The Messenger, 2015. Directed by David Blair. Starring Robert Sheehan, Lily Cole,Tamzin Merchant, David O’Hara and Joely Richardson. SYNOPSIS: The Messenger is the story of Jack’s last melt down: a story of frustration and guilt, love and betrayal, family and blame. There’s something inherently unpleasant about The Messenger, a half-arsed, vague reworking of The Sixth […]
Book Review – Commodore 64: A Visual Compendium
Ben Rayner reviews Commodore 64: A Visual Compendium… Bitmap Books has been working hard to keep the Giants of gaming history alive through its collection of visual compendiums, each detailing the life of a classic console, or a Titan of gaming gone by if you will. Villordsutch had the pleasure of reviewing the Amiga edition […]
Second Opinion – The Good Dinosaur (2015)
The Good Dinosaur, 2015. Directed by Peter Sohn. Featuring the voice talent of Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Marcus Scribner, Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright, Steve Zahn, Mandy Freund, Steven Clay Hunter, Anna Paquin and Sam Elliott SYNOPSIS: An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. “I thought […]
Movie Review – The Gamechangers (2015)
The Gamechangers, 2015. Directed by Owen Harris. Starring Daniel Radcliffe and Bill Paxton. SYNOPSIS: The struggle of Houser’s legal feud against American lawyer Jack Thompson, over the morality of the Grand Theft Auto video game series. Some movies stumble out of the gate and crash to the floor, bashing in their own skull. The Gamechangers […]
Comic Book Review – The Fade Out #9
Zeb Larson reviews The Fade Out #9… NEW STORY ARC. Act Three begins as the mystery heats up! NOMINATED FOR THE EISNER AWARD FOR BEST NEW SERIES! Charlie and Gil are going to have it out this time around. Like the narrator reminds us, these two know each other well enough that they really know […]
Movie Review – Macbeth (2015)
Macbeth, 2015. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, David Thewlis, Sean Harris, Elizabeth Debicki, Jack Reynor and Paddy Considine. SYNOPSIS: Macbeth, a duke of Scotland, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders […]
Comic Book Review – Southern Cross #5
Zeb Larson reviews Southern Cross #5… Alien artifacts and murder as The Cross veers off course. Southern Cross’ fifth issue gives us some answers about just what the hell is happening on this ship, while leaving just enough mystery for us to grapple with as we approach the conclusion. Saying any more about the events […]
Comic Book Review – Judge Dredd – Day of Chaos: The Fourth Faction
Villordsutch reviews Judge Dredd – Day of Chaos: The Fourth Faction… With the much-loved mayor of Mega-City One presumed dead by the citizens, an election has been scheduled to choose his successor. Cadet Judge Hennessey has predicted that something terrible will happen on the Election Day and she may be right. East-Meg assassin Nadia has arrived […]
Video Game Review – Star Wars: Uprising
Chris Sanderson reviews Star Wars: Uprising… Star Wars: Uprising is Disney’s new Star Wars game for iOS and Android released last week. In what looks to be the first of a slew of mobile games being released by Disney, Uprising is surprisingly refreshing given the long list of overly used builder/ timer games that exist […]
Movie Review – The Night Before (2015)
The Night Before, 2015. Directed by Jonathan Levine. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie, Lizzy Caplan, Jillian Bell, Helene Yorke, Ilana Glazer, Aaron Hill, James Franco, Tracy Morgan, and Miley Cyrus. SYNOPSIS: On Christmas eve, three lifelong friends, two of whom are Jewish, spend the night in New York City looking for the Holy […]
