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FILM REVIEW – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

By Marty Mulrooney

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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is the fifth and final major motion picture (for Harrison Ford, at least) in the iconic film series that started with Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981. Arriving 15 years after Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, directing duties have this time been handed over to James Mangold (Logan, Ford v Ferrari), with the story focusing on a device called the Antikythera – Archimedes’ Dial – that could change the course of history.

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BOOK REVIEW – Blade Runner 2019: Volume 1 by Michael Green, Mike Johnson and Andres Guinaldo (Graphic Novel)

By Marty Mulrooney

Blade Runner 2019: Volume 1

Blade Runner 2019 is the first official comic book series set in the rain soaked, neo-noir world of Blade Runner. Volume 1 collects issues #1-4 and introduces detective Aahna Ashina, a veteran Blade Runner in the retro-futuristic Los Angeles of 2019, whose latest case might end up being her last…

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FILM REVIEW – Toy Story 4

By Marty Mulrooney

Toy Story 4

Toy Story 4 is a computer-animated comedy produced for Walt Disney Pictures by Pixar Animation Studios. The sequel to Toy Story 3 (2010), this fourth instalment of the critically-acclaimed series once again follows Sheriff Woody and his friends as they try to keep their child happy.

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FILM REVIEW – Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (IMAX 3D)

By Marty Mulrooney

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is the second film in the Jurassic World trilogy and a direct sequel to 2015’s Jurassic World. Helmed this time round by Spanish director J. A. Bayona (The Orphanage, A Monster Calls), Fallen Kingdom sees Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) returning to Isla Nublar to rescue the dinosaurs from an impending volcanic eruption.

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