Tom Jolliffe takes in a Patrick Swayze badass double bill of Point Break and Road House… The late great Patrick Swayze had quite the impact on film history. His most iconic roles were of course his two iconic chick flick leading man roles in Dirty Dancing and Ghost. One might assume with such particular favourites […]

Luke Addison on CGI and 3D effects in film…. When you compare television and film over the years, it’s clear that for the most part, they have come on leaps and bounds. The special effects laden Hollywood blockbusters that we see nowadays would never have been possible twenty or thirty years ago, as the technology simply wasn’t […]

Andy Naylor looks at the big video game releases of 2013 so far… As we are in the verge of the yearly gaming release slump, with no big arrivals scheduled until the end of April, I thought it best to give a quick summary and review of this year’s big releases so far… Aliens: Colonial […]

Following our interview with Dale Lloyd of Viva VHS, Martin Deer looks back at his VHS memories… My parents were divorced and every fortnight I’d spend the weekend with my Dad. Each Saturday on those weekends we’d visit either Blockbuster or Global Video and pick out a couple of films and we would spend what felt like […]

Jack Morris reviews The Private Eye #1… Brian K. Vaughan is well known within the world of comic book fans as the creator of Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina and most recently the stand out hit of 2012 Saga, and today he has released his latest offering with artist Marcos Martin, The Private Eye. […]

Considering he named one of his sons Kal-El, it’s pretty obvious Nicolas Cage is a big Superman fan, so it must have been a dream come true for him back in the mid-90s when he signed on to portray the Man of Steel in Batman director Tim Burton’s reboot Superman Lives. Sadly for Cage, the […]

Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #3… “The year-long celebration of Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary continues! “Now listen to me!” It’s time to fire up Bessie, as the Third Doctor takes the spotlight in this issue of a 12-part epic adventure featuring all 11 incarnations of the Doctor! “ As some of you comic […]

Last month it was reported that Harrison Ford had officially signed on to reprise the role of the smuggler turned Rebel hero Han Solo in Disney’s upcoming Star Wars sequel trilogy. However, since then we’ve heard plenty of talk suggesting the studio is yet to finalise a deal with Ford, or his Star Wars co-stars […]

Following our interview with Dale Lloyd of Viva VHS, Alice Rush looks back at her VHS memories… Let’s face it, everyone loves a special edition box set. Everyone (should) love Star Wars. Put the two together and you get my very first VHS: The special edition gold Darth Vader VHS boxset. You simply cannot get […]

Martin Deer reviews the latest issue of Batman… “In the wake of the loss of Robin, Batman begins to lose control of his rage, when a new ally helps to bring him back to the world. “ If you lived on say a desert island, and had your comics air shipped to you, you would […]