To be blunt: Iron Man 2 has always felt like the ugly-stepchild of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Following the success of Iron Man, many assumed that this sequel would be another hit. After all, why not? It brought on board Mickey Rourke — coming off of a dazzling performance in The Wrestler — and also […]
Video Game Review – Payday 2 on Nintendo Switch
Shaun Munro reviews Payday 2 on Nintendo Switch…As someone who has skipped every release of Payday 2 over the last five years, the prospect of playing online multiplayer heists from the comfort of my bed – or, let’s be honest, my toilet – courtesy of its new Nintendo Switch release made the allure too powerful to […]
Movie Review – The Chamber (2016)
The Chamber, 2016.Directed by Ben Parker. Starring Johannes Kuhnke, Charlotte Salt, James McArdle, and Elliot Levey.SYNOPSIS:A three-man Special Ops team on a secret recovery mission and a civilian pilot become trapped underwater in a small claustrophobic submersible craft off the coast of North Korea.Given my immense phobia of drowning and distaste for tight spaces, Ben […]
Star Wars Rebels Season 4 Episode 11 Review – ‘DUME’
Chris Cooper reviews the eleventh episode of Star Wars Rebels season 4…Note – I’d love to steer clear of it, but this review is going to contain pretty hefty spoilers. This late in the game it’s nigh-on impossible to talk about the episode without spoiling something. I’d rather give you some fully fledged thoughts rather […]
Matt Reeves gets a Life Sentence at Netflix
Deadline is reporting that Netflix has won a heated bidding war for the rights to Life Sentence, a short story by Matthew Baker, fending off competition from Amazon, Apple, Warner Bros., Universal, Fox 2000, New Regency, Gaumont and MWM Studios.The short revolves around “a futuristic program where the memories of criminals are erased, instead of […]
Synopsis for Gaspar Noe’s new film Psyche
Argentinian filmmaker Gaspar Noe (Irreversible, Enter the Void) is gearing up to shoot his first feature since 2015’s Love with his new project Psyche, and thanks to Les Temps Detruit Toups (via The Playlist), we have a synopsis for the film which is said to take place during the mid-90s:The story will follow twenty urban dancers joined […]
Rise of Insanity leaves Early Access this Thursday
Indie developer Red Limb Studio have announced that their first person psychological horror game, Rise of Insanity, will leave Early Access on Thursday 1st March. To celebrate the upcoming full release the developers have revealed a launch trailer which we have for you below…Inspired by the likes of The Shining, The Exorcist and Silent Hill Rise […]
Netflix reboots ReBoot with first trailer for ReBoot: The Guardian Code
Streaming service Netflix has released a first trailer for ReBoot: The Guardian Code, a live-action/CG hybrid revival of the 90s CG-animated TV series ReBoot.In development since 2013, the series is described as a spiritual successor to the original show, and follows four teenagers who become the Next-Generation Guardians of Cyberspace with the help of an artificially […]
YumeNikki -Dream Diary- available now
Active Gaming Media and Kikyama have announced the release of YumeNikki -Dream Diary-, the re-imagining of 2004’s hugely popular (and hugely controversial) YumeNikki. To celebrate the game’s release Kikyama have released a launch trailer that provides a glimpse of the main character, Madotsuki, wandering around the dream that the game is set in. Watch this below…In YumeNikki […]
Movie Review – Midnighters (2018)
Midnighters, 2018.Directed by Julius Ramsay, Starring Alex Essoe, Dylan McTee, Ward Horton, and Perla Haney-Jardine.SYNOPSIS:Midnight, New Year’s Eve: when all the hopes of new beginnings come to life – except for Lindsey and Jeff Pittman, whose strained marriage faces the ultimate test after they cover up a terrible crime and find themselves entangled in a […]
