it this week? Bad nerd, no cookie! Ahem. Keep reading for a review of The Magic Order,

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AntlersReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Antlers (2021)

Directed by Scott Cooper and produced by Guillermo del Toro, Antlers follows Julia Meadows (Keri Russell), a school teacher in a small town in Oregon, and her brother, Paul (Jesse Plemons), the local sheriff, as they become concerned about one of her students, a young boy named Lucas Weaver (Jeremy T. Thomas) who is secretly

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last-night-in-soho-review
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Last Night in Soho

Directed by Edgar Wright, Last Night in Soho follows Eloise (Thomasin McKenzie), an aspiring fashion designer who is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s through the body of a dazzling wannabe singer named Sandie (Anya Taylor Joy). However, the glamour is not all it appears to be, and her dreams of the past start to

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Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: The Last Graduate (Scholomance Lesson Two)

My darling girl, I love you, have courage, and keep far away from Orion Lake. Book Two of Naomi Novik’s Scholomance trilogy starts right where Book One left off, with a note smuggled in by an incoming Freshman and delivered to Galadriel – “El” to her friends, which she’s eternally shocked she actually has now

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Dune2021review
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Dune (2021)

Directed by Denis Villeneuve and based on the novel by Frank Herbert, Dune follows the story of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his

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