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About Martin Mulrooney

I am a professional writer and editor from the UK. I graduated with a B.A. (Hons) degree in Media and Film in 2009, specialising in Print Journalism and Advanced Screenwriting. I created Alternative Magazine Online soon after.

INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Cherie Priest (Author, Bloodshot)

By Marty Mulrooney

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Cherie Priest is an award-winning author who currently lives in Seattle, Washington with her husband and a fat black cat. Her 2009 novel Boneshaker was nominated for a Nebula Award and a Hugo Award, and won the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. Cherie was recently kind enough to join us to discuss her new books, Bloodshot and Hellbent, in an exclusive online interview!

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FILM REVIEW – Transformers: Dark of the Moon

By Marty Mulrooney

Transformers Dark of the Moon

Transformers: Dark of the Moon is the third instalment of the live-action Transformers film series, directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg. Although I quite enjoyed 2007’s Transformers, I was extremely disappointed by 2009’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. It was therefore with some trepidation that I took my seat at the cinema to watch the latest big screen battle unfold between the Autobots and the Decepticons…

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GAME REVIEW – Puzzle Agent 2

By Marty Mulrooney

Puzzle Agent 2

A direct sequel to last year’s superb Puzzle Agent by Telltale Games, Puzzle Agent 2 once again sees players taking control of FBI Agent Nelson Tethers (Department of Puzzle Research) as he investigates a series of mysterious disappearances in the sleepy town of Scoggins, Minnesota. Featuring the stunning artwork of Graham Annable, Puzzle Agent 2 is certainly a winner in the looks department. But, does it have the puzzles to match?

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FILM REVIEW – Tracker

By Marty Mulrooney

Tracker

Tracker is a 2010 British/New Zealand action-thriller directed by British film and television director Ian Sharp. Set in 1903 New Zealand, Tracker stars Ray Winstone as Arajan van Diemen, an Afrikaner veteran of the Boer War and master tracker, who is offered a bounty to capture Kereama (Temuera Morrison), a Māori seafarer accused of killing a British soldier. Tracker was recently released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK by Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment.

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