Author: Carl Doherty
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Control Movie Review
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2006 Director: Anton Corbjin Script: Matt Greenhalgh, Deborah Curtis Cast: Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Alexandra Maria Lara, Craig Parkinson, Joe Anderson, Toby Kebbell, James Anthony Pearson, Harry Treadaway, Andrew Sheridan, Ben Naylor, Phil Hasted, John Cooper Clarke Dismantled on the eve of their first US tour by the tragic death of frontman Ian Curtis, Joy…
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Superman: Doomsday DVD Review
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Director: Bruce Timm, Lauren Montgomery, Brandon Vietti Screenplay: Duane Capizzi Voices: Adam Baldwin, Anne Heche, James Marsters With few exceptions, adapting a treasured, often extensive, comic arc into a feature length film is a daunting, thankless task for any director; it is impossible to compress the “soap epic” element of the superhero comic medium into…
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Cloverfield Movie Review
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2008 Director: Matt Reeves Script: Drew Goddard Cast: Michael Stahl-David, T. J. Miller, Jessica Lucas, Odette Yustman, Lizzy Caplan, Mike Vogel Man is a contradictory beast. As intellectual entities we romanticise our cities, elevate them as the culmination of civilisation’s greatest accomplishments. As the popcorn guzzling collective we love nothing more than to see said…
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Planet Hulk TPB Review
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2007, Marvel Writer: Greg Pak Art: Carlo Pagulayan, Aaron Lopresti, Michael Avon Oeming, Danny Miki, Alex Nino, Marshall Rogers, Sandu Florea, Gary Frank Inks: Jeffrey Huet, Mike Allred, Alex Nino, Tom Palmers, Jon Sibal Colours: Chris Sotomayor, Laura Martin, Lovern Kindzierski You just can’t keep a good franchise down, especially when that franchise is driven…
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Punisher vol. 8: Widowmaker TPB Review
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2007, Marvel MAX Writer: Garth Ennis Pencils: Lan Medina Inks: Bill Reinhold Colours: Raúl Treviño Covers: Tim Bradsheet It has been prophesied that in the year 2022 Garth Ennis’ mojo will run dry, and we’ll finally be forced to suffer his substandard output. Of course, Ennis’ worst work will still be better than anything else…
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Iron Man: The Inevitable TPB Review
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2006, Marvel Story: Joe Casey Art: Frazier Irving Whenever I pick up a silver age comic, the first thing that strikes me is the intoxicating scent of yellowed paper. Can’t stop sniffing the stuff. The second thing that strikes me, however, is how languid comic pacing has become. Were The Inevitable printed some time in…
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Halo Graphic Novel Review
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2007, Marvel Writers: Lee Hammock, Jay Foerber, Brett Lewis Art: Simon Bisley, Andrew Robinson, Ed Lee, Moebius, Tsutomu Nihel Given that Halo recently earned itself a page in media history as the first console franchise to send Hollywood to its gout-swollen knees, the Master Chief’s transition from video game to comic book was inevitable. Sadly,…
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 vol. 1: The Long Way Home Review
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2007, Dark Horse Writer: Joss Whedon Pencils: Georges Jeanty Inks: Andy Owens Colour: Dave Stewart “Oh Buffy, how we’ve missed you. Maybe we didn’t appreciate you back in your heyday. Shucks, we were stupid, ignorant and ungrateful. But we’ve seen the error of our ways, Buff. This time you’ll get the respect you deserve.” The…