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 of this […]
Movie Review – Black Mass (2015)
Black Mass, 2015. Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Peter Sarsgaard, Adam Scott, Corey Stoll and Kevin Bacon. SYNOPSIS: The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant […]
Movie Review – Everest (2015)
Everest, 2015. Directed by Baltasar Kormakur. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin, Jason Clarke, John Hawkes, Keira Knightley, Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Clive Standen, Michael Kelly and Sam Worthington. SYNOPSIS: A climbing expedition on Mt. Everest is devastated by a severe snow storm. Mother Nature is a bitch – words that consistently kept coming to mind […]
Video Game Review – Mad Max
Kris Wall reviews Mad Max…There was a time when the mere mention of a licensed game or a movie tie in was enough to strike fear into the hearts of all gamers, it was once synonymous with the worst that video games had to offer. So you really have to hand it to Warner Bros. […]
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 is one of those, […]
Movie Review – Demon (2015)
Demon, 2015.Written and directed by Marcin Wrona. Starring Itay Tiran, Agnieszka Zulewska, Andrzej Grabowski and Tomasz Schuchardt.SYNOPSIS:When he finds buried human remains on the eve of his wedding, a groom decides not to let it ruin the fun. As the festivities start and the vodka flows, his decision proves to have terrifying consequences on his […]
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 […]
Blu-ray Review – Zardoz (1974)
Zardoz, 1974. Directed by John Boorman. Starring Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sara Kestelman, John Alderton, Bosco Hogan and Niall Buggy. SYNOPSIS: In the distant future a barbarian finds himself in the realm of the elite and immortal Eternals. Originally released in 1974, John Boorman’s Zardoz is the movie equivalent of a prog rock band being […]
Second Opinion – Legend (2015)
Legend, 2015. Directed by Brian Helgeland. Starring Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, David Thewlis, Taron Egerton, Christopher Eccleston, Paul Bettany and Chazz Palminteri.SYNOPSIS:A biopic on the infamous twins, The Krays, charting their life of crime in the 1960’s.Ronnie and Reggie Kray have become the UK equivalent of Al Capone. East End gangsters, Brian Helgeland’s gangster biopic […]
