Chuck Palahniuk is a difficult author to adapt for the screen. Following the success of Fight Club, studios were quick to snap up the rights to his other properties – including those of popular novels Invisible Monsters and Survivor. However, it wasn’t until 2008’s Choke, which starred Sam Rockwell, that we would see another one […]
Movie Review – The Walk (2015)
The Walk, 2015. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Charlotte Le Bon, Ben Kingsley, James Badge Dale, Ben Schwartz and Clement Silbony. SYNOPSIS: In 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream: to walk the the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. Many films […]
Comic Book Review – Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency #4
Villordsutch reviews Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency #4… The penultimate chapter in Dirk Gently’s first big comic-book storyline! It’s time for the museum gala and all the otherworldly mayhem that ensues… After last month’s chapter of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency [review here], you’d be concerned that Dirk may be in a bit of a pickle. […]
Comic Book Review – Joyride #2
Zeb Larson reviews Joyride #2… Now an ongoing series! When Uma and the rest of the crew discover treasure on the ship, they head for the nearest place they can spend it: a planet-sized mall! One of the themes of Rick & Morty could be summed up as “the universe is a crazy and chaotic […]
DVD Review – Battle for Sevastopol (2015)
Battle for Sevastopol, 2015. Directed by Sergey Mokritskiy. Starring: Yuliya Peresild, Evgeniy Tsyganov, Joan Blackham, Oleg Vasilkov and Anatoliy Kot. SYNOPSIS : A biographical film charting the story of Soviet Ukrainian Lyudmila Pavlichenko, one of the deadliest snipers in World War II. The joint Russian and Ukrainian production of The Battle of Sevastopol (Bitva za Sevastopol) […]
Video Game Preview: Hands On with Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
Ben Rayner previews Assassin’s Creed Syndicate… As I stepped off the train at Whitechapel, I stopped to take a deep breath. Drawing in all the sights and sounds of London as if it was my first time visiting, shortly before a sneaky little git pilfered my wallet and scarpered at two sheets to the wind. […]
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume 2 Review
Brad Cook reviews Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume 2… It’s been about eight months since Shout! Factory released Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volume 1, but they’ve finally revisited Rhino’s old sets with a re-release of the second volume in the series. Unfortunately, the bonus features only consist of MST Hour wraps for the Cave Dwellers […]
Banshee Season 4 Episode 8 Review – ‘Requiem’
Kris Wall reviews the series finale of Banshee… I have to hand it to Banshee’s creators, after a shaky and uneven final season, they knew exactly what needed to happen to course correct and send the show out on a high in its final hour, the ‘good’ guys won and the bad guys lost. Requiem […]
Video Game Review – Not a Hero: Super Snazzy Edition
Calum Petrie reviews Not a Hero: Super Snazzy Edition… Not a Hero – Super Snazzy Edition is the console release of Rollingmedia’s disturbing and frantic side scrolling shooter. The game is a bizarre mix of over the top violence with satire of stereotypes ranging from drunken Scottish people to Russian gangsters. With its side scrolling […]
Movie Review – Just Jim (2015)
Just Jim, 2015. Written and Directed by Craig Roberts. Starring Emile Hirsch, Craig Roberts, Ryan Owen, Charlotte Randall, Nia Roberts and Aneirin Hughes. SYNOPSIS: Living in the sleepy valleys of Wales, Jim has his life altered when an enigmatic American moves in next-door. Those of you familiar with Craig Roberts will most likely remember him […]
