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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.

FILM REVIEW – Baby Driver

By Marty Mulrooney

Baby Driver

Baby Driver is a musical crime drama directed by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the DeadHot FuzzThe World’s End) starring Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Eiza González, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx and Jon Bernthal. Baby – young Mozart in a go-kart – is the best getaway driver in town, working with some of the country’s finest thugs to pay off a debt from his past. He only has a few more jobs left before he’s out… but in the criminal underworld, things are never that simple.

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INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Andrew Cartmel (Author, The Vinyl Detective)

By Marty Mulrooney

Andrew Cartmel Interview - Alternative Magazine Online

Following on from our recent reviews of Written In Dead Wax (“charming, funny and engaging”) and The Run-Out Groove (“a follow-up every bit the equal of its highly memorable predecessor”), Alternative Magazine Online is proud to present an exclusive online interview with the talented cat lover behind The Vinyl Detective, author Andrew Cartmel!

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BOOK REVIEW – Nothing Left To Lose by Dan Wells

By Marty Mulrooney

Nothing Left To Lose by Dan Wells

Nothing Left To Lose is the latest – possibly final – novel in the John Wayne Cleaver series of books written by Dan Wells. Following on from I Am Not A Serial Killer (which was recently adapted into a wonderful feature film starring Max Records and Christopher Lloyd), Mr Monster, I Don’t Want To Kill You, The Devil’s Only Friend and Over Your Dead Body, Nothing Left To Lose finds John hunting down monsters in a small town in Arizona. With the FBI on his tail and the Dark Lady ready for a fight, it’s only a matter of time before the blood starts flowing…

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GAME REVIEW – Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series – Episode 2: Under Pressure (PC)

By Marty Mulrooney

Guardians of the Galaxy - Episode 2

Under Pressure is the second episode of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series, a new five-part episodic adventure game from Telltale Games (The Walking Dead: A New Frontier). In Episode 2, the recently resurrected Star Lord and his crew must flee from Hala the Accuser and her army of Kree soldiers as Rocket Racoon tries to come to terms with his troubled past.

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