February 2020

Hunters – In the Belly of the Whale

  • Title: Hunters – In the Belly of the Whale
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Hunters - In the Belly of the Whale TV review

The first episode of Amazon’s Hunters starts off with an exciting scene involving a party guest discovering that her host (Dylan Baker) in a Nazi. After that, “In the Belly of the Whale” gets a bit bogged down in introducing us to young American Jew, and part-time drug dealer, Jonah Heidelbaum (Logan Lerman). Before diving back into the Nazi storyline, the show spends time with Logan and his nerdy friends and sees him getting beaten up by the poster boy for cliched bullies. The murder of Jonah’s grandmother, however, proves to be the catalyst to put both Jonah and the episode back on track as it introduces Jonah to his grandmother’s friend Meyer Offerman (Al Pacino). That meeting, and Logan uncovering some documents in his grandmother’s things, leads Logan to discover three decades after loosing World War II, Nazis have taken root in America. Offerman and his friends are a small independent group dedicated to finding and rooting out the Nazis.

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Comic Rack

Comic RackIt’s a new week so it must be time to talk about comics! Welcome back to the RazorFine Comic Rack boys and girls. Pull up a bean bag and take a seat at feet of the master as we offer you this quick list of all kinds of comic book goodness set to hit comic shops and bookstores this month from all your favorite publishers including DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Archie, Dynamite, IDW, Image Comics, and others.

This week includes Action Comics, Angel & Spike, Avengers, Batman Beyond, Batgirl, Chastity, Death or Glory, Exciting Comics, Family Tree, Far Sector, Ghost Rider, Ice Cream Man, Kill Lock, Monster Planet, Punisher: Soviet, Quantum & Woody, Sex Criminals, SHAZAM!, Star Wars, Tarot, Wasted Space, Wonder Woman, X-Men, the first issues of Amethyst, Conspiracy Area 51, Falcon and Winter Soldier, Finger Guns, Hidden Society, Lady Death: Scorched Earth, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Jennika, Tomorrow, and the final issues of Dial H for Hero and The Little Mermaid.

Enjoy issue #297

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The Call of the Wild

  • Title: The Call of the Wild
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The Call of the Wild movie reviewThe Call of the Wild, adapted from the Jack London novel of the same name, follows the journey of a St. Bernard/Scotch Collie named Buck who ends up in the Yukon as a sled dog after being stolen from his owner (Bradley Whitford) and sold north. The CGI-enhanced mutt is the main character of the film, while making friends (Harrison Ford, Omar Sy, Cara Gee) and enemies (Dan Stevens) along the way with both men and dogs. CGI is used on Buck to enhance the pooch’s emotions. The effect works in most cases, but there are scenes where it does feel a little disturbing.

Adapted by screenwriter Michael Green (Blade Runner 2049, Green Lantern), the straightforward tale of a heroic dog offers an earnest family-friendly film. I will admit I found both Buck and his journey more enjoyable than I expected. Buck is easy to root while the rest of the film’s characters are mostly cast in simple terms as good, evil, or indifferent. Released by the rebranded 20th Century Studios (renamed after Disney acquired Fox), the movie will no doubt play for years on Disney+ making a suitable companion piece to something like Eight Below or any one of the various Benji films.

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Top End Wedding

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Top End Wedding movie reviewDirector Wayne Blair‘s Top End Wedding may be a tad formulaic, but it’s not without its charms. The Australian film stars Miranda Tapsell and Gwilym Lee as a couple in a rush to get married only to discover the mother of the bride (Ursula Yovich) has gone missing with less than 10 days until the ceremony. As the happy couple head off on a road trip in search of the missing matriarch, which showcases both the strengths and weaknesses of their relationship, the ceremony is left in the hands of the heart-broken father of the bride (Huw Higginson), bridesmaids, and the bride’s workaholic boss (Kerry Fox).

The script by Miranda Tapsell and Joshua Tyler plays on some predictable romcom cliches, although it also dedicates substantial time to building the relationship of the core characters making the hijinx a bit easier to swallow. The likability of the two stars and the beautiful shots of Northern Australia certainly don’t hurt either. There may be few surprises, but the journey that touches on generations of relationships is smarter than many romantic comedies.

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