The growing influence of videogames on movies
As videogames have grown in popularity, their influence is becoming increasingly apparent in the movies. Ryan takes a look at how games have affected film...Forty years ago, a series of mysterious...
View ArticleKevin Smith: Too Fat For Forty DVD review
Running to three hours, Kevin Smith’s live DVD is a must for a fan of the writer and director’s work. Here’s Dave’s review...Kevin Smith returns for his fourth live Q&A release, celebrating his...
View ArticleNight Trap: a closer look at one of the most controversial games ever made
Released for the Mega-CD in 1992, Night Trap quickly became one of the most controversial games ever made. Ryan takes a closer look…Every few years, it seems, the mainstream media gets itself all in a...
View ArticleA Monster in Paris review
From the director of Shark Tale comes A Monster in Paris, which splutters with creative spark but offers only sporadic charm Homesickness was partly what inspired French director Bibo Bergeron to make...
View ArticleAdapting Sherlock: series 2
Series 2 of Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss' Sherlock cemented its position as a masterclass in the art of the update. Here, Gem looks at how the series made the source material its own... This article...
View ArticleSkins series 6 episode 1: Everyone review
E4’s Skins returns for its sixth series, and Caroline finds episode one a decent way back in, if a little hard to swallow at times… This review contains spoilers. Series openers on Skins have always...
View ArticleLen Wiseman discusses Total Recall remake
As Total Recall's release draws closer, director Len Wiseman reveals how his adaptation will differ from Paul Verhoeven’s 1990 film.With last week’s reveal of the synopsis, and news of an official...
View ArticleThe Grey review
The Grey, aka the film where Liam Neeson punches a wolf in the face, has much to like. But sadly, it's not without some damaging problems. Here's our review... Making a movie about a small,...
View ArticleThe Crow lawsuit settled, new movie to press ahead
The legal mire engulfing the remake/reboot/whatever of The Crow has been cleared. Full steam ahead for the film, then?The proposed new take on The Crow has already lost Bradley Cooper as its lead, and...
View ArticleSuperman: Man Of Steel round-up
A casting and filming update for Superman: Man Of Steel, along with a new picture of Henry Cavill in his blue tights…As the Vancouver leg of the production of Zack Snyder’s Superman reboot, Man Of...
View ArticleAndy Serkis on The Hobbit
Andy Serkis talks about going back to Gollum, and helping Peter Jackson direct The Hobbit...Peter Jackson and his team are currently hard at work bringing the two films of The Hobbit to the big...
View ArticleBeing Human (USA) season 2 episode 2 review: Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?
Kaci continues to warm to Josh and Nora's story arc, but is less keen on Sally and Aidan. Here's our look at the latest episode of Syfy's Being Human...This review contains spoilers.2.2 Do You Really...
View ArticleThe Vampire Diaries season 3 episode 12 review: The Ties That Bind
After the season high of last week, it's perhaps inevitable that the latest episode of The Vampire Diaries is a little bit of a disappointment...This review contains spoilers.3.12 The Ties That...
View ArticleThe Oscar nominations 2012
Here they are: it's 2012 Oscar nominations. Get ready to rant...The nominations for the 84th Academy Awards have been announced, and appreciating you're here to read them, rather than sit through us...
View ArticleThe history of MGM: the golden era
Zoe’s continues her journey through the turbulent history of one of Hollywood’s most influential studios, as we arrive at MGM's post-war golden era. Plus, a bit of 3D, too...As the end of World War II...
View Article2012's Oscar nominations: the snubbing of Drive, and the cementing of the...
This year's Oscar nominees, inevitably, caused much grumbling. But has the Academy picked its weakest line up of Best Picture nominees in years? Analysis here...In much the same way that the...
View ArticleThe strange or ill-advised movie sequels that never were
A psychic Morgan Freeman. Jessica Rabbit kidnapped by Nazis. We look back at a few strange movie sequels that were never made…The multi-million dollar success of any movie will inevitably leave...
View ArticleCut The Rope and the return of quick-fix gaming
Videogames may be becoming more sophisticated, but we still crave a compelling, fun quick-fix now and again. Which is where the superb Cut The Rope comes in…Back in the late 70s and 80s, when the...
View ArticleExclusive pictures from Chronicle: 2012's first must-see movie
You might not believe us yet, but Chronicle is the film to beat in 2012. Here's a selection of exclusive snaps from it...You might not believe it yet, but Chronicle is going to be a film on many of...
View ArticleThe Avengers surprise cameo apparently leaked. But is it true?
There's an off-chance that this story contains a spoiler for The Avengers. But we don't think this particular rumour is true...News of an additional villain in Joss Whedon’s The Avengers was leaked...
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