Author: Carl Doherty
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Maléfique Film Review
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2002 Dir: Eric Valette Script: Alexandre Charlot, Franck Magnier Cast: Philippe Laudenbach, Dimitri Rataud, Clovis Cornillac Bound to a promise to be home foe his son’s birthday, recently imprisoned Carrere plans to escape with or without his cellmates; the colossal transsexual Marcus, cannibalistic simpleton Daisy and elderly prison librarian Lasalles. But the discovery of a…
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The Losers vol. 1: Ante Up TPB Review
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2004, Dc/Vertigo Writer: Andy Diggle Art: Jock Colours: Lee Loughridge Were you to whistle the theme tune to The A-Team while reading Ante Up, I doubt Andy Diggle would be in the least offended. An update of DC’s long forgotten Special Forces group, Diggle’s Losers are an A-Team for the 21st century, a team of…
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Ultimate Iron Man vol. 1 TPB Review
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Marvel Writer: Orson Scott Card Pencils: Andy Kubert and Mark Bagley Inks: Danny Miki, Batt, Jesse Delperdang, John Dell, Scott Koblish Colours: Richard Isanove, Dave McCaig, Laura Martin What initially surprised most about the Ultimate Universe during its first two years is how similar the majority of hero origins were to their mainstream parallels. Ultimate…
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Spider-Man 3 Movie Review
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2007 Dir: Sam Raimi Script: Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi, Alvin Sargent Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace Whether you’re an aspiring Jedi or a Mafioso wannabe, there is something truly magical about the cinematic trinity, a beginning-middle-end format within which even the weakest movie is elevated by its stronger…
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House of M: Fantastic Four / Iron Man TPB Review
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Marvel, 2006 Writers: John Laymen, Greg Pak Pencils: Scot Eaton, Pat Lee Inks: Don Hillsman II, Rick Magyar Colours: Dean White, Rob Ro, Dream Engine Alternate universes are more often than not an extraneous affair, short lived and ultimately imposing little change on the mainstream “realities” from whence they spawned. The House of M plot…
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Science of Sleep (La Science des rêves) Film Review
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2006 Dir: Michel Gondry Script: Michel Gondry Cast: Gael García, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alain Chabat, Miou-Miou, Emma de Caunes, Aurélia Petit, Sacha Bourdo Young artist Stéphane (Bernal) is coaxed back to his childhood home in France, where after an accident with a piano he befriends neighbour and fellow creative soul Stéphanie (Gainsbourg). Initially attracted to Stéphanie’s…
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Them (Ils) Film Review
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2006 Dir: David Moreau, Xavier Palud Script: David Moreau, Xavier Palud Cast: Olivia Bonamy, Michaël Cohen In a remote Budapest cottage, French couple Lucas and Clementine (Cohen, Bonamy) are traumatised by an unknown and indefinable force. 2003 saw a resurgence in the French horror scene with Haute Tension (Switchblade Romance here in the UK) a…
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Silent Hill Movie Review
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2006 Dir: Christophe Gans Script: Roger Avary, Christophe Gans, Nicolas Boukhrief Cast: Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Laurie Holden, Jodelle Ferland, Deborah Kara Unger, Alice Krige, Tanya Allen, Kim Coates Generic American couple Rose and Christopher Da Silva (Mitchell, Bean) are concerned about their daughter Sharon’s (Holden) ceaseless sleepwalking. The possessed daughter frequently attempts to take…