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Not for the Faint of Heart | Akira Remains a Compelling Nightmare at 30
Cyberpunk anime are as common in Japan as period dramas are in the UK. At least three are produced every year. More if people are especially concerned about the unstoppable forward march of technology. The influence for all these anime…
Film Review | The Secret of Marrowbone’s Secrets Are It’s Undoing
There’s a great melodrama lurking at the heart of The Secret of Marrowbone, Yet, it never emerges. Instead cheap scares, a poor script and an over-reliance on twists form the shoddy skeleton of this film, ruining its potential. Considering…
The Original Failed Franchise |The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen at 15
Sean Connery ’s career ended with a whimper not a bang. The League of Extraordinary Gentleman was the famed Scottish actor’s last film before he went into retirement. It might be one of his worst. A mishmash of Victorian characters from…
Game Review | The Crew 2 is an Enjoyable if Empty Spectacle
Racing games come in many forms. The insane physics of the FlatOut series. The metal crunching, fender bending destruction of the Burnout games. Every racing game has its gimmick or hook so that players can experience racing in a different…
Film Review | Netflix’s Calibre Is A Taut and Tight Thriller
Hunting is often referred to as “stalking” by those with a knowledge of the controversial sport. Ask any hunter from Ernest Hemingway to infamous sniper Carlos Hathcock. Most will agree it is the stalking of the kill rather than the killing…
Film Review | Sicario: Day of the Soldado is a Tense if Disappointing Sequel
Taylor Sheridan has not yet written a bad film. Until now that is. His first three: Sicario, Hell or High Water and Wind River all share the neo-Western genre but differ in setting, tone and character. Sicario: Day of the Soldado is the…
Hitman Understands the Power and Pain of Uniforms
Garroting a man isn't easy. It requires a great deal of effort, technique and occasionally brute strength. Agent 47 - the protagonist of the Hitman series - understands this. He performs all his tasks with lethal efficiency from braining…
In A Heartbeat Everything Was Gone | 28 Days Later At 15
The length of a human heartbeat is measured in a nanosecond. Time often feels like it flits by like a humming bird taking wing. The passage of a day, a week or a month can feel like nothing at all in the grand context of life. So it is that…
Baby’s First Strategy Game: Advance Wars 2 at 15
I don't regret being given a Game Boy Colour for my seventh birthday. I'm sure my dad regrets ever even considering buying one though. From the moment I loaded up Dinosaurs on that early morning back in 2001 I was hooked. There was no…
Editors Choice: The Top 3 at E3
Three years ago I remember hearing a bloodthirsty crowd of games journalists roar as a nameless, faceless super-soldier ripped a space demon's leg off and beat it to death with the offending limb. The game was DOOM and it was shown at E3 in…
