After the dire Tempest clone yesterday – dubbed G-Force – we’ve arrived at our second sports game so far in the Your Sinclair Top 100 (the first being Football Manager), this being Match Point from Sinclair Research Ltd.Match Point was published in 1984 from Psion Software, the software publishing house behind Horace Goes Skiing, Flight Simulator […]
DVD Review – Our Little Sister (2015)
Our Little Sister, 2015.Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. Starring Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho, Suzo Hirose, Ryô Kase and Ryôhei Suzuki.SYNOPSIS:Three sisters experience a new chapter in their lives when they discover they have a younger half sister and invite her into their home.An intimate and warm story of sisterhood and familial ties, Our Little Sister explores the […]
Dean Devlin on why they’re rebooting Stargate
Director Roland Emmerich and producer Dean Devlin may have finally got their Independence Day sequel off the ground, with Independence Day: Resurgence set to open next week, but the duo have opted to go down a different route with Stargate, choosing instead to reboot the 1994 sci-fi with what they hope to be a brand new trilogy.Speaking to […]
Blu-ray Review – Enemy Mine (1985)
Enemy Mine, 1985. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen. Starring Dennis Quaid, Louis Gosset Jr., Richard Marcus, Carolyn McCormick and Brion James. SYNOPSIS: The future. Humanity fight for distant star systems against an alien race called the Drac. When human pilot Davidge crash-lands on a hostile, barren alien world, he must forge an unlikely alliance with Jeriba, […]
DVD Review – The Fjällbacka Murders (2012)
The Fjällbacka Murders, 2012.Based on stories by Camilla Läckberg Starring Claudia Galli Concha, Richard Ulfsäter, Lennart Jähkel, Jan Malmsjo, Amanda Ooms and Per Myrberg. SYNOPSIS:Adapted from the novels by Camilla Läckberg, the Fjällbacka Murders revolve around a successful crime writer and murderous goings on in Fjällbacka, Sweden.Like a Scandi version of the Midsomer Murders, everything that can go wrong will go wrong in Fjällbacka. […]
Blu-ray Review – That Cold Day in the Park (1969)
That Cold Day in the Park, 1969. Directed by Robert Altman. Starring Sandy Dennis, Michael Burns and Lauana Anders. SYNOPSIS: A lonely middle-aged woman sees a homeless young man sitting in the park opposite her apartment, and in a moment of pity invites him in. Many would consider the late Robert Altman’s first recognised masterpiece to […]
DVD Review – The Firm (1988)
The Firm, 1988. Directed by Alan Clarke. Starring Gary Oldman, Lesley Manville, Phil Davies and Steve McFadden. SYNOPSIS: Rival football fans organise a fight before a big match… Euro 2016 is kicking off across France and news bulletins tell us about violence between British fans and other supporters. This is the perfect moment to reevaluate […]
Comic Book Review – The X-Files #1
Tony Black reviews The X-Files #1… Thirteen years after the original series run, THE X-FILES has enjoyed a momentous return to television in a thrilling event series from creator/executive producer Chris Carter. Now, with the participation of Carter, IDW Publishing is proud to bring to comics the continuing adventures of iconic FBI Agents FOX MULDER […]
The Invitation Doesn’t Care About Your Feelings, and It’s 2016’s Best Film So Far
Samuel Brace on The Invitation, and why it’s the best film of the year so far… 2016 has been pretty bad for movies, guys. We are halfway through the year and there is next to nothing to shout about. I would even go as far as saying it’s shaping up to be worse than last […]
X-Men: Apocalypse crosses $500 million at the worldwide box office
It may not have set the domestic box office alight, with just $146.1 million to date, but thanks to strong international performance X-Men: Apocalypse has now crossed the $500 million mark worldwide, becoming only the third X-Men movie to do so.The Bryan Singer-directed sequel pushed its cumulative gross to $510.1 million this weekend, with 72% […]
