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Trinity review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJune 22, 20210Comments

I must admit with all the buzz around Matt Wagner's Trinity when I was younger I expected something a little more along the lines of a reflection upon the relationship between DC's big three. It is by no means a bad read - it is, in fact, a swift read and keeps you engrossed all the…

Stargirl Season 1 review By James Aquilina

Reviews, TelevisionAugust 27, 20200Comments

Stargirl’s first season is a shining example of a female superhero series done right! The villains were complex and layered, it didn’t devolve into a teenage soap-opera as I thought it would and the character development was handled quite well! The show’s accurate to its source material and actually respects the legacy left behind by…

The Umbrella Academy Season 2 review by Ashley Peschel

Reviews, TelevisionAugust 7, 20200Comments

Thunderbolts by Warren Ellis – Review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJune 19, 20200Comments

Warren Ellis' Thunderbolts is, in my opinion, a very opportune in light of today's news. It begs the question "what would happen if the very worst decision made by the government was only held together only by a thread", turning it up to 11 by making that thread a psychopath hanging on to sanity by…

Sonic the Hedgehog

Movies, ReviewsMarch 12, 20200Comments

“Give the people what they want”. After the negative response to the first Sonic trailer, it seemed as if Paramount Pictures had learned from their mistake and the new design for the blue hedgehog, we all know and love was unveiled. Gone were the beady eyes and almost-too-real face and the audience was instead treated…

Joker: Video

Movies, ReviewsOctober 12, 20190Comments

X-Men: Dark Phoenix

Movies, ReviewsSeptember 23, 20190Comments

It is time to bid farewell to Fox s version of the merry mutants and while it was a mostly fun ride - with a few major exceptions thrown for good measure - I cannot in good conscience throw this one among them as other critics did. X-Men: Dark Phoenix is the last ride of…

Mowgli

Movies, ReviewsAugust 26, 20190Comments

Andy Serkis' Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) should have been more than a Netflix treatment. So much more. What makes it so outstanding is probably the amount of expression put into each character while not completely abandoning what animals behave like. It is probably the route Disney should have taken when making their Lion…

A retrospective to Fox’s X-Men: The original Trilogy by Raphael Borg

Movies, ReviewsAugust 21, 20190Comments

Despite many knowing me as a major Flash and DC aficionado, my love for all things comics started with Marvel, and, in fact, the X-Men. In fact, like most typical child of the 90’s raised by TV, I was fascinated by their cartoon incarnation heavily inspired what I soon after got to know as the…

Batman: Hush (Movie Review) By The Maltese Geek (AKA James Aquilina)

Movies, ReviewsJuly 30, 20190Comments

*MAJOR SPOILERS if you haven’t seen the film, or if you haven’t read the original graphic novel* After seeing the animated film, Batman: Hush, I decided to reread all 12 issues of the original graphic novel. You want to know what was painful about that? Seeing how more than half of the original story and…

The Portrayal of Drugs in NANA – review by Dr Michelle (k/a Mikhaila) Muscat

Manga, News, ReviewsJuly 25, 20190Comments

NANA is a popular josei manga which delves into numerous adult themes. It centers around two very different girls who meet on the train to Tokyo, happen to share the same name, eventually become roommates and grow to share a very deep bond. Nana Komatsu is a cheerful ordinary girl with a colourful history of…

The Witcher – Trailer Review By The Maltese Geek (James Aquilina)

Reviews, TelevisionJuly 22, 20190Comments

I finally got around to seeing the trailer for the upcoming Witcher Netflix series, and so far I’m liking what I’m seeing. Yet, I did notice a few discrepancies. For those who aren’t aware of what the Witcher is, just imagine what would happen if Lord of the Rings was darker, and more mature. The…