Harrison Abbott chats with Frontier’s Brendon Morgan about Jurassic World Evolution coming to Xbox Game Pass… Frontier Developments are something of an authority when it comes to management sims, having worked on many of the genre’s vintage franchises: like Rollercoaster Tycoon, Zoo Tycoon and Thrillville. Clearly, they have an affinity for creating virtual amusement parks, […]
Movie Review – Shadow in the Cloud (2020)
Shadow in the Cloud, 2020. Directed by Roseanne Liang. Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Beulah Koale and Taylor John Smith. SYNOPSIS: In the throes of World War II, Captain Maude Garrett joins the all-male crew of a B-17 bomber with a top-secret package. Caught off guard by the presence of a woman on a military […]
Exclusive Interview – Looney Tunes Cartoons composer Carl Johnson on making music funny, honouring the past and licensing old songs
Harrison Abbott chats with composer Carl Johnson… Carl Johnson is an Emmy Award-winning composer and orchestrator, known primarily for his credits on big-budget animated films (Wall-e, Monsters Inc.) as well as beloved children’s cartoons (Gargoyles, Pinky and the Brain, Animaniacs, Batman: The Animated Series). His latest undertaking for Warner Bros. is the new Looney Tunes […]
Video Game Review – Timelie
Harrison Abbott reviews Timelie… Let’s address the elephant in the room upfront: Timelie is not a typo. It’s the correct spelling of this isometric puzzler, which has apparently been named with the express purpose of vexing anyone who has to write about it. I mean, the first draft of my review is littered with squiggly […]
Video Game Preview – Stoneshard
Harrison Abbott previews Stoneshard… It’s almost impossible to talk about Stoneshard without mentioning its formidable difficulty curve. Indeed, much of the conversation surrounding this Steam Early Access title has skewed in that direction, with the developers themselves egging on the discourse by plastering their social media pages with words like ‘’challenging’’, ‘’complex’’ and ‘’ruthless’’. Hell, […]
Exclusive Interview – John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Sound Editor on differentiating every gunshot, recording dog noises and ADR grunting
Harrison Abbott chats with John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum sound editor Mark Stoeckinger… From the outset, John Wick has garnered much attention for its impeccably crafted fight sequences, building up a rabid cult following in the process. Even those who aren’t as bowled over by the movies are forced to admit that – from […]
Exclusive Interview – It Chapter Two Make-up Designer Sean Sampson on creating Pennywise, Spider-Heads, and those Fortune Cookie Demons
Harrison Abbott chats with It Chapter Two make-up designer Sean Sampson… It Chapter Two might not have quite recaptured the magic of its predecessor, at least as far box-office and critical reviews were concerned, but one aspect of the film that could not be faulted were its excellent practical effects. From the gory child corpses, to […]
Exclusive Interview – VFX Supervisor Shawn Hillier on His Dark Materials and the advent of blockbuster TV
Harrison Abbott chats with VFX supervisor Shawn Hillier… A costly collab between HBO, BBC Studios, New Line Cinema, and Bad Wolf: His Dark Materials has a lot of resources propping it up. So, as you would expect, the production value on this Philip Pullman adaptation is absolutely top-notch – boasting ornate sets, lavish costume-design and […]
Movie Review – Blood Myth (2019)
Blood Myth, 2019. Directed by Sean Brown and Luke Gosling Starring Jonathan McClean, Anna Dawson, Hannah Chalmers and Matt Ray Brown. SYNOPSIS: A journalist desperately tries to find his missing fiancee and finally uncover the truth behind a sinister folklore, leading him down a dangerous road of discovery. When producers asked Aaron Sorkin to trim […]
Movie Review – Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
Terminator: Dark Fate, 2019. Directed by Tim Miller. Starring Mackenzie Davis, Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Natalia Reyes, Diego Boneta and Gabriel Luna. SYNOPSIS: More than two decades have passed since Sarah Conner (Linda Hamilton) rewrote the future and seemingly put a stop to Judgement Day once and for all. In this alternate timeline, a young […]
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