Kurt Russell is amazing. That’s all there really is to it, quite frankly. Hell, he’s so cool that when he gets cast in a Marvel superhero movie they decide he’s not going to play a superhero. He’s not even going to play a baddie. He’s going to play a planet! That’s right, a planet – in […]
Fear in the Found Footage: A look back at some classics
The original Blair Witch Project arguably created the found footage genre when it was released back in 1999. Telling the tale of a bunch of students striding out into the Maryland woodlands, the film offered audiences a new way of experiencing terror from the point of view of those being subjected to it, and they […]
Video Game Review – In the Walls of Eryx on the ZX Spectrum
Villordsutch reviews In the Walls of Eryx on the ZX Spectrum… In today’s Homebrew Reviews we take a look at a new ZX Spectrum game inspired by a short story from by H.P. Lovecraft and Kenneth J Sterling. With Venusian Lizardmen, Farnoth Flies and an invisible Labyrinth you already can feel this is entering the world […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek New Visions: “The Hidden Face”
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: New Visions – “The Hidden Face”… If any readers of these reviews frequent John Byrne’s forum you’ll have noticed that John’s CGI work is quite frankly splendid. Some months back I commented upon the fact that I was unsure why there was a difference between the brief tasters he was showing […]
Comic Book Review – Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt #3
Villordsutch reviews Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt #3… Plagued by nightmares about a childhood he never had, Dirk Gently discovers that a holistic detective can have more than one past, and his adventures have only just begun… The universe of Dirk Gently is anything but boring, as has been proven over the previous two […]
Video Game Review – Crazy Kong City – Episode One: Saving Helen Blond on the ZX Spectrum
Villordsutch reviews Crazy Kong City – Episode One: Saving Helen Blond on the ZX Spectrum… Everyone on the planet is more than aware of Donkey Kong from Nintendo. Here we find Mario, actually known as Jumpman on the original release, who must scale numerous iron girders to rescue his current squeeze Pauline (Princess Peach was yet […]
Comic Book Review – Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt #2
Villordsutch reviews Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt #2… Plagued by nightmares about a childhood he never had, Dirk Gently has returned to Cambridge University to seek the advice of his former tutor, the time-traveling Professor Reg Chronotis. There he discovers that a holistic detective can have more than one past, and his adventures have […]
Video Game Review – Mantis Burn Racing
Villordsutch reviews Mantis Burn Racing… I’m a fan of racing games, though I tend to shy away from the ultra-realistic games with a hundred or so real-life models, engines fine-tuned to meet race-worthy standards and handling so sensitive a fool like me – who doesn’t understand the meaning of “brakes” – is guaranteed to slam into […]
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency Season 1 Episode 1 Review – “Horizons”
Villordsutch reviews Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency Season 1 Episode 1 – “Horizons”… There’s always a worry that when something is as quintessentially British, as say a Douglas Adams “Dirk Gently” novel, falls into the palms of a country called “America” and then they announce that they’re going to make a TV series out of it, […]
Swallows and Amazons and other great classic children’s book-to-film adaptations
To celebrate the release of Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons – directed by Philippa Lowthorpe – on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital Download from December 12th, we take a look at some of the best book to film adaptations to have captivated young audiences. Swallows and Amazons Arthur Ransome’s classic series of novels have been loved by […]
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