Mank, 2020. Directed by David Fincher. Starring Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Charles Dance, Lily Collins, Tuppence Middleton, and Tom Burke. SYNOPSIS: 1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing wit and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish “Citizen Kane.” In attempting to reconcile alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz’s quest to […]
Video Game Review – WRC 9 on PlayStation 5
Shaun Munro reviews WRC 9 on PS5… I’ll preface this review by confessing upfront that I’m not much of a rally racing game guy; I flirted with the Colin McRae Rally series in my younger years and gave Dirt Rally a go in VR, but I tend to gravitate more towards arcade-skewing racers like the recently-released […]
Video Game Review – Observer: System Redux on PlayStation 5
Shaun Munro reviews Observer: System Redux on PS5… Some three-plus years after its initial release, Bloober Team’s (Layers of Fear) sci-fi horror joint Observer returns in a nifty new “System Redux” version, intended to right some of its prior wrongs while also delivering a shiny visual update. And though the Rutger Hauer-led game is still […]
Video Game Review – The Pathless on PlayStation 5
Shaun Munro reviews The Pathless on PS5… Giant Squid Studios’ follow-up to their gorgeous debut Abzû proves to be a decidedly more ambitious and expansive effort, and while The Pathless isn’t without a few formulaic frustrations, it largely offers up an enticingly ethereal action-adventure romp. The game takes place in a mysterious, mystical land which […]
Video Game Review – Astro’s Playroom on PlayStation 5
Shaun Munro reviews Astro’s Playroom on PlayStation 5… While free pack-in launch games bundled with new consoles rarely invite high expectations – generally being piecemeal quasi-tutorials to the system’s quirks as they are – Astro’s Playroom is a rare title delivered in this manner which boasts all the charm and finesse of a full-fat retail […]
Video Game Review – Dirt 5
Shaun Munro reviews Dirt 5… There’s something to be said for the comfort of familiarity in these troubling times, and while the latest entry into Codemasters’ Dirt racing series won’t leave many blown away, it is nevertheless a sturdy example of a reliable racer that’s undemanding and perhaps all the better for it. There are […]
Movie Review – Dead (2020)
Dead, 2020. Co-written and directed by Hayden J. Weal. Starring Thomas Sainsbury, Hayden J. Weal, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, and Tomai Ihaia. SYNOPSIS: Marbles, a hapless stoner, can see ghosts. Tagg, a recently dead wannabe super-cop, needs to find a serial killer. Can a critical ghost cop and a directionless stoner get over their prejudices and work together […]
Video Game Review – The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
Shaun Munro reviews The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope… What better time than Halloween in the middle of a global pandemic for Supermassive Games to release the second entry into their Until Dawn spin-off anthology project, The Dark Pictures? Though Little Hope offers up a more intriguing narrative than the lackluster prior effort Man of Medan, […]
Arrow Video FrightFest 2020 Review – Slaxx
Slaxx, 2020. Co-written and directed by Elza Kephart. Starring Romane Denis, Brett Donahue, Sehar Bhojani, and Stephen Bogaert. SYNOPSIS: When a possessed pair of jeans begins to kill the staff of a trendy clothing store, it is up to Libby, an idealistic young salesclerk, to stop its bloody rampage. Director Elza Kephart does for Levi’s what […]
Movie Review – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, 2020. Directed by Jacob Woliner. Starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Maria Bakalova. SYNOPSIS: Follow-up film to the 2006 comedy centering on the real-life adventures of a fictional Kazakh television journalist named Borat. Sacha Baron Cohen’s filmed-in-secret Borat sequel, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, is faced with over-the-odds challenges compared to your average belated comedy. Cohen […]
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